A Study to Investigate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Nexagon® as a Topical Treatment for Subjects With Venous Leg Ulcers - Full Text View

Purpose

This study is for subjects with a venous leg ulcer. The study is being done to determine if NEXAGON plus compression bandaging is more effective that placebo plus compression bandaging.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Venous Leg Ulcers	Drug: Nexagon® Low Dose Drug: Nexagon® High Dose Drug: Nexagon® Vehicle	Phase 2


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	A Randomized, Parallel Group, Dose-Ranging, Controlled, Multi-Center Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Nexagon® in the Treatment of Subjects With a Venous Leg Ulcer

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Leg Injuries and Disorders

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by CoDa Therapeutics Inc.:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Surface area reduction [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Incidence of complete closure [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Time to complete closure [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Incidence of ulcer recurrence [ Time Frame: 12 weeks post closure ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Pain [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Incidence of adverse events [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]


Estimated Enrollment:	300
Study Start Date:	May 2011
Study Completion Date:	March 2013
Primary Completion Date:	December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Nexagon® High Dose Weekly applications of Nexagon® high dose in addition to compression dressings.	Drug: Nexagon® High Dose Weekly, topical application of Nexagon® high dose used with compression dressings.
Placebo Comparator: Nexagon® Vehicle Weekly applications of Nexagon® Vehicle in addition to compression dressings.	Drug: Nexagon® Vehicle Weekly, topical application of Nexagon® Vehicle used with compression dressings.
No Intervention: No Investigational Product Weekly application of compression dressings.
Experimental: Nexagon® Low Dose Weekly applications of Nexagon® low dose in addition to compression dressings.	Drug: Nexagon® Low Dose Weekly, topical application of Nexagon® low dose used with compression dressings.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of venous leg ulceration supported by venous duplex ultrasonography demonstrating venous reflux > 0.5 seconds
Ankle brachial index of > 0.80
Venous Leg Ulcer (VLU) area greater than 2 cm2 and less than 20 cm2
Compliant with and able to tolerate high compression bandaging
VLU present for > 30 days prior to study entry
VLU is full thickness
The subject is willing and able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Decrease or increase in the ulcer surface area by more than 40% during the 14 day run-in period
More than 75% of the VLU is on or below the malleolus
Presence of a non-study ulcer within 1.5 cm of the VLU
A VLU which shows signs of clinical infection or has cellulitis
The VLU wound bed has exposed bone, tendon or fascia
BMI > 45.0 kg/m2
Subject is not ambulatory
Subjects who have a past or present disease that, which as judged by the Investigator, may affect the safety of the subject or the outcome of the study
Cancerous cells in the VLU
HbA1c >10%
Blood biochemistry >3x upper limit of normal
Heart failure NYHA class III or IV
Subjects on renal replacement therapy
Immunocompromized subjects

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01199588

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Sponsors and Collaborators

CoDa Therapeutics Inc.

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Tom Serena, MD	Penn North Centers For Advanced Wound Care, PA, USA

More Information

No publications provided


Responsible Party:	CoDa Therapeutics Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01199588 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	NEX-ULC-007
Study First Received:	September 9, 2010
Last Updated:	April 29, 2014
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration New Zealand: Medsafe Australia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration

Keywords provided by CoDa Therapeutics Inc.:


VLU Venous Leg Ulcers Ulcers chronic wounds	wounds Nexagon CoDa

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Leg Ulcer Varicose Ulcer Cardiovascular Diseases Skin Diseases	Skin Ulcer Varicose Veins Vascular Diseases

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A Study to Investigate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Nexagon® as a Topical Treatment for Subjects With Venous Leg Ulcers (NOVEL2)