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NCT Number: NCT05675722

Implantation Of Vaginal Construct For Patients With Vaginal Aplasia

In this Phase 1, single site, clinical trial, Vulvar/vaginal Smooth muscle cells (SMC) and Epithelial Cells (EPC) are isolated from autologous patient's biopsy

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Key information

Age range

15 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Mary-Clare Day, RN

CONTACT

[email protected]

336-713-1343

About this study

The cells are expanded in vitro and seeded on scaffold and matured - The final Tissue Engineered Vagina (TEV) is implanted into the native vaginal site

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosed with congenital Mullerian duct anomaly that includes absence or obliteration of all or part of the vagina, as confirmed on pelvic MRI
  • Females between the ages of 15 and 45 years
  • Patients with stable medical comorbidities
  • Patients that are willing to comply with all study instructions and are willing to return for study follow-up visits

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with a history of surgery in the target area more recent than the last 6 months
  • Patients with an active vaginal area infection or urinary infection as evidenced by clinical exam or culture result
  • Patients with a history of keloid scarring
  • Patients who are currently taking anti-platelet medications or blood thinners
  • Patients with a history of clotting disorder
  • Patients with autoimmune disease or immune disorder
  • Patients requiring concomitant use of or treatment with immunosuppressive agents
  • Patients with a history of systemic conditions, including but not limited to HIV, thrombocytopenia, uncontrolled diabetes and chronic liver disease (including Hepatitis B or C), that the Investigator believes may jeopardize the safety of the patient to participate in the study
  • Patients with evidence or diagnosis of any primary coagulation disorder (including concomitant anticoagulation therapy at enrollment)
  • Patients who have been treated with any other investigational drug or participated in any investigational study within 30 days prior to enrollment in this study
  • Patients with neurological disorders (e.g., multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease)
  • Patients who are current tobacco users
  • Patients with alcohol/drug abuse problems
  • Patients with any systemic disease
  • Patients with any psychiatric disorders
  • Inability to participate in all necessary study activities due to physical or mental limitations.
  • Any circumstance in which the investigator deems participation in the study is not in the subject's best interest
  • The following vital sign cut-off values, laboratory cut-off values and ECG reading will be monitored as the exclusion criteria in the biopsy visit and again before the implantation surgery BP systolic >160 or <90 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or diastolic >100 or<60 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) Pulse <60 or >105bpm Respiratory Rate < 9 and >20 Temp > 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit Liver enzymes >2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) Abnormal bilirubin unless subject has Gilbert's glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min/ 1.73 m2 by Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) HbA1C > 8% Hb <10 mg/dL Platelet Count <100,000 O2 saturation <95%
  • If a vital sign or lab value results in exclusion, the subject could be rescreened later

Treatment and study plan

biologic vaginal-construct implantation

Biological

biologic Tissue Engineered Vagina (TEV), which provides an epithelial layer for the luminal aspect and a smooth muscle layer for protecting the openness of the hollow tube, mimicking the cellular orientation and architecture of the vagina. Autologous cells isolated from vagina/vulva remnants offset any potential for immunological rejection.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Serious Adverse Events

    Time frame: Month 36

    bleeding, pain, visceral injury, vaginal scarring, contraction, or infection

  2. Quality of Life Scores

    Time frame: Baseline

    The Quality of Life Scores (QOLS) is scored by adding up the score on each item to yield a total score for the instrument. Scores can range from 16 to 112 - the higher score indicates the higher quality of life

  3. Quality of Life Scores

    Time frame: Month 36

    The Quality of Life Scores (QOLS) is scored by adding up the score on each item to yield a total score for the instrument. Scores can range from 16 to 112 - the higher score indicates the higher quality of life

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Quality of life Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) Scores

    Time frame: Month 3, Month 6, Month 12, and Month 36

    The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) is a multidimensional measure of female sexual functioning with 19 items that have ordinal, Likert- type response formats and are scored from 0 (or 1) to 5. The scoring algorithm sums items on each domain/sub-scale and then scales the sums so that each subscale has a maximum score of 6 - The FSFI is a survey measuring the sexual functioning of women in six different domains: desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain - Higher scores indicate better functioning

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Mary-Clare Day, RN

CONTACT

[email protected]

336.713.1343

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Phase 1 Trial Of Implantation Of Vaginal Construct For Patients With Vaginal Aplasia

Acronym: TEV

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2029
Study completion
2029
First posted
Jan 9, 2023
Registry last updated
Oct 14, 2025

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