Safety and Potential Effect of Innovative Treatment by Adjuvant Injection of Stromal Vascular Fraction From Autologous Adipose Tissue of URethral Stenosis With Endoscopic Urethrotomy

NCT ID: NCT05857371

Last Updated: 2026-02-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-13

Study Completion Date

2028-04-30

Brief Summary

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SURF is a randomised controlled, parallel group, single blind phase II study designed to assess the safety and potential efficacy of an innovative therapeutic strategy for urethral stenosis based on adjuvant injection of autologous Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction of Adipose Tissue (ADSVF) during endoscopic urethrotomy (standard care).

Detailed Description

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Urethral stenosis (UrS) is a narrowing of the urethra's caliber. UrS results of ischemic fibrosis of the corpus spongiosum (spongiofibrosis). Fibrosis-induced retraction reduces the size of the urethral lumen. Spongiofibrosis may be due to infections, inflammation, trauma but remains mostly idiopathic.Endo-urethral treatment exposes to a high rate of recurrence (up to 60% depending on the site, length and etiology). The reconstruction treatment is more effective but more complex (use of oral mucosal flap or other substitution tissue, less mastered by the surgical community and more morbid.

The (ADSVF) is an easily accessible source of autologous mesenchymal stem cells. Obtention from lipoaspirates is safe, simple and standardized. Different animal models have demonstrated the pro-healing and anti-fibrotic properties of autologous ADSVF in the urethra corpus cavernous during erectile dysfunction, perineal fistulas during Crohn's disease and systemic sclerosis.

The main objective of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of ADSVF, as add-on treatment to endoscopic urethrotomy for recurrent bulbar urethral stenosis during the follow-up.

Conditions

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Urethral Stenosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Control group

The surgeon trained to lipoaspiration procedure will perform lipoaspiration for the ADSVF cryopreservation under local anesthesia with sedation.

The patients of the control group benefices to urethrotomy (standard care) under general anesthesia. The surgical surgical technique necessitates performing three incisions with a cold endoscopic knife in the stenosis to obtain enlargement of urethral lumen on the length of the fibrosis at 3, 9 and 12 o' clock.

For patients randomised in the control group, lippoaspiration will be performed for cryopreservation of the autologous ADSVF and potential second administration of ADSVF in case of UrS recurrency. UrS recurrence or primary failure is defined as a recurrence without a period of post procedure improvement). Recurrence incoming before 21 months post experimental treatment will be treated according to the study in order to have a minimum follow-up of 3 months.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

lipoaspiration

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The surgeon will perform lipoaspiration under local anesthesia for the ADSVF production.

urethrotomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The urologist will perform an endoscopic urethrotomy (standard care).

Experimental group

The surgeon trained to lipoaspiration procedure will perform lipoaspiration for the ADSVF cryopreservation under local anesthesia with sedation.

The patients of the control group benefices to urethrotomy (standard care) under general anesthesia. The surgical surgical technique necessitates performing three incisions with a cold endoscopic knife in the stenosis to obtain enlargement of urethral lumen on the length of the fibrosis at 3, 9 and 12 o' clock.

For theses patients -randomised in the experimental group - the experimental cell drug will be customised-made to each patient's lesion and included a dose between 16 and 56 million\* viable nucleated cells (VNCs) of fresh or thawed autologous Adipose-derived -Stromal Vascular Fraction, resuspended in saline (0, 9%) - 5% human serum albumin (50 mg/mL) final packaged in 2 to 7 syringes of 1 mL at a concentration of 8 million CNV / mL, individually closed with a tamper-proof Luer Lock cap and labelled to ensure double-blindness.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

lipoaspiration

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The surgeon will perform lipoaspiration under local anesthesia for the ADSVF production.

urethrotomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The urologist will perform an endoscopic urethrotomy (standard care).

autologous ADSVF administration

Intervention Type DRUG

ADSVF will be administrated in fibrotic lesion during urethrotomy by the urologist.

Interventions

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lipoaspiration

The surgeon will perform lipoaspiration under local anesthesia for the ADSVF production.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

urethrotomy

The urologist will perform an endoscopic urethrotomy (standard care).

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

autologous ADSVF administration

ADSVF will be administrated in fibrotic lesion during urethrotomy by the urologist.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Signed informed consent
* Male, aged from 18 to 85 years
* Bulbar urethral stenosis ≤ 3 cm.
* At least one urethral dilatation or urethrotomy for the bulbar stenosis in the past 24 months before diagnosis of stenosis
* Ability to avoid corticoids or immunosuppressive drugs one month after treatment. For any patients with either corticoid or immunosuppressive treatment the physician in charge of this treatment will be contacted and asked to give a written approval for one month cessation of the therapy
* Good general health status according to clinical history and a physical examination
* BMI \> 18 to insure adequate access to abdominal or other subcutaneous adipose tissue for adipose tissue harvesting

Exclusion Criteria

* Urethral stenosis of other location than bulbar
* Urethral stenosis length \> 3 cm
* Urethral stenosis on reconstructed penis (transgender, post amputation)
* Prior perineal or pelvic radiotherapy
* Concurrent urinary tract infection without treatment
* Concurrent perineal infection
* Penile cancer \< 5 years
* Current or recent history of abnormal, severe, progressive, uncontrolled infectious, hepatic, haematological, gastrointestinal (except CD), endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurological, psychiatric, or cerebral disease
* Congenital or acquired immunodeficiencies
* Contraindication to the anaesthetic or surgical procedure
* Corticoids or immunosuppressive drugs \> 3 months
* Any active viral infection among the following: HIV, HTLV I and II, VHB, VHC and syphillis
* Administrative restricted rights
* Presence of signs of obstructive voiding symptoms not directly attributable to the stricture at the discretion of the physician
* Diagnosis of untreated and unresolved BPH benign prostatic hyperplasia or BNC bladder neck contracture
* Diagnosis of carcinoma of the urethra, bladder or prostate within the last two (2) years
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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FRANCOIX CREMIEUX

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

ASSISITANCE PUBLIQUE HOPITAUX DE MARSEILLE

Locations

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Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille

Marseille, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Gilles Karsenty, Pr.

Role: CONTACT

0491435170

Alexandra GIULIANI

Role: CONTACT

0491382870

Facility Contacts

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GILLES KARSENTY

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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2022-002175-11

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RCAPHM18_0020_1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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