Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of an ECM Hydrogel for the Treatment of Anorectal Fistulas

NCT ID: NCT07035925

Last Updated: 2025-12-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-11-24

Study Completion Date

2028-04-24

Brief Summary

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Safety and Efficacy of ECMT-100 for the Treatment of Anorectal Fistulas

Detailed Description

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ECMT-100 is a colloidal hydrogel derived from extracellular matrix (ECM), formulated to adhere to sub-epithelial soft tissue and allow for filling of anorectal fistulas to reinforce and promote fistula tract closure. ECMT-100 is a medical device and should be administered via catheter within the fistula tract following curettage of the tract, with draining setons used preoperatively.

ECMT-100 is a mucoadhesive hydrogel composed of ECM formulated to adhere to the gastrointestinal mucosa, fill the transsphincteric fistula tract, and promote tract closure by allowing for timely host tissue integration without fecal incontinence.

Conditions

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Fistula in Ano

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Prospective Multi-Center, Single Arm
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment

ECMT-100

Subjects will be followed for 12 months following last treatment with ECMT-100.

Subjects are eligible for one repeat treatment as determined by the clinician/investigator at or prior to the 6-month visit.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ECMT-100

Intervention Type DEVICE

Colloidal hydrogel

Interventions

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ECMT-100

Colloidal hydrogel

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female subjects at least 18 years of age.
* Provide informed consent
* Non-pregnant females
* Clinical diagnosis of 1 high transsphincteric anorectal fistula, with 1 internal opening and 1-2 external openings, with a single seton in place.
* Seton placement for a minimum of 3 months
* Willingness to participate in post-operative follow-up evaluations.

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to provide informed consent.
* Medical history of Crohn's disease/Ulcerative Colitis.
* Subjects with multiple fistula tracts (defined as \>1 internal opening and/or \>2 external openings), secondary tracts, horseshoe fistulas, J-pouch fistulas, superficial fistulas, ano/recto-vaginal fistulas or rectourethral fistulas.
* Previous fistulotomy/fistulectomy at the target treatment site (a history of these procedures at other locations is not exclusionary).
* Fistula of traumatic origin including obstetric.
* Evidence of ongoing local infection.
* Evidence of active abscess at the time of treatment.
* Chronic disease such as congestive heart failure, liver disease, renal disease, insulin dependent diabetes (as determined by A1C reading from past 6-12 months), or any chronic illness that may interfere with participation in this study.
* Active and unstable disease state or infection anywhere in the body per investigator's evaluation and determination.
* Autoimmune disease that is not stable.
* Subjects who are immunocompromised such as known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
* Ongoing use of antiplatelet drugs. Subjects may be included in the study if antiplatelet drugs have been stopped for 5 to 7 days prior to surgery.
* Known coagulopathy (demonstrated by stated or medical record history of diagnosis)
* Pregnancy
* Previous history of radiation therapy in the area of the fistula.
* History of collagen disease.
* Known allergy to porcine products.
* Religious objection to use of porcine products.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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ECM Therapeutics, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Julie Cramer

Role: CONTACT

330-507-0801

Cynthia Berringer

Role: CONTACT

412-638-9986

Facility Contacts

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Madison Duclos

Role: primary

603-653-3607

Kim Sainiak

Role: primary

412-647-1705

Other Identifiers

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ECMT-100-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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