Healthy Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effects of Topical Anti-Inflammatory Agents on Cutaneous Wound Healing
This study will evaluate the effects of a protein called secretory leukocyte protease
inhibitor (SLPI), on skin wound healing. Produced naturally by the body, SLPI modifies
levels of elastase, a substance that breaks down the skin. Older people are at greater risk
of impaired wound healing, with increased elastase activity and inflammation. In addition,
men heal more slowly than women. Delayed healing is associated with infection and pain and
can lead to the development of chronic non-healing skin wounds.
Healthy men and women between 60 and 80 years old who wish to participate in this study will
have a brief history and physical evaluation to determine their eligibility. Those enrolled
will be randomly assigned to receive a gel form of SLPI applied topically (on the skin
surface) to a skin wound or a placebo (a look-alike gel with no active ingredient).
Participants will undergo the following procedures:
First visit - The skin will be numbed with a local anesthetic and two small (4 mm) wounds
(about the size of a pencil eraser) made in each upper arm. The drug or placebo will be
applied to the wound and gauze placed over it. Two blood samples (20 ml and 7 ml) will be
drawn an hour apart to determine blood levels of SLPI.
Second visit - The day after the first visit, the wound dressing will be removed and the
participant will be evaluated for pain at the wound site, allergic reactions or infection. A
blood sample (7 ml) will be taken.
Third visit - The wounds will be examined and photographed to evaluate healing. In addition,
the strength of the wound may be assessed by means of a vacuum system placed on the skin.
(This may cause a tingling sensation over the wound.) A piece of all four wounds will be
removed after the skin has been numbed and a dressing applied.
Fourth visit - The wounds will be examined for healing and the dressing removed.
The proposed clinical trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of topically-applied Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor (SLPI) peptide as a treatment for impaired wound healing states in 60-80 year old subjects who are at greatest risk of delayed wound healing. Administration of the drug topically should result in reduced elastase activity and inflammation, leading to accelerated matrix deposition and wound healing. Subjects will be randomly allocated to one of four possible groups: topical administration of SLPI or placebo (wounds excised at day 7 post-wounding) or topical administration of SLPI or placebo (wounds excised at day 50 post-wounding). The dose of SLPI will be determined in a dose-finding pilot study prior to the main study. Initial 4mm punch biopsies will be made in both upper inner arms (two per arm), followed by topical administration of SLPI or placebo. The wounds will be left to heal and all four wounds excised at either day 7 (for 50% of the volunteers) or day 50 post-wounding (for the other 50% of volunteers). The incidence of side-effects, and the rate of healing will be determined at these time-points. Successful demonstration of an enhanced therapeutic effect may provide a basis for the development of strategies to accelerate wound healing in those situations where it is comprised, such as with age and in chronic non-healing wounds. ;
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Primary Purpose: Treatment
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