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Composite Tissue Transplant

Surgical Procedure Composite Facial Transplant for Severe Facial Deformities

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Frank Papay, MD

Research Sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up patients will be carefully screened and monitored post-operatively for signs of rejection or flap failure for 5 years.

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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether human facial allograft transplants can improve the appearance and function of people with severe facial deformities.

Eligible Conditions

Severe Facial Deformities

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ patients will be carefully screened and monitored post-operatively for signs of rejection or flap failure for 5 years.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~patients will be carefully screened and monitored post-operatively for signs of rejection or flap failure for 5 years.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and patients will be carefully screened and monitored post-operatively for signs of rejection or flap failure for 5 years. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Evaluate the success of the face transplant

Secondary outcome measures

Evaluate tolerogenic properties of the immunosuppression protocol

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Face TransplantationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Surgical Procedure Composite Facial Transplant

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Surgical Procedure Composite Facial Transplant

2010

N/A

~10

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Cleveland ClinicLead Sponsor

1,026 Previous Clinical Trials

1,366,073 Total Patients Enrolled

United States Department of DefenseFED

861 Previous Clinical Trials

227,191 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Severe Facial Deformities

10 Patients Enrolled for Severe Facial Deformities

Frank Papay, MDPrincipal InvestigatorThe Cleveland Clinic

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are persons aged 25 and over eligible for this experiment?

"To be enrolled in this trial, participants must be aged between 18 and 60 years old."

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Are there still open spots available for this research endeavor?

"This trial, initially announced on July 1st 2010 and revised lastly on the 6th of July 2022, is not actively recruiting patients as per information publicised on clinicaltrials.gov. Nevertheless, there are 30 other studies currently seeking participants."

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