Study Stopped
UPM Kymmene Oyj announced on April 2, 2025, the closure of Biomedicals business. As a result, FibDex manufacturing and sales will discontinue. The premature termination is due to business decision, not related to any safety concerns of FibDex.
Post-market Clinical Follow-up Study for a CE Marked Wound Care Product (FibDex®)
1 other identifier
interventional
18
1 country
1
Brief Summary
FibDex® 2-2022 is a sponsored, post-marketing clinical follow-up (PMCF) study to monitor the clinical performance and safety of the CE marked product nanofibrillar cellulose (NFC) wound dressing, FibDex®, when used according to its intended use for patients or individuals with split thickness skin graft (STSG) donor site wounds and to compare clinical performance and safety of FibDex® to current clinical practice.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started May 2023
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 12, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 28, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
May 15, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 30, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 30, 2025
CompletedAugust 15, 2025
August 1, 2025
2 years
September 12, 2022
August 11, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Wound healing
Wound healing percentage (%) is evaluated by the investigator on POD 21 by removing the dressing and assessing the epithelization.
Post operative day 21
Wound healing
Wound healing percentage (%) is evaluated by the investigator
between post operative day 28-42, if not healed in 3 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (7)
Subject pain
Diary for post operative days 0 to 21, NRS-scale 1 year.
Epithelialization percentage
post operative day 21
Scar quality
day 365
Scar quality
1 year
Adverse events
1 year
- +2 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (3)
FibDex
OTHERIMD
Suprathel
ACTIVE COMPARATORPrimary Comparator.
Aquacel Foam
ACTIVE COMPARATORSecondary Comparator.
Interventions
To monitor and compare the clinical performance and safety of the CE marked wound care product (FibDex®) when used according to its intended use for patients or individuals with split thickness skin graft (STSG) donor site wounds.
To monitor and compare the clinical performance and safety of the CE marked wound care product (FibDex®) when used according to its intended use for patients or individuals with split thickness skin graft (STSG) donor site wounds.
To monitor and compare the clinical performance and safety of the CE marked wound care product (FibDex®) when used according to its intended use for patients or individuals with split thickness skin graft (STSG) donor site wounds.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Subjects aged at least 18 years when signing the informed consent
- Subjects with wounds that need split thickness skin grafting (STSG)
- Subjects that have at least one STSG donor site wound at least 5 x 5 cm and maximum 20 x 30 cm or two STSG donor site wounds of same size, at least 5 x 5 cm and maximum 20 x 30 cm, anatomically close to each other or on anatomically similar area in the opposite extremity or body area.
You may not qualify if:
- Subjects allergic to, or have had an allergic reaction to IMDs components (wood cellulose and polypropylene) or the comparator's components (polylactic acid-based copolymer or natrium carboxymethylcellulose)
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women
- Subjects with solid organ transplantation
- Vulnerable subject (such as retarded person, person in nursing home, prisoner, patient in emergency)
- STSG donor site wound(s) on sensitive skin areas, such as the facial area, the genital area or mucous membranes.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- UPM-Kymmene Corporationlead
- Helsinki University Central Hospitalcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Helsinki University Hospital
Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Kari Luukko, Dr.Tech
Director, Quality Assurance
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Masking Details
- The subjects will be randomized by using a sealed envelope system.
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 12, 2022
First Posted
December 28, 2022
Study Start
May 15, 2023
Primary Completion
April 30, 2025
Study Completion
April 30, 2025
Last Updated
August 15, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-08
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share