Clinical trial • Phase III • Dermatology

CONCENTRATE OF PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES ENRICHED IN BROMELAIN for Venous leg ulcer | Venous stasis ulcer

Phase III trial of CONCENTRATE OF PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES ENRICHED IN BROMELAIN for Venous leg ulcer | Venous stasis ulcer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Dermatology
Trial Disease
Venous leg ulcer | Venous stasis ulcer
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme | Other

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
13-02-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
11-06-2025

Trial design

Randomised, placebo (gel vehicle) — topical gel vehicle (placebo); dose/schedule not specified in provided record-controlled, adaptive Phase III trial in Austria, Italy, Germany and others.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Placebo (Gel Vehicle) — topical gel vehicle (Placebo); dose/schedule not specified in provided record
Adaptive
True, adaptive design stated (study described as adaptive). Specific adaptive elements (e.g. interim analyses, stopping rules, dose-escalation rules) are not detailed in the provided record.
Target Sample Size
120

Eligibility

Recruits 120 Vulnerable populations are not selected for inclusion; only adults >18 years are eligible and mentally incompetent adults who are incapable of giving legal consent are explicitly excluded. Participants must provide written informed consent prior to any study procedure. No paediatric assent is applicable..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant women (positive pregnancy test) or nursing mothers
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable populations are not selected for inclusion; only adults >18 years are eligible and mentally incompetent adults who are incapable of giving legal consent are explicitly excluded. Participants must provide written informed consent prior to any study procedure. No paediatric assent is applicable.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Men or women, older than 18 years of age"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with a VLU (determined by medical history, physical examination, and a documented ultrasound scan demonstrating venous insufficiency)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Wound is present for at least 4 weeks but no longer than 1 year"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The adherent necrotic/thick slough/fibrin non-viable tissue area, assessed following wound cleansing with wet gauze and either sterile saline or water and mild soap, at least 50% of the wound area (assessed by clinical evaluation)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Target wound surface area is in the range of 2-25 cm2 (assessed by eKare inSightTM)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients understand the nature of the procedure, is able to adhere to the protocol regimen, and provides a written informed consent prior to any study procedure"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Wound size that has decreased by > 20% after 7 (+3/-1) days of the screening period"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with primary lymphatic edema (Lymphedema)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- A significant decrease in the arterial blood flow of the extremity, as demonstrated by either Toe-Brachial Index (TBI) ≤ 0.50, Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) ≤ 0.70, Skin Perfusion Pressure (SPP) ≤40 mmHg, Transcutaneous oximetry (TCOM) ≤ 40 mmHg, or lack of bi-phasic or tri-phasic doppler wave forms"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with pre-enrolment wounds which are covered by eschar heavily saturated with iodine or by silver sulfadiazine (SSD) pseudoeschar (i.e. pseudoeschar as a result of SSD treatment)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of allergy or atopic disease or a known sensitivity to pineapples, bromelain, papaya or papain, as well as known sensitivity to latex proteins (known as latex-fruit syndrome), bee venom or olive tree pollen"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with poor nutritional status: albumin < 2.5g/dl, poorly controlled diabetes Mellitus (HbA1c > 12%), anemia (hemoglobin<8 g/dL), a leukocyte counts < 3,000/μl or >15000/μl, neutrophil count ≤1000/ μl, platelets <100,000/μl, abnormal liver function (AST, ALT>2 x upper limit of normal range), renal failure (Cr > 2.5 mg/dl or eGFR < 30ml/ min /1.73m2), BMI>48"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- INR>2 or PTT > x 2 ULN (unless the patient receives coumarin derivatives anticoagulants (e.g. warfarin), and the INR and PTT levels are in their required levels and are stable)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients undergoing renal or peritoneal dialysis"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any condition that would preclude safe participation in the study, e.g. significant or unstable cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, liver, hematological, immunological, neoplastic disease, active COVID-19, or any immediate life threatening condition"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Recent history or concurrent acute injury or disease that might compromise the patient’s welfare, according to investigator discretion"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with more than one leg ulcer on the leg of the target wound, with an area greater than or equal to 2 cm2, that are between 2cm and 5cm away from the edge of the target wound"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients treated with Pentoxifylline within 2 weeks prior to screening"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Mentally incompetent adults who are incapable of giving legal consent (e.g. dementia, psychiatric patients, etc.)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Concurrent use of non-approved drugs or alcohol abuse"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant women (positive pregnancy test) or nursing mothers"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Exposure to investigational intervention within one month prior to enrollment, or anticipated participation in another investigational drug trial or other intervention trial, while enrolled in the study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Signs of clinical infection of the wound or peri-wound, including purulent discharge, deep-tissue abscess, erysipelas, cellulitis, etc"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Severely damaged skin (e.g. abrasion, erosion, exfoliation) extending >2 cm around the wound's edge"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with pre-enrolment wounds which are covered by eschar heavily saturated with iodine or by silver sulfadiazine (SSD) pseudoeschar (i.e. pseudoeschar as a result of SSD treatment)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Presence of gangrene, signs of systemic infection, sepsis, or osteomyelitis during screening phase"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Clinical suspicion of skin cancer (e.g., basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), melanoma, or sarcoma), near the target wound, which was not ruled out by biopsy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with skin disorders unrelated to the wound that are presented adjacent to the wound"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients suffering from chronic skin disorders (Idiopathic Pruritus, Psoriasis, Panniculitis, Pyoderma gangrenosum, etc.) that might deteriorate as a result of local trauma or debridement"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Wound has sinus tracts or tunnels extending under healthy tissue or penetrating into periosteum, fascia or bone"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Venous ablation performed within the past month in an area adjacent to the target wound"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of complete debridement, clinically (visually) assessed after each application during the Daily Visits Period (up to 8 applications),","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinically (visually) assessed after each application during the Daily Visits Period (up to 8 applications)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Facilitation of wound closure, as measured by time to complete wound closure, clinically assessed from the initiation of study treatment until the end of the Weekly Visits Period.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time to complete wound closure, clinically assessed from initiation of study treatment until the end of the Weekly Visits Period."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of complete healthy viable granulation tissue, at the end of the Daily Visits Period, as assessed clinically","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinically assessed incidence of complete healthy viable granulation tissue at end of the Daily Visits Period."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to the first declaration of complete debridement, clinically assessed, from the initiation of study treatment until the end of the Weekly Visits Period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from initiation of study treatment to first clinical declaration of complete debridement, assessed until end of Weekly Visits Period."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to Wound Bed Prepared, clinically assessed, from the initiation of study treatment until the end of the Weekly Visits Period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from initiation of study treatment to clinical assessment of wound bed preparation, assessed until end of Weekly Visits Period."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of complete wound closure, clinically assessed, from the initiation of study treatment, until the end of the Weekly Visits Period.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinically assessed incidence of complete wound closure from initiation of study treatment until end of Weekly Visits Period."}

Recruitment

Digital Remote Recruitment
True, eConsent and digital subject information materials are included (document titles reference eConsent video, eConsent storyboard, eConsent Quiz) indicating digital/remote consent/information tools available for subjects in country-specific packages.
Planned Sample Size
120
Recruitment Window Months
29
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from each participant prior to any study procedure. Trial restricted to adults (>18 years); no paediatric assent. Subject information and informed consent forms and patient-facing documents are available in multiple languages (document titles indicate English, German, Italian, Polish and country-specific versions). eConsent materials (video, storyboard, quiz) are also provided.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
23
Total Number Of Participants
99

Austria

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
14-05-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-05-2026
Processing Time Days
364
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
12

Sites

Site Name
Medical University of Vienna
Department Name
Dept. of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Contact Person Name
Christine Radtke
Site Name
Medical University of Graz
Department Name
Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery
Contact Person Name
Lars-Peter Kamolz
Contact Person Email
lars.kamolz@medunigraz.at

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
13-05-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
20-04-2026
Processing Time Days
342
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
30

Sites

Site Name
Universita Degli Studi Di Padova
Department Name
UOC Angiologia
Contact Person Name
Giampiero Avruscio
Contact Person Email
angiologia@aopd.veneto.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Modena
Department Name
Dermatologic Surgery
Contact Person Name
Cristina Magnoni
Contact Person Email
cristina.magnoni@unimore.it
Site Name
Aurelia Hospital
Department Name
Department of Vascular and general surgery
Contact Person Name
Giorgio Guarnera
Contact Person Email
gguarnera@tiscali.it
Site Name
Ospedale Villa Scassi - Sampierdarena-ASL3-Azienda sociosanitaria ligure
Department Name
Centro Grandi Ustionati e Chirurgia Plastica
Contact Person Name
Giuseppe Perniciaro
Contact Person Email
paola.taveggia@asl3.liguria.it
Site Name
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Br
Department Name
Plastic Surgery and Burn Center
Contact Person Name
Michelangelo Vestita
Contact Person Email
michelangelovestita@gmail.com
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Valentina Dini
Contact Person Email
valentina.dini@unipi.it

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
19-05-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-05-2026
Processing Time Days
359
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
30

Sites

Site Name
Katholisches Klinikum Bochum gGmbH
Department Name
Venous Medicine
Contact Person Name
Markus Stuecker
Site Name
Staedtisches Klinikum Dresden
Department Name
Department for Dermatology and Allergology
Contact Person Name
Andre Koch
Contact Person Email
andre.koch@klinikum-dresden.de
Site Name
Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum DermaKiel GmbH
Contact Person Name
Harald Brüning
Contact Person Email
stud.dr.h.bruening@gmx.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen AöR
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Cornelia Erfurt-Berge
Site Name
Klinikum der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen (TUM Klinikum)
Department Name
Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Contact Person Name
Daniela Branzan
Contact Person Email
Daniela.Branzan@mri.tum.de
Site Name
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Gemeinnuetzige Krankenhaus GmbH Sachsen
Department Name
Department of Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Martin Kaatz
Contact Person Email
kaatz.martin@drk-khs.de

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
19-05-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-05-2026
Processing Time Days
359
Number Of Sites
9
Number Of Participants
27

Sites

Site Name
PODOS Klinika Leczenia Ran
Department Name
Deparment of Diabetoloy
Contact Person Name
Arkadiusz Krakowiecki
Contact Person Email
A.Krakowiecki@podos.pl
Site Name
Argo PL Sp. z o.o.
Department Name
Department for Diabetology
Contact Person Name
Agnieszka Lipińska
Contact Person Email
kontakt@argo-med.pl
Site Name
Mikomed Sp. z o.o.
Department Name
Vascular surgery
Contact Person Name
Jacek Mikosinski
Contact Person Email
mikomed@op.pl
Site Name
ETG Lublin Sp. z o.o.
Department Name
ETG Poniatowa
Contact Person Name
Iwona Chmiel-Perzynska
Site Name
Allmedica Badania Kliniczne Sp. z o.o. sp.k.
Department Name
Dermatology
Contact Person Name
Urszula Brudnik
Contact Person Email
clinical.trials@allmedica.pl
Site Name
Cityclinic Przychodnia Lekarsko-Psychologiczna Matusiak sp.p.
Department Name
Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology / Wroctaw / Poland
Contact Person Name
Jacek Szepietowski
Site Name
Centrum Medyczne INMEDICO
Department Name
Department of Vascular Surgery
Contact Person Name
Jacek Kostecki
Contact Person Email
kosteckj@op.pl
Site Name
Solumed Sp. z o.o. sp.k.
Department Name
Department of General and Transplant Surgery
Contact Person Name
Piotr Zelga
Contact Person Email
piotr.zelga@gmail.com
Site Name
Clinicmed Daniluk Nowak Sp. k.
Contact Person Name
Nonna Anna Nowak
Contact Person Email
nowak@clinicmed.pl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Mediwound Ltd.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Israel

Contract research organisations

Name
Bioforum C.D.M.C Ltd.
Responsibilities
6
Name
Almac Clinical Services Limited
Responsibilities
14
Name
Trialog Clinical Trials Ltd.
Responsibilities
IMP Labeling

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Mimedx Group Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Provider of allograft tissue product (AxMP)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Switzerland","full_name":"Labcorp Central Laboratory Services SARL","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"Healthlink Europe B.V.","duties_or_roles":"14; AxMP importer","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Israel","full_name":"Bioforum C.D.M.C Ltd.","duties_or_roles":"6","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)","full_name":"Almac Clinical Services Limited","duties_or_roles":"14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Biologics Development Services LLC","duties_or_roles":"4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Czechia","full_name":"PrimeVigilance s.r.o.","duties_or_roles":"8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Israel","full_name":"Trialog Clinical Trials Ltd.","duties_or_roles":"IMP Labeling","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
EscharEx
Active Substance
CONCENTRATE OF PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES ENRICHED IN BROMELAIN
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
Topical application on wound
Route
Topical application on wound
Authorisation Status
Authorised (prodAuthStatus=1)
Maximum Dose
3500 gm/m2 (max daily); max total 28000 gm/m2
Investigational Product Name
Placebo (Gel Vehicle)
Modality
Other

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