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A Two-Stage, Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Iltamiocel with Placebo in the Treatment of Female Participants with Chronic Fecal Incontinence and a History of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (DigniFI)

Clinical Trial Details

Chronic fecal incontinence (FI) is the recurrent unintended passage of mucus and/or liquid or solid stool for at least 6 months. Iltamiocel is an investigational cell therapy product that involves a medical procedure in which a participant's own muscle cells are collected, processed, and then injected into the tissues of the external anal sphincter. Investigational means it is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 
   
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Iltamiocel in treating chronic fecal incontinence (FI), which is the unintended loss of liquid or solid stool occurring for at least 6 months. Injection with the study product involves a medical procedure in which the participants' muscle cells are collected from their thigh (biopsy), processed to grow a specific type of muscle repair cell, and then injected into the tissues of their anus. It is believed these cells become part of the tissue where they have been injected. This study will determine if the cells are safe and effective in treating chronic FI in adult women. 
   
This is a double-blind randomized study, which means neither the participant nor the study doctor will know which treatment group the participant will be in. Participants who are randomly chosen to receive the injection with placebo will have the option to receive an injection with their cells after completion of the blinded portion of their study participation.

Total study participation will last approximately 12 months. 

Key Eligibility: 

Key Eligibility:

  1. Adult women 18 or older with primary symptoms of fecal incontinence for at least 12 months
  2. History of obstetric anal sphincter injury 
  3. Failed conservative treatment (e.g., dietary modification, antidiarrheal medications, pelvic floor muscle training, biofeedback) for at least 6 months prior to enrollment.   

Key Exclusion

  1. Has an implanted stimulation neuromodulation system (sacral or tibial) and symptoms are unstable as determined by the physician.
  2. Is pregnant or planning to become pregnant within the next 2 years.

Detailed eligibility will be discussed when reaching out to the study team.

Study contact by location

Upper East Side - Manhattan

Contact(s)

Rohit Rasane
646-962-2789
rkr4004@med.cornell.edu

Primary Investigator(s)

Protocol ID(s)

Weill Cornell Medicine IRB #:

2403027177

ClinicalTrials.gov:

NCT05776277

Sponsor:

22-01-02

Status

Open to Enrollment

Age Group

Adult

Sponsor