Clinical trialNCT06042140RecruitingInterventional

Cryopreserved Human Umbilical Cord as a Meningeal Patch in Fetoscopic Spina Bifida Repair

SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonEnrollment100MyelomeningoceleMyeloschisisSpina Bifida; Fetus

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Summary

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The objective is to test the efficacy of a laparotomy-assisted fetoscopic surgical approach to cover spina bifida spinal cord developmental defects using cryopreserved human umbilical cords (NEOX Cord 1K®) as a meningeal and skin patch.

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Investigators

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Ramesha Papanna, MD, MPH
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
Ramesha Papanna, MD, MPH
Recruiting

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 8 Sept 2023
Primary completion: 8 Mar 2031
Completion: 8 Sept 2036
Last update posted: 13 Aug 2025
Registered enrollment: 100
Registry id: NCT06042140

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