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Trial reportInternational wound journal2022

Histological analysis of fat grafting with platelet-rich plasma for diabetic foot ulcers-A randomised controlled trial.

Grant Switzer Nolan, Oliver John Smith, Susan Heavey, Gavin Jell, Afshin Mosahebi

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in International wound journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05610865 (Autologous Adipose Tissue Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction Versus Cultured Adipose Derived Stem Cells for the Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Wounds), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05610865 phase1recruitingnot on this map

Autologous Adipose Tissue Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction Versus Cultured Adipose Derived Stem Cells for the Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Wounds

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of the PunjabRan2020 to 2025Enrolled28ConditionsDiabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Foot, Diabetic Foot InfectionArmsControl, Standard-of-care management, Only PRP injection, PRP + SVF injection, PRP + ASCs injection
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. World journal of diabetes · 2025
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  19. Stem cells in plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Grant Switzer NolanDivision of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0220-3218
Oliver John SmithDivision of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Susan HeaveyDivision of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Gavin JellDivision of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Afshin MosahebiDivision of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
The Royal Free Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic foot ulcers are often unresponsive to conventional therapy and are a leading cause of amputation. Animal studies have shown stem cells and growth factors can accelerate wound healing. Adipose-derived stem cells are found in fat grafts and mixing them with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) may improve graft survival. This study aimed to establish the histological changes when diabetic foot ulcers are treated with fat grafts and PRP. A three-armed RCT was undertaken of 18 diabetic foot ulcer patients: fat grafting; fat grafting with PRP; and routine podiatry care. Biopsies were obtained at week 0, 1, and 4, and underwent quantitative histology/immunohistochemistry (H&E, CD31, and Ki67). Treatment with fat and PRP increased mean microvessel density at 1 week to 1645 (SD 96) microvessels/mm

Indexed as

Diabetes MellitusDiabetic FootPlatelet-Rich PlasmaAdipose TissueAnimalsHumansStem CellsWound Healingadipose-derived stem cellsdiabetic foot ulcersfat graftinghistologyplatelet-rich plasma

Identifiers

PMID34169656
PMCPMC8762540
OpenAlexW3176606659

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