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World J Stem Cells. Mar 26, 2026; 18(3): 115658
Published online Mar 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i3.115658
Published online Mar 26, 2026. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i3.115658
Table 3 Ongoing and completed clinical trials using mesenchymal stem cells for wound healing and related disorders
| Wound/injury | Site of transplantation/implantation | Additional agents | Autologous/allogeneic | Cell source | Phase | NCT number |
| Mandible fractures | Local application on the fracture site during the surgical procedure | - | Autologous | Adipose tissue | 3 | 02755922 |
| Tibial closed diaphyseal fractures | Local application in the fractured site | - | Allogeneic | Adipose tissue | 2 | 02140528 |
| Tendon injury | Ultrasound-guided injection at the injury site | - | Allogeneic | Adipose tissue | 1 | 01856140 |
| Non union fracture | Local application | Biphasic calcium phosphate biomaterial granules and iliac crest graft | Autologous | Bone marrow | 3 | 03325504 |
| Second- or third-degree burns | Local application | Plasma fibrin hydrogel | Allogeneic | Adipose tissue | 2 | 03113747 |
| Heel injury | Local application | Skin graft | Allogeneic | Umbilical cord | 1 | 04219657 |
| Poor healing after uterus injury | Intrauterine injection | - | Allogeneic | Umbilical cord | 1 | 03386708 |
| Second degree burn wounds of less than 20% of the total body surface area | Local application | - | Allogeneic | N/A | 1 | 02104713 |
| Chronic wounds in diabetic foot syndrome | Direct application onto the prepared wound bed | Fibrin gel | Allogeneic | Adipose tissue | 1-2 | 03865394 |
| Non-union of long bone fractures | Local application in fractured zone | - | Autologous | Bone marrow | 1 | 01206179 |
| Non-united tibial and femoral fractures | Injection in non-union site | - | N/A | Bone marrow | 2 | 01788059 |
| Tendon injury | Local injection under ultrasound guidance | Fibrin glue + range of motion exercise | Allogeneic | Adipose tissue | 2 | 02298023 |
| Distal tibial fractures | Local implantation at the fracture site | MSC carrier | Autologous | N/A | 1-2 | 00250302 |
| Ocular corneal burn | Subconjunctival injection | - | N/A | Bone marrow | 2 | 02325843 |
| Fracture non-union healing | Local application of in vitro-expanded MSC | Carrier | Autologous | Bone marrow | N/A | 02177565 |
| Chronic ulcer wounds | Topical application of Wharton jelly MSC culture medium | Gel carrier | Allogeneic | Umbilical cord | 1 | 04134676 |
| Knee articular cartilage injury | Local application | - | Allogeneic | Umbilical cord | 3 | 01041001 |
| Deep second-degree burn wound | Local application | Hydrogel sheet | Allogeneic | Adipose tissue | 1 | 02394873 |
| Long bones non-union | Percutaneous application around fracture ends | - | Autologous | Adipose tissue | 1-2 | 04340284 |
| Knee articular cartilage injury or defect | Local application | - | Allogeneic | Umbilical cord | 3 | 01626677 |
| Support of autologous chondrocyte transplantation with instant MSCs | Filling of cartilage defect | Glue carrier, autologous chondrons | Allogeneic | N/A | 1-2 | 02037204 |
| Tibial shaft fracture | Local injection | - | Autologous | Bone marrow | N/A | 00512434 |
| Mandibular distraction osteogenesis | Local injection | - | N/A | Bone marrow | N/A | 03861650 |
| Severe epidermolysis bullosa | Serial infusions | Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant | Allogeneic (related) | N/A | 2 | 02582775 |
| Severe epidermolysis bullosa | Infusions | Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant | Allogeneic | N/A | 1-2 | 01033552 |
| Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa | Infusions | - | Allogeneic | Umbilical cord blood | 1-2 | 04520022 |
| Epidermolysis bullosa | Local application | Hydrogel sheet | Allogeneic | Adipose tissue | 1-2 | 02579369 |
| Epidermolysis bullosa | Local application | Hydrogel sheet | Allogeneic | Adipose tissue | 1-2 | 03183934 |
| Treatment-refractory chronic venous ulcers | Topical application | - | Allogeneic | Skin derived | 1-2 | 03257098 |
| Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa | Infusions | - | Allogeneic | Skin derived | 1-2A | 03529877 |
- Citation: Jameel F, Sahibdad I, Muhammad SG, Salim A. Wound pathophysiology and healing dynamics for stem cell-mediated therapeutics in different skin wounds. World J Stem Cells 2026; 18(3): 115658
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-0210/full/v18/i3/115658.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4252/wjsc.v18.i3.115658