Dermisonics, Inc. Recruits Patients to Proceed With Human Pilot Trial-2 on U-Strip(TM) Ultrasonic Insulin Delivery System for T
April 06 2006 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
IRVINE, Calif., April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dermisonics, Inc.
(OTC:DMSI.OB) (BULLETIN BOARD: DMSI.OB) , a medical device company
focused on the development of painless, needle-free drug-delivery
technology, has begun recruiting recipients to proceed with a
planned Human Pilot Trial-2 on its U-Strip(TM) delivery system for
use with insulin. This phase is being carried out on an initial
group of Type-2 adult diabetics, which the Company believes
represents the larger population of diabetics who could immediately
benefit from this technology. The U-Strip is a patented electronic
system that uses a specialized form of ultrasound waves to enhance
the delivery of drugs through the skin and into the bloodstream
from a specially modified patch. This clinical trial will test the
Company's patented U-Strip ultrasonically assisted transdermal
drug-delivery technology versus insulin pump technology. The goal
is to deliver insulin via the U-Strip Insulin Patch up to one unit
per hour, mirroring the exact delivery rate of a conventional
insulin pump. This trial, to be conducted in Media, Pennsylvania
under the direction of Rex Kessler, MD, will compare the invasive
insulin pump to the delivery profile of the non-invasive U-Strip
Insulin Patch over a five-hour test period. Recruiting of
volunteers began in April 2006 for the trials, which are slated to
begin after the initial group of volunteer patients has completed
the selection examination and enrollment process. The Company has
already completed trial preparations including site selection,
monitoring logistics and insurance bonding to cover trial
participants. These preliminary steps clear the way for the trial
to begin immediately following recruitment. Inventor of
Dermisonics' technology and Executive VP Bruce Redding states,
"Dermisonics has chosen to start the clinical trial Human Pilot-2
with Type-2 diabetics because these recipients need a more
regulated and consistent insulin dosing program than is available
with ordinary medication. The data from this trial gives
Dermisonics the data it needs to advance to a clinical trial on
type-1 diabetics and children suffering Type-1 diabetes." Redding
adds, "The U-Strip drug-delivery technology offers a totally
non-invasive insulin delivery regimen -- no-needles, but also
importantly -- a more uniform insulin dosing schedule than is
currently available with either hypodermic needle injection,
insulin pumps or type-2 medications." About Dermisonics, Inc.
Dermisonics is an intellectual property company and technology
incubator that is primarily focused on the ongoing development,
testing and eventual commercialization of its active transdermal
patch, called the U-Strip, that has been designed to facilitate the
efficient and needle-free delivery of drugs with large molecular
structures such as Insulin into the bloodstream. The Company has
also developed other portable ultrasonic systems for applications
in the medical (Antiseptic Wand) and skin care (U-Wand) fields. For
additional information see http://www.dermisonics.com/ North
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