Treatment of Non Union of Long Bone Fractures by Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cell

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Nonunion Fractures
• Interventions: Biological: cell injection

• Registration Number: NCT01206179
• Lead Sponsor: Royan Institute

Brief Summary

Treatment of nonunion, delayed union and malunion fractures of long bones remains problematic. The definition of nonunion is a failure of the fracture to heal in six months in a patient in whom progressive repair had not been observed radiographically between the third and sixth month after the fracture. First of all good surgical techniques are stable immobilization must be obtained and local sepsis excluded. Then stimulation of the callus is required. Numerous techniques have been developed ranging from invasive interventions (including internal fixation with the use of bone graft or bone graft substitutes) to non invasive procedures (ultrasound and pulsed electromagnetic fields).

Recently, autologous cell therapy was presented as an interesting approach. The concept of such therapies is based on the effect of stem cells presented in the bone marrow and able to be transformed in osteoblast cells. The purpose of this study is to find if mesenchymal stem cells can stimulate bone regeneration in nonunion and delayed union fractures to reduce later surgeries required to augment the healing process and to accelerate the time to healing.

Detailed Description

Treatment of nonunion, delayed union and malunion fractures of long bones remains problematic. The definition of nonunion is a failure of the fracture to heal in six months in a patient in whom progressive repair had not been observed radiographically between the third and sixth month after the fracture. Nonunion is a serious complication of a fracture, occurring in 2-10% of patients, as it is associated with high economic and health burden. Many cases are subsequently approached by multiple surgical and nonsurgical modalities. Various devices, under the name of "bone growth stimulators" have been used to enhance healing of the fracture. Recent studies, demonstrated the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells in regeneration of bone and cartilage tissue. In this study percutaneous injection of mesenchymal stem cells to the site of fracture is performed as an outpatient procedure or during an operative exposure to evaluate its efficacy in enhancing bone regeneration. In the case of small size of bone gap, mesenchymal stem cells are injected into the callus of fracture site through an outpatient procedure under the guide of fluoroscopy. If there is a large bone gap, through a surgical management, mesenchymal stem cells seeded on bone matrix are placed at the site of fracture. Patients are followed by X-Ray examination 1,2,6, and 12 months after treatment.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2008-06
• Study Start: 2009-03
• Study First Submitted: 2010-09-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2010-09-21
• Primary Completion: 2011-03
• Study Completion: 2011-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-12-13
• Last Update Posted: 2011-12-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
non union	cell injection	Patients with nonunion fracture of long bones

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Radiological progression of bone fusion	3 months	callus formation in fracture zone

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cost analysis based on length of hospital stay	6 months	Cost benefit of cell transplantation by reduction of hospital admission time
Reduction of pain using VAS	6 months	Patients feel less pain during use of fractured limb

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Royan Institute; 🇮🇷 Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of