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Autologous Bone Marrow-derived Mononuclear Cells for Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Phase 2
Conditions
Spinal Cord Injury
Interventions
Biological: Autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT04528550
Lead Sponsor
Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of intrathecal transplantation of autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells for the treatment of traumatic acute spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injury can be divided into three phases, which are acute (within 2 weeks), sub-acute (2 weeks to 6 months), and chronic (over 6 months). Early treatment is the key to improve the prognosis, however, the majority of clinic trails nowadays are focusing on sub-acute or chronic phase because it takes 4-6 weeks to expand the autologous stem cells. In this study, the investigators will treat patients with acute spinal cord injury with autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells and compare with the control group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients aged between 18 and 60 years
  • Traumatic spinal cord injury
  • ASIA Impairment Scale A-D
  • The injury must be within two weeks
  • Patients submitted written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Traumatic spinal cord injury with brain injury or peripheral nerve injury
  • Patients with severe multiple injuries and unstable vital signs
  • Non-traumatic spinal cord injury caused by spinal tumors, hematoma, myelitis, etc.
  • Patients with central spinal cord injury
  • Patients with a completely transected spinal cord
  • Patients with fever or acute infection
  • Ongoing infectious disease, such as tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis, syphilis, etc.
  • Patients with anemia, coagulopathy, and other known blood system diseases
  • Patients with malignant tumour
  • Patients with neurodegenerative diseases, or any neuropathies
  • Patients with ankylosing spondylitis
  • Patients with a previous history of spinal surgery
  • Patients who are pregnant or possibly pregnant
  • Patients with psychiatric, addictive or any other mental disorders that can not give a truly informed consent
  • Patients who are participating in other clinical trials

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cellsAutologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cellsIntrathecal transplantation of autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells through lumbar injection in acute phase. Each included patient will receive a single dose of 100 million autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells.
ControlPlaceboIncluded patients will receive the same amount of saline through lumbar injection.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scalebaseline, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months post-treatment

Change in sensory and motor function as measured by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale. The ASIA Impairment Scale describes a person's functional impairment (both motor and sensory) as a result of their spinal cord injury. The scale has 5 levels, ranging from A (complete) to E (normal).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Motor Evoked Potentials (MEP) and Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP) testbaseline, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months post-treatment

Change in sensory and motor function will be measured by SSEP and MED test

Residual urine testbaseline, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months post-treatment

Change in residual urine as measured by ultrasound test

Incidence of adverse events1 month post-treatment

Any abnormal signs, symptoms, findings, or diseases that emerge or worsen relative to baseline in 1 month post-treatment will be recorded as adverse event

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

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Shanghai, China

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