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Intracoronary Transplantation of Bone Marrow Derived Mononuclear Cells in Pediatric Cardiomyopathy

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Cardiomyopathy
Interventions
Biological: Mono Nuclear Cell (MNC) transplantation
Registration Number
NCT02256501
Lead Sponsor
Nasser Aghdami MD., PhD
Brief Summary

According to the high morbidity and mortality of idiopathic Dilated CardioMyopathy (IDCM) in pediatric, new modality of treatment is emerging. There are some case reports of administration of stem cell therapy. The investigators design the first randomized clinical trial in this setting. The investigators enroll 32 pediatric IDCM patients in two groups (16 pts. in each group including cell therapy and control). The investigators assess the safety and efficacy of intracoronary transplantation of autologous bone marrow derived mononuclear cells in this patients compared to control group.

Detailed Description

Dilated cardiomyopathy as the most common form of cardiomyopathy is a rare but life-threatening disorder in children. The primary cause of nearly 37 % of children with DCM was unknown at diagnosis. Despite of the developing in the medical and surgical treatment during the past several decades, standard treatments (including Digitalis, diuretics, inhibitors of ACE, beta blockers, antiplatelet drugs and treatments Antiarrhythmic), may stabilize the condition, but will not restore heart function to its previous condition. Therapy remains complex and expensive. For some not all children the heart transplantation is only option and mortality continues to be high, also. Stem cell and cell-based therapies offer an innovative approach to reverse cardiac structure and function towards normal, possibly reducing the need for aggressive therapies and cardiac transplantation. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria of trial, 32 patients with left ventricular ejection fraction less than 45% who resistance to the standard medical therapy were randomly allocated in 2 groups including BM-derived mononuclear (n=16) and control (n=16). Only the MNC group underwent the bone marrow aspiration and intracoronary injection. The investigators followed all of patients at 2 weeks, 1, 2, 4 and 6 months after transplantation for cell therapy group or registration for placebo by physical examination, laboratory tests and imaging such as echocardiography, CXR and CMR.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Age between 1-16 year(s)
  2. LVEF <45% (echocardiography)
  3. Duration of diagnosis more than 3 months
  4. Resistance to Standard therapy more than 2 months
  5. Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Congenital Heart Disease
  2. Active infection less than one month
  3. Dysrhythmia
  4. Cardiogenic shock
  5. Renal failure
  6. Immune Deficiency (Documentation)
  7. Terminal illness or malignancy(Documentation)
  8. TORCH (Documentation)
  9. Metabolic disorder (Documentation)
  10. Neuromuscular disorder (Documentation)
  11. Autoimmune disease (Documentation)
  12. Developmental delay
  13. Cytotoxic drugs
  14. Previous bone marrow transplant
  15. Contraindications to CMR such as metallic implants

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Mono Nunlear Cell (MNC)Mono Nuclear Cell (MNC) transplantationThe patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy who underwent intracoronary injection of autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells .
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Arrest3 months

The rate of patients' arrests 3 months after cell transplantation

Death3months

The rate of patients' death 3 months after cell transplantation

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hospital admission for heart failure3 months

The rate of hospital administration 3 months after cell transplantation.

Heart transplantation3 months

The rate of demand for heart transplantation 3 months after cell transplantation.

Dysrhythmia3 months

The rate of dysarthymia 3 months after cell transplantation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Royan Institute

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Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

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