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Transplantation of bone marrow cells in patients with femoral head osteonecrosis

Phase 1
Conditions
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head, unspecified.
Osteonecrosis, unspecified
Registration Number
IRCT201507231031N3
Lead Sponsor
Royan Institute
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Upenn (Steinberg) classification of osteonecrosis, inclusive of Stages IIB and IIC that diagnosis will be based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Modified index of necrotic extent < 40; Idiopathic and non-idiopathic osteonecrosis; No infection in affected bones at the time of surgery; Patient competent to give informed consent; Normal organ and marrow function defined as: Leukocytes = 3000/µL; Absolute neutrophil count = 1500/µL; Platelets = 140,000/µL; Serum AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) < 2.5 X institutional standard range; Serum creatinine within normal limits, based on clinical laboratory normal range; Female patients not pregnant or lactating; Patients with a history of corticosteroids or on active therapy, will only be eligible for enrollment if corticosteroid use is suspended for 1 month prior and 6 months after cell therapy and surgery; Patients who have been treated with oral bisphosphonates are eligible for the trial if treatment was stopped at least 6 months prior to enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria

Femoral head osteonecrosis' Stages IA, IB, IC, IIA, IIIA or more severe, primarily based on diagnosis by MRI; Flattening of the femur head (UPenn Stage IV) or articular cartilage collapse while core decompression surgery; Septic arthritis; stress fracture, or non-osteonecrosis metabolic bone diseases (e.g., Paget's disease of bone, osteogenesis imperfecta, primary hyperparathyroidism, fibrous dysplasia [monostotic, polyostotic McCune-Albright syndrome] and osteopetrosis); Any active bisphosphonate treatment or any history of intravenous (IV) treatment; HIV, syphilis, positive at time of screening; Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection at the time of screening; Known allergies to protein products (horse or bovine serum, or porcine trypsin); Patients who will require continuous, systemic, high dose corticosteroid therapy (more than 7.5 mg/day) within 6 months after surgery; received chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy in the past 2 years; Immunodeficiency diseases; Participation in another clinical study in the past 30 days or concurrent participation in another clinical trial; History of regular alcohol consumption exceeding 2 drinks/day (1 drink = 5 oz [150 mL] of wine or 12 oz [360 mL] of beer or 1.5 oz [45 mL] of hard liquor) within 6 months of screening and/or history of illicit drug use; MRI-incompatible internal devices (pacemakers, aneurysm clips, etc); Body mass index (BMI) of 40 Kg/m2 or greater; Patients unable to tolerate general anesthesia defined as an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) criteria of > 2; Patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (HbA1C > 8%), or with peripheral neuropathy, or known concomitant vascular problems; Patients receiving treatment with hematopoietic growth factors or anti-vasculogenesis or anti-angiogenesis treatment; Traumatic osteonecrosis

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Safety of bone marrow derived CD133+ cells transplantation. Timepoint: 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after transplantation. Method of measurement: MRI, Physical function, side effects.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of life. Timepoint: Before injection, 6 and 12 months after injection. Method of measurement: SF-36 Questionnaire.;Hip articular change. Timepoint: Before injection, 6 and 12 months after injection. Method of measurement: Standard WOMAC, VAS and HHS questionnaires.;Side effects. Timepoint: Before injection, 6, 12 and 24 months after injection. Method of measurement: Side effects questionnaire.
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