Study of Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Mononuclear Cells for Treatment of Ebstein Anomaly

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Ebstein Anomaly
• Interventions: Biological: Autologous Bone Marrow-derived Mononuclear Cells; Device: Insertable cardiac monitor

• Registration Number: NCT02914171
• Lead Sponsor: Timothy J. Nelson

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to determine the safety and feasibility of autologous mononuclear cells (MNS) collected from bone marrow (BM) and using an add-on intramyocardial delivery for individuals with Ebstein anomaly undergoing surgical intervention compared to the control group undergoing the same surgical procedure without cell delivery. This add-on procedure has the potential to foster a new strategy for individuals with congenital heart disease.This is an open-label study of autologous MNC derived from bone marrow with a 2-year follow-up to document 1) incidence and severity of adverse event and 2) monitor changes in cardiac structure and function.

Detailed Description

This study is an open label Phase I trial to determine the safety and feasibility of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells to the right ventricle of subjects with Ebstein anomaly at the time of a planned surgical Ebstein repair compared to the control group undergoing the same planned surgical intervention without the cell delivery add-on procedure. Subjects will be screened at outpatient clinic visits at Mayo Clinic and interested qualified subjects will be consented and offered participation in this trial. Subject/Family will decide to participate in cell delivery or control arm. Once informed consent has been obtained, subjects will undergo identical evaluation (other than Hematology consultation and BM harvest occurring only in the cell-treatment group),preoperative values will be established/confirmed and a selection committee will review subjects within three days prior to planned procedure to confirm inclusion and exclusion criteria.However, individuals at high-risk, primarily neonates and those with preoperative advanced right heart failure will NOT be included such that the risk of this add-on procedure may not be acceptable. Following surgical Ebstein repair for the control group and following cell-based product delivery for the treatment group, all subjects will be followed for 24-months according to a pre-determined schedule that includes imaging studies along with a questionnaire, electrophysiology and laboratory studies at 1, 6, and 24 months post procedure. All subjects will be contacted for surveillance by phone at 3, 12, and 18 month post procedure.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-09
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-22
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-26
• Primary Completion: 2021-03-18
• Study Completion: 2021-03-18
• Status Verified: 2022-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 2022-04-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 6 months to 30 years
• Individuals clinically planned for elective surgical Ebstein repair
• Individuals able to undergo bone marrow aspirate according to clinical consultation with Hematology (cell treatment group only)
• Individuals able to undergo preoperative MRI or CT examination
• Individual and/or parent willing and able to give informed consent and willing to commit to completion of follow-up

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals requiring cavopulmonary shunt at the time of surgical Ebstein repair; planned preoperatively or required intraoperatively

• Individuals with, or reasonably expected to have, complications during surgical Ebstein repair or during post-operative recovery

• Individual who have not completed or will not be completing all pre-procedure work-up within 30 days of surgical Ebstein repair AND lack of pre-procedure work-up documented as a safety concern by a site investigator

• Individuals who have other clinical concerns as documented by a site investigator that could reasonably increase the risk of complications during or after surgical Ebstein repair

• Individuals whose cells have been determined, by the sponsor, to not be acceptable for release to the investigational site or individual whose cells have been compromised after cells released to investigational site (cell treatment group only)

• Individuals who require surgery on pulmonary, mitral, or aortic valve

• Individuals with pulmonary atresia or atrioventricular discordance with ventriculoarterial discordance

• Individuals with history of ventricular arrhythmia or new onset ventricular arrhythmia after enrollment that requires medical management

• Individuals who have undergone previous sternotomy

• Individuals with preoperative ventricular arrhythmia requiring medical management

• Individuals with severe chronic diseases, extensive extra-cardiac syndromes, or history of any cancer

• Individuals with current IV inotrope requirements

• Individuals with bleeding disorders or history of thrombosis

• Subjects not eligible for MRI or CT examination due to either a medical contraindication, including acute or chronic renal failure

• Individuals with a currently active infection being treated with oral antibiotics

• Individuals with the following conditions within 60 days prior to Ebstein repair surgery:

  • Cardiogenic shock or extracorporeal circulation
  • Documented infection requiring treatment with intravenous antibiotics
  • Cardiac condition requiring emergency procedure
  • Current or uncontrolled seizures or neurological injury that has resulted in a persistent deficit
  • Multi-system organ failure including acute or chronic renal failure

• Female subjects 10 years and older with positive pregnancy test or lack of effective birth control method during the 30 days prior to surgical Ebstein repair

• Individuals who weigh more than 90 kg

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Treatment arm	Autologous Bone Marrow-derived Mononuclear Cells	Individuals with Ebstein anomaly and underlying myopathic right ventricle undergoing planned surgical intervention using an add-on procedure delivering autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells into the right ventricle.
Treatment arm	Insertable cardiac monitor	Individuals with Ebstein anomaly and underlying myopathic right ventricle undergoing planned surgical intervention using an add-on procedure delivering autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells into the right ventricle.
Control arm	Insertable cardiac monitor	Individuals with Ebstein anomaly and underlying myopathic right ventricle undergoing planned surgical intervention without cell delivery.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of subjects with sustained symptomatic cardiac arrhythmias	24 months post index procedure	Safety assessment of sustained symptomatic cardiac arrhythmias will be analyzed by counts and percents using the chi-square test and Cochran-Armitage test for trends, and the two groups compared using the Fisher exact test. A Fisher's exact test with a 0.05 two-sided significance level will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group. Thus having reasonable power to distinguish common rates for adverse events from very rare rates. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If some subjects are lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method and comparison between the two groups using the log-rank test. A confidence interval for the difference between groups will be given.
Percentage of subjects in the treatment group that have cells delivered	24 months post index procedure	Feasibility of the BM-MNC cell therapy will be evaluated comparing number of subjects enrolled in the treatment group to subjects in the treatment group who are accrued and have cells delivered by percentage using the binomial distribution and exact confidence limits given.
Percentage of subjects in the treatment group completing the 24 month follow-up	24 months post index procedure	Feasibility of the BM-MNC cell therapy will be evaluated comparing number of subjects enrolled in the treatment group to subjects in the treatment group who are accrued and have cells delivered, who complete the 24 month follow-up visit by percentage.
Incidence of cardiac arrhythmias from time of index procedure	1, 6, and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group. A sample size of 10 in each group using t-test will have 80% power to detect an effect size of 1.325 with a 0.050 two-sided significance level to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group having reasonable power to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis is in terms of the yes/no information at 24 months. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Change in CT derived right ventricular dimensions from time of pre-operative evaluation	6 and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group. End volume measurements recorded using mL and indexed to body surface area (BSA) using mL/m\^2.A sample size of 10 in each group using t-test will have 80% power to detect an effect size of 1.325 with a 0.050 two-sided significance level to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will be used to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis is in terms of yes/no information at 24 months.If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Number of subjects who died	24 months post index procedure	Safety assessment of all-cause mortality will be analyzed by counts and percents using the chi-square test and Cochran-Armitage test for trends, and the two groups compared using the Fisher exact test. A Fisher's exact test with a 0.05 two-sided significance level will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group. Thus having reasonable power to distinguish common rates for adverse events from very rare rates. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If some subjects are lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method and comparison between the two groups using the log-rank test. A confidence interval for the difference between groups will be given.
Change in MRI derived cardiac output in the treatment group from time of pre-operative evaluation compared to the control group	6 and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group.Volume is measured in L/min and Volume Index is L/min/m\^2.Using t-test will have 80% power to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis in terms of yes/no information at 24 months.If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Number of adverse events from time of index procedure	24 months post index procedure	Safety assessment of adverse events from time of index procedure will be analyzed by counts and percents using the chi-square test and Cochran-Armitage test for trends, and the two groups compared using the Fisher exact test. A Fisher's exact test with a 0.05 two-sided significance level will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group. Thus having reasonable power to distinguish common rates for adverse events from very rare rates. Analysis of cardiac adverse events is in terms of the yes/no information at 24 months. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If some subjects are lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method and comparison between the two groups using the log-rank test. A confidence interval for the difference between groups will be given.
Number of subjects with unexpected, invasive cardiovascular procedures	24 months post index procedure	Safety assessment of unexpected, invasive cardiovascular procedures will be analyzed by counts and percents using the chi-square test and Cochran-Armitage test for trends, and the two groups compared using the Fisher exact test. A Fisher's exact test with a 0.05 two-sided significance level will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group. Thus having reasonable power to distinguish common rates for adverse events from very rare rates. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If some subjects are lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method and comparison between the two groups using the log-rank test. A confidence interval for the difference between groups will be given.
Incidence of cardiac related hospitalizations from time of Ebstein repair	1, 6, and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group. A sample size of 10 in each group using t-test will have 80% power to detect an effect size of 1.325 with a 0.050 two-sided significance level to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group having reasonable power to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis is in terms of the yes/no information at 24 months. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Change in NT-Pro-BNP derived cardiac function trend from time of pre-operative evaluation	During hospitalization up to 29 days, 1, 6 and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group. A sample size of 10 in each group using t-test will have 80% power to detect an effect size of 1.325 with a 0.050 two-sided significance level to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group having reasonable power to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis is in terms of the yes/no information at 24 months. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Change in echocardiography derived right ventricular dimensions from time of pre-operative evaluation	1, 6, and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group. End volume measurements recorded using mL and indexed to body surface area (BSA) using mL/m\^2,diameter as cm.A sample size of 10 in each group using t-test will have 80% power to detect an effect size of 1.325 with a 0.050 two-sided significance level to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will be used to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis is in terms of yes/no information at 24 months.If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Change in CT derived cardiac output from time of pre-operative evaluation	6 and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group.Volume is measured in L/min and Volume Index is L/min/m\^2.Using t-test will have 80% power to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis in terms of yes/no information at 24 months. If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Severity of adverse events from time of index procedure	24 months post index procedure	Safety assessment of severity of adverse events from time of index procedure will be analyzed by counts and percents using the chi-square test and Cochran-Armitage test for trends, and the two groups compared using the Fisher exact test. A Fisher's exact test with a 0.05 two-sided significance level will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group. Thus having reasonable power to distinguish common rates for adverse events from very rare rates. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If some subjects are lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method and comparison between the two groups using the log-rank test. A confidence interval for the difference between groups will be given.
Incidence of cardiac related hospitalizations in the treatment group from time of pre-operative evaluation compared to the control group	1, 6, and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group. A sample size of 10 in each group using t-test will have 80% power to detect an effect size of 1.325 with a 0.050 two-sided significance level to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group having reasonable power to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis is in terms of the yes/no information at 24 months. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Incidence of cardiac arrhythmias in the treatment group from time of pre-operative evaluation compared to the control group	1, 6, and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group. A sample size of 10 in each group using t-test will have 80% power to detect an effect size of 1.325 with a 0.050 two-sided significance level to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group having reasonable power to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis is in terms of the yes/no information at 24 months. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Number of subjects with myocardial infarction	24 months post index procedure	Safety assessment of myocardial infarctions will be analyzed by counts and percents using the chi-square test and Cochran-Armitage test for trends, and the two groups compared using the Fisher exact test. A Fisher's exact test with a 0.05 two-sided significance level will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group. Thus having reasonable power to distinguish common rates for adverse events from very rare rates. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If some subjects are lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method and comparison between the two groups using the log-rank test. A confidence interval for the difference between groups will be given.
Number of serious adverse events	24 months post index procedure	Safety assessment of serious adverse events will be analyzed by counts and percents using the chi-square test and Cochran-Armitage test for trends, and the two groups compared using the Fisher exact test. A Fisher's exact test with a 0.05 two-sided significance level will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group. Thus having reasonable power to distinguish common rates for adverse events from very rare rates. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If some subjects are lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method and comparison between the two groups using the log-rank test. A confidence interval for the difference between groups will be given.
Change in echocardiography derived cardiac output from time of pre-operative evaluation	1, 6, and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group.Volume is measured in L/min and Volume Index is L/min/m\^2.Using t-test will have 80% power to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis in terms of yes/no information at 24 months. If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Change in NT-Pro-BNP derived cardiac function trend in the treatment group from time of pre-operative evaluation compared to the control group	During hospitalization up to 29 days, 1, 6, and 24 month post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group. A sample size of 10 in each group using t-test will have 80% power to detect an effect size of 1.325 with a 0.050 two-sided significance level to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group having reasonable power to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis is in terms of the yes/no information at 24 months. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Number of serious adverse events from time of enrollment	index procedure	Safety assessment of the number of serious adverse events from time of enrollment will be analyzed by counts and percents using the chi-square test and Cochran-Armitage test for trends, and the two groups compared using the Fisher exact test. A Fisher's exact test with a 0.05 two-sided significance level will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group. Thus having reasonable power to distinguish common rates for adverse events from very rare rates. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If some subjects are lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method and comparison between the two groups using the log-rank test. A confidence interval for the difference between groups will be given.
Percentage of subjects in the treatment group whose cells meet all release criteria	24 months post index procedure	Feasibility of the BM-MNC cell therapy will be evaluated comparing number of subjects enrolled in the treatment group to subjects in the treatment group with collected bone marrow and the bone marrow cells have met all product release criteria to any products that did not meet release criteria by percentage.
Change in MRI derived right ventricle ejection fraction in the treatment group from time of pre-operative evaluation compared to the control group	6 and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group measured in %.Using t-test will have 80% power to detect an effect size of 1.325 with a 0.050 two-sided significance level to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group having reasonable power to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis is in terms of the yes/no information at 24 months. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Change in MRI derived right ventricular dimensions in the treatment group from time of pre-operative evaluation compared to the control group	6 and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group. End volume measurements recorded using mL and indexed to body surface area (BSA) using mL/m\^2.A sample size of 10 in each group using t-test will have 80% power to detect an effect size of 1.325 with a 0.050 two-sided significance level to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will be used to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis is in terms of yes/no information at 24 months.If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Change in CT derived right ventricle ejection fraction from time of pre-operative evaluation	6 and 24 months post index procedure	Efficacy will be evaluated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) from baseline to 24 months post-index procedure comparing outcomes between the treatment group to the control group measured in %.Using t-test will have 80% power to detect an effect size of 1.325 with a 0.050 two-sided significance level to identify a difference between means from the two groups. Descriptive statistics such as mean, median, SD, min, max, and 95% confidence intervals of the mean, and frequency distributions will be calculated for all variables by group. Fisher exact test will have 80% power to detect a difference in a sample size of 10 in each group having reasonable power to distinguish common rates from very rare rates. Analysis is in terms of the yes/no information at 24 months. Subjects will be censored upon lost to follow up. If a subject is lost to follow-up then fractions at 24 months will be described using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic; 🇺🇸 Rochester, Minnesota, United States