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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseCOPD-01NCT01110252

Safety Study of Cell Therapy to Treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

A study testing Stem cells stimulation, stem cells collection and stem cells infusion in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pulmonary Emphysema, run by UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp at 1 site in Brazil.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the cell therapy with bone marrow mononuclear cells is safe in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, specifically the pulmonary emphysema. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 to 72 years
What is being tested?
Stem cells stimulation, stem cells collection and stem cells infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
4 participants
Where
1 siteBrazil
Study dates
May 2009to Nov 2011
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 to 72 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • diagnosis of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • ineffective clinical treatment
  • limited life expectancy
  • limitations in daily physical activity
  • possibility of pulmonary rehabilitation physiotherapy
  • acceptable nutritional status
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  • acceptable cardiac function
  • at least six months smoking cessation
  • family support
  • modified medical research council dyspnea scale stage > 3

Who cannot join

  • pulmonary or extra-pulmonary infection
  • severe coronary disease and/or ventricular dysfunction
  • significant kidney or liver disease
  • immunosuppressive disease
  • active smoker
  • cancer
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  • psychosocial problems
  • established medical protocol
  • family rejection
  • pregnancy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Brazil1 site
  • Laboratório de Genética Humana e Terapia Celular

    Assis, São Paulo, 19.806-900

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About this study

Official title: Unicentric Study Protocol of Cell Therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the cell therapy with bone marrow mononuclear cells is safe in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, specifically the pulmonary emphysema.

Read the detailed description

The main feature of the pulmonary emphysema, included in range of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), is the airflow obstruction resulting from the destruction of the alveolar walls distal to the terminal bronchiole, without significant pulmonary fibrosis. The existing clinical approaches has contributed to the enlargement and amelioration of the emphysema patients life quality, although no effective or curative treatment has been achieved. The surgical treatment, on the other hand, involves complex procedures and, in the specific case of lung transplantation, a lack of donors.

Considering these aspects, several experimental models have been proposed aiming to increase knowledge about the pathophysiological processes and enable new clinical approaches to the pulmonary emphysema. The cell therapy, briefly described as the use of cells in disease treatment, presents itself as a promising therapeutic approach with great potential applicability in degenerative pulmonary diseases. In this way, it is intended in this project, the proposition of a protocol to evaluate the safety of cell therapy with pool of mononuclear cells from bone marrow in patients with clinical and laboratory diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema in advanced stage (stage IV dyspnea).

Being tested
Stem cells stimulation, stem cells collection, stem cells infusion
Keywords
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Emphysema, Cell therapy, Bone marrow mononuclear cells, stem cells
Medical subject headings
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Pulmonary Emphysema, Emphysema

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Stem cells stimulationDrug

    Also called Filgrastin - ACHÉ Laboratories.

    Subcutaneous injection of 5mcg/kg of G-CSF 3 days before the procedure.

  • stem cells collectionProcedure or surgery

    Also called bone marrow harvest

    pullout of 200ml of bone marrow through the puncture of the iliac crest

  • stem cells infusionGenetic

    Also called adult stem cell infusion

    slow infusion through the brachial vein of 30ml of bone marrow mononuclear cells diluted in albuminous saline.

Study groups in NCT01110252
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
pre-procedureActive comparatoremphysema patients evaluated prior to the stem cells infusion
Receives: Drug: Stem cells stimulation; Procedure: stem cells collection; Genetic: stem cells infusion
post-procedureExperimentalemphysema patients evaluated 30 days after the stem cells infusion
Receives: Drug: Stem cells stimulation; Procedure: stem cells collection; Genetic: stem cells infusion

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)

    A pulmonary function test that measures the volume and speed of the inhalated air.

    Measured: baseline and 30 days after procedure

  2. Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1)

    A pulmonary function test that measures the volume and speed of the exhaled air.

    Measured: baseline and 30 days after procedure

  3. Vital Capacity - VC

    A pulmonary function test that measures the volume and speed of the inhalated and exhaled air.

    Measured: baseline and 30 days after the procedure

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Arterial Blood Gases Test - Pa O2

    presence of oxygen in the blood gases.

    Measured: baseline and 30 days after procedure

  2. Arterial Blood Gases Test - Pa CO2

    presence of CO2 in the arterial blood.

    Measured: baseline and 30 days after the procedure

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Apr 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2009
  3. Primary completionOct 2010
  4. Study completionNov 2011

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
4 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01110252
Sponsor's protocol ID
upeclin/ASSIS Unesp - 001
Acronym
COPD-01
Status last verified
Feb 2012
First submitted
20 Apr 2010
Last updated
26 Mar 2012
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Ribeiro-Paes JT, Stessuk T, Marcelino M, Faria C, Marinelli T, Ribeiro-Paes MJ. A protocol proposition of cell therapy for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Rev Port Pneumol. 2014 Mar-Apr;20(2):84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2013.06.008. Epub 2013 Nov 26. English, Portuguese.

    PubMed 24287082
  • Ribeiro-Paes JT, Bilaqui A, Greco OT, Ruiz MA, Marcelino MY, Stessuk T, de Faria CA, Lago MR. Unicentric study of cell therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/pulmonary emphysema. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2011 Jan 1;6:63-71. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S15292.

    PubMed 21311694

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Stem cells stimulation, stem cells collection and stem cells infusion in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pulmonary Emphysema, run by UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp at 1 site in Brazil.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Mar 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 26 Mar 2012). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) (time frame: baseline and 30 days after procedure). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01110252, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Mar 2012.

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