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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02807142
Other study ID # CME-LEM4
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
First received June 3, 2016
Last updated April 3, 2018
Start date March 2016
Est. completion date February 7, 2018

Study information

Verified date April 2018
Source Puerta de Hierro University Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of the study is to determine if the cell therapy NC1 administered in the spinal cord is effective for the treatment of a post-traumatic syringomyelia. The post-traumatic syringomyelia is the development and progression of cyst filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the spinal cord. The cell therapy NC1 consist on cells obtained from the bone marrow of the patient, that are cultured in vitro and administered in the spinal cord of the same patient.


Description:

Phase II, Open, prospective, not controlled, not randomized clinical trial in patients affected by post-traumatic syringomyelia. The trial evaluates the efficacy of the cell therapy NC1 administered via intrathecal in the location of the injury. After the administration of the cell therapy, patients will undergo physiotherapy during the follow-up period (6 months). Patients will be evaluated at month 3 and month 6 after the NC1 administration.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 6
Est. completion date February 7, 2018
Est. primary completion date February 7, 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 70 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with traumatic medullar injury (levels A, B, C or D of the ASIA scale) and associated syringomyelia in at least three spinal segments, and with neurological deficit clinically stable at least 6 months prior to treatment.

- Previous studies in Neurophysiology, MR, Urology (if data on neurogenic bowel exists), defecatory function (if data on neurogenic intestine exists)

- Age between 18 and 70 years old.

- Presence of syringomyelia based on a neuro-image (MR)

- Patients will compromise to use anticonceptive measures from the cell extraction until 6 months after the administration of the treatment.

- Patients will compromise to a clinical follow-up and to perform physical therapy, one hour daily five days per week during the treatment period.

- Patients should sign an written informed consent.

- Haematological and creatinin parameters, SGOT and SGPT into the normal ranges.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients under 18 or above 70 years old

- Pregnancy or breastfeeding

- Neoplasia in the last 5 years

- Patients with systemic diseases that increase the risk of the surgical intervention

- Genetics alterations that could conduct to cellular transformation during the cellular expansion phase.

- Patients not really sure of their cooperation to follow the physical therapy or clinical controls during the study.

- Additional neurodegenerative diseases

- Drug consuming, psychiatric disease or allergy to proteins used during cellular expansion

- HIV or syphilis positive serologies

- Active Hepatitis B or c, based on serologies

- Any other reasons according to the investigator criteria.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Biological:
NC 1 cell therapy
All patients will be treated with NC1

Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Puerta de Hierro University Hospital

References & Publications (5)

Huang H, Xi H, Chen L, Zhang F, Liu Y. Long-term outcome of olfactory ensheathing cell therapy for patients with complete chronic spinal cord injury. Cell Transplant. 2012;21 Suppl 1:S23-31. doi: 10.3727/096368912X633734. — View Citation

Otero L, Zurita M, Bonilla C, Aguayo C, Rico MA, Rodríguez A, Vaquero J. Allogeneic bone marrow stromal cell transplantation after cerebral hemorrhage achieves cell transdifferentiation and modulates endogenous neurogenesis. Cytotherapy. 2012 Jan;14(1):34-44. doi: 10.3109/14653249.2011.608349. Epub 2011 Sep 23. — View Citation

Otero L, Zurita M, Bonilla C, Aguayo C, Vela A, Rico MA, Vaquero J. Late transplantation of allogeneic bone marrow stromal cells improves neurologic deficits subsequent to intracerebral hemorrhage. Cytotherapy. 2011 May;13(5):562-71. doi: 10.3109/14653249.2010.544720. Epub 2011 Jan 5. — View Citation

Vaquero J, Zurita M. Bone marrow stromal cells for spinal cord repair: a challenge for contemporary neurobiology. Histol Histopathol. 2009 Jan;24(1):107-16. doi: 10.14670/HH-24.107. Review. — View Citation

Vaquero J, Zurita M. Functional recovery after severe CNS trauma: current perspectives for cell therapy with bone marrow stromal cells. Prog Neurobiol. 2011 Mar;93(3):341-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2010.12.002. Epub 2010 Dec 14. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Efficacy of the treatment with NC1 in terms of improvement of neurological sequelae in patients with post traumatic syringomyelia using the ASIA scale (American Spinal Injury Association Neurological evaluation is done using ASIA scale (American Spinal Injury Association) Pretreatment, month 3 post treatment, month 6 post treatment
Secondary Safety, by the assessment of the adverse events of the study Adverse events 1 year
Secondary Efficacy of the treatment with NC1 in terms of improvement of neurological sequelae in patients with post traumatic syringomyelia assessed with the IANR-SCIFRS scale (Injury Functional Rating Scale) Neurological evaluation is done using IANR-SCIFRS scale (Injury Functional Rating Scale) Pretreatment, month 3 post treatment, month 6 post treatment
Secondary Efficacy of the treatment with NC1 in terms of improvement of neurological sequelae in patients with post traumatic syringomyelia in terms of spams frequency Neurological evaluation is done using PENN scale (spams frequency score) Pretreatment, month 3 post treatment, month 6 post treatment
Secondary Efficacy of the treatment with NC1 in terms of improvement of neurological sequelae in patients with post traumatic syringomyelia in term of spasticity Neurological evaluation is done using Ashworth scale (spasticity) Pretreatment, month 3 post treatment, month 6 post treatment
Secondary Efficacy of the treatment with NC1 in terms of improvement of neurological sequelae in patients with post traumatic syringomyelia using the Visual Analog Scale Neurological evaluation is done using EVA scale (Visual Analog Scale) Pretreatment, month 3 post treatment, month 6 post treatment
Secondary Efficacy of the treatment with NC1 in terms of improvement of neurological sequelae in patients with post traumatic syringomyelia in terms of bladder functionality Neurological evaluation is done using GEFFNER scale (bladder functionality) Pretreatment, month 3 post treatment, month 6 post treatment
Secondary Efficacy of the treatment with NC1 in terms of improvement of neurological sequelae in patients with post traumatic syringomyelia using the Behavior Dimensions Scale Neurological evaluation is done using BDS scales (Behavior Dimensions Scale) Pretreatment, month 3 post treatment, month 6 post treatment
Secondary Efficacy of the treatment with NC1 in terms of improvement of neurological sequelae in patients with post traumatic syringomyelia in terms of somatosensory or motor evoked potentials Present of somatosensory or motor evoked potentials Pretreatment, month 3 post treatment, month 6 post treatment
Secondary Efficacy of the treatment with NC1 in terms of improvement of neurological sequelae in patients with post traumatic syringomyelia by electromyography EMG (Electromyography) Pretreatment, month 3 post treatment, month 6 post treatment
Secondary Efficacy of the treatment with NC1 in terms of improvement of neurological sequelae in patients with post traumatic syringomyelia studying the spinal cord morphology Spinal cord morphology (by Magnetic Resonance) Pretreatment, month 3 post treatment, month 6 post treatment
Secondary Efficacy of the treatment with NC1 in terms of improvement of neurological sequelae in patients with post traumatic syringomyelia in terms of defecatory function Neurological evaluation is done assessing the defecatory function Pretreatment, month 3 post treatment, month 6 post treatment