Bone Tissue Engineering Using Autologous Bone Repair Cell (BRC) Therapy for Sinus Floor Bone Augmentation

Tooth Loss Clinical Trial

Official title: Cell Therapy Using Autologous Bone Marrow Cells Expanded Ex Vivo and Delivered Using Tricalcium Phosphate

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this research is to determine if one's own bone marrow tissue can help regenerate (grow) bone in the area of the jaw where an implant will be placed. The name of the process is called Bone Repair Cell (BRC) Therapy. A sample of bone marrow tissue will be collected and sent to a laboratory where it will be processed to form more cells. These new cells will then be transplanted in the regenerative site or sinus floor augmentation site. The researchers are testing to see if these cells (BRC) will help form bone indicating. The research will also determine if the implant will be more stable in the area with new bone growth.

Clinical Trial Description

The overall aim is to promote bone regeneration, using Aastrom's proprietary Adult Stem Cell Therapy (AST) developed collaboratively with the University of Michigan, to enable placement of dental implants in patients who lack adequate alveolar bone. This project addresses specifically the placement of dental implants following bone regenerative sinus floor augmentation. This novel therapy mitigates the risks of other therapies, providing additional benefits of adequate cell numbers for high quality bone regeneration, and has the potential to become the new standard of care. In Aastrom's patented manufacturing technology, iliac bone marrow aspirates are expanded ex-vivo to enrich for adult multipotent cells (Bone Repair Cells- BRC) capable of regenerating bone and blood vessels. BRC will then be mixed with bone matrix graft extender, beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP), before their implantation into the regenerative site. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Tooth Loss

• NCT number: NCT00980278
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Michigan
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Start date: March 2010
• Completion date: July 2013