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Autologous Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy in Heart Failure

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Mesenchymal stromal cell and Saline in Congestive Heart Failure, sponsored by Rigshospitalet, Denmark. Completed at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 30 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-03-17.

Sponsored by Rigshospitalet, Denmark · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
59
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
30 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

It is a single centre, randomised controlled study of the effect of NOGA-guided direct intramyocardial injection of mesenchymal stromal cells on the development of new myocardium and blood vessels in patients with heart failure.

Stem cells will be obtained from the bone marrow and culture expanded for 6 - 8 weeks before injected into the myocardium.

The patients will be followed with safety, clinical, MRI and CT endpoints for 1 year.

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The primary objective is to investigate the regenerative capacity of direct intra-myocardial injection of mesenchymal stromal cells in patients with reduced left ventricular EF (≤45%) and heart failure NYHA 2-3.

A total of 60 patients with will be enrolled in the study and randomised 2: 1 to cells or placebo (saline).

The patients will be followed for 12 months. The primary endpoint is changes in left ventricle end-systolic volume (LVESV) at 6 months follow-up.

The secondary endpoints are changes in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), end-diastolic volume and end-systolic mass at 6 months follow-up.

Other secondary endpoints are NYHA, CCS, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ), 6 min walking test, and major adverse events endpoints: all-causes death, cardiovascular death, and hospitalization for worsening heart failure and MI at 12 months follow-up.

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Conditions studied

  • Congestive Heart Failure

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Keywords

  • heart failure
  • stem cell
  • mesenchymal stromal cell
  • mesenchymal stem cell
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In context

Heart Failure

5,701 studies on the registry are indexed under Heart Failure; 1,220 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 59 is below the median of 72 across 3,736 interventional studies indexed under Heart Failure.

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Lead sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark is the lead sponsor of 1,017 studies on the registry; 183 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
30 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • EF \< 45 %
  • NYHA 2 - 3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute coronary syndrome within last 6 weeks.
  • Pregnancy
  • FEV1 \<1.0
  • Cancer
  • Any severe disease which could interfere with the treatment or the outcome
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
59 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    1

    The number of mesenchymal stromal cells reached after two culture expansion passages.

    Biological: Mesenchymal stromal cell

  • Placebo comparator
    2

    Saline

    Biological: Saline

Interventions

  • BiologicalMesenchymal stromal cell

    Mesenchymal stromal cells 20 - 40 mill.

  • BiologicalSaline

    12 injection with 0.2 ml saline

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Improvements in left ventricular function

    Time frame: 6 and 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Clinical improvements

    Time frame: 6 and 12 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet University Hospital Copenhagen,
    Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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References and documents

Publications

  • Mathiasen AB, Qayyum AA, Jorgensen E, Helqvist S, Fischer-Nielsen A, Kofoed KF, Haack-Sorensen M, Ekblond A, Kastrup J. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell treatment in patients with severe ischaemic heart failure: a randomized placebo-controlled trial (MSC-HF trial). Eur Heart J. 2015 Jul 14;36(27):1744-53. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv136. Epub 2015 Apr 29. PubMed 25926562 ↗
  • Mathiasen AB, Jorgensen E, Qayyum AA, Haack-Sorensen M, Ekblond A, Kastrup J. Rationale and design of the first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of intramyocardial injection of autologous bone-marrow derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in chronic ischemic Heart Failure (MSC-HF Trial). Am Heart J. 2012 Sep;164(3):285-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.026. PubMed 22980293 ↗
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 17, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00644410
Lead sponsor
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Responsible party
JKastrup (Professor, Rigshospitalet, Denmark) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 26, 2008
Start date
Sep 2008
Primary completion
Mar 2015
Completion
Mar 2015
Last update
Mar 17, 2015

Study contacts

Jens Kastrup, MD DMSc
principal investigator · Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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