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Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of XCEL-MT-OSTEO-ALPHA and Standard treatment in Avascular Necrosis of Femur Head, sponsored by Banc de Sang i Teixits. Completed at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-21.

Sponsored by Banc de Sang i Teixits · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
23
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The present study evaluates the effect of XCEL-MT-OSTEO-ALPHA in osteonecrosis of the femoral head in comparison to the standard treatment of isolated core decompression.

XCEL-MT-OSTEO-ALPHA is a tissue engineering product composed by "ex-vivo" expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells fixed in allogenic bone tissue.

The working hypothesis proposes that the tissue engineering is a valid and useful technique to achieve bone regeneration, avoiding the progression to collapse of the femoral head.

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Prospective, open-label with blinded assessor, randomized, parallel, single-dose phase I-II clinical trial in which 24 patients affected with osteonecrosis of the femoral head ARCO grade I or II will enter the trial with the primary objective of assessing the feasibility and safety of "ex-vivo" expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells fixed in allogenic bone tissue in osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Secondary objectives are to assess the efficacy of the implantation by imaging (magnetic resonance imaging) and clinical questionnaires (pain by visual analogue scale, quality of life by SF-36 and WOMAC Index).

Patients will be randomized to one of the two treatment arms (core decompression and the tissue engineering product composed by "ex-vivo" expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells fixed in allogenic bone tissue or the standard treatment of isolated core decompression). Thereafter, patients will be followed for 12 months.

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Conditions studied

  • Avascular Necrosis of Femur Head

Keywords

  • Avascular Necrosis of Femur Head
  • Osteonecrosis of the hip
  • Osteonecrosis of the femoral head
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells
  • Bone marrow
  • Tissue engineering
  • Bone Diseases
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
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In context

Osteonecrosis

184 studies on the registry are indexed under Osteonecrosis; 33 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 23 is below the median of 51 across 98 interventional studies indexed under Osteonecrosis.

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Lead sponsor

Banc de Sang i Teixits is the lead sponsor of 14 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 to 50 years of age (male and female)
  • Osteonecrosis of the hip ARCO grade I or II
  • Abscence of systemic or local infection
  • Laboratory tests with no relevant abnormal findings that contraindicate the surgery.
  • Informed Consent Form signed
  • The patient is able to understand the nature of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Osteonecrosis of the hip secondary to femoral neck fracture
  • Patients with no closed cartilage
  • Surgical implants in the femoral head
  • Septic arthritis
  • Patients with severe renal insufficiency
  • Patients expecting or with liver transplantation
  • Positive serology for HIV-1 or HIV-2, Hepatitis B (HBsAg), Hepatitis C (Anti-HCV-Ab) or Syphilis.
  • Pregnant woman or intended to become pregnant, or breath feeding
  • Neoplasia within the previous 5 years, or without remission
  • Immunosuppressive states
  • The patient is legally dependent
  • Participation in another clinical trial or treated with an investigational medicinal product the previous 30 days
  • Cardiac pacemaker, allergy to contrast or any other condition that contraindicates the MRI with contrast agents
  • Other pathologic conditions or circumstances that difficult participation in the study according to medical criteria
  • The patient does not accept to be followed-up for a period thar could exceed the clinical trial length
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
23 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    XCEL-MT-OSTEO-ALPHA

    "ex-vivo" expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells fixed in allogenic bone tissue (under Xcelia-GMP conditions)for osteonecrosis of the femoral head

    Biological: XCEL-MT-OSTEO-ALPHA

  • Sham comparator
    Standard Treatment

    Isolated core decompression

    Procedure: Standard treatment

Interventions

  • BiologicalXCEL-MT-OSTEO-ALPHA

    Core decompression plus XCEL-MT-OSTEO-ALPHA

  • ProcedureStandard treatment

    Isolated core decompression

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety of XCEL-MT-OSTEO-ALPHA in osteonecrosis of the femoral head

    Safety will be assessed by collecting adverse events throughout the experimental phase, which includes a follow-up of 12 months

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Feasibility of XCEL-MT-OSTEO-ALPHA in osteonecrosis of the femoral head

    Feasibility will be measured by assessing the percentage of patients to which bone marrow puncture is made are thereafter treated and by checking the cascade of procedures to confirm the global process is viable.

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Bone regeneration by measuring the necrotic angle using the modified Kerboul method

    The necrotic angle will be measured using imaging procedures (magnetic resonance imaging MRI).

    Time frame: 6 and 12 months

  2. Dynamic changes of signal intensity

    Dynamic changes of signal intensity after Gd enhancement in the necrotic areas of the femoral head

    Time frame: 6 and 12 months

  3. Clinical outcomes (pain) by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

    Pain measurement by VAS

    Time frame: 7 days and at 3, 6 and 12 months

  4. Clinical outcomes (SF-36)

    This clinical outcome will measure the quality of life by the self-reported quality of life questionnaire SF-36

    Time frame: 3, 6 and 12 months

  5. Clinical outcome (WOMAC)

    To assess the extent by which a person's functional level is restricted by the WOMAC index

    Time frame: 3, 6 and 12 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
    Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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References and documents

Publications

  • Vives J, Oliver-Vila I, Pla A. Quality compliance in the shift from cell transplantation to cell therapy in non-pharma environments. Cytotherapy. 2015 Aug;17(8):1009-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2015.02.002. Epub 2015 Mar 10. PubMed 25769789 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 21, 2020, 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
NCT01605383
Lead sponsor
Banc de Sang i Teixits
Collaborators
Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain, European Regional Development Fund
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 24, 2012
Start date
May 5, 2015
Primary completion
Apr 11, 2018
Completion
Jun 27, 2019
Last update
Jan 21, 2020

Study contacts

Màrius Aguirre, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Hospital Vall d'Hebron

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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