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Allogeneic Adipose Tissue-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Induction of Remission in Ulcerative Colitis

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Allogeneic adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells in Ulcerative Colitis, sponsored by Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz. Status unknown at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-08-02.

Sponsored by Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jul 2013), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
8
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aims of our study are to evaluate the feasibility and safety of endoscopic injection of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells in human subjects with moderate active ulcerative colitis, assessing the absence of adverse events associated to the investigational drug, and to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment to induce remission of moderate active ulcerative colitis, by improvements in disease activity index, quality of life index, and endoscopic index.

Read the detailed description

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) may be a therapeutic option in diseases associated with severe inflammation or auto-immune diseases, due to their immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. A number of clinical trials are being conducted worldwide testing th efficacy of MSC, mainly isolated from bone marrow, for different conditions, such as Graft Versus host Disease, refractory Crohn's Disease, ischemic stroke, acute myocardial infarction, type I Diabetes Mellitus, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Usually, the route of administration of the cells in these studies is intravenous. Local injection of MSC for fistulizing Crohn's Disease has proven efficacious. Endoscopy is a routinary technique for the evaluation of gastrointestinal and colonic conditions. The purpose of our study is to evaluate safety and efficacy of the intracolonic injection by using a colonoscope of allogeneic adipose tissue-derived MSC in patients with moderate active ulcerative colitis.

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Conditions studied

  • Ulcerative Colitis

Keywords

  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Mesenchymal stem cells
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In context

Colitis

1,073 studies on the registry are indexed under Colitis; 131 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 8 is below the median of 60 across 771 interventional studies indexed under Colitis.

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Lead sponsor

Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz is the lead sponsor of 100 studies on the registry; 14 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients of either sex aged 18 years and older
  • Signed informed consent
  • Patients with ulcerative colitis diagnosed at least 6 months earlier in accordance with usual criteria
  • Left-sided colitis with moderate activity defined by a modified Truelove-Witts score between 11 and 21, and with no response to 4 weeks of treatment with oral and/or topical 5-aminosalicylates
  • Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential (from menarche to menopause) using consistently and correctly highly effective (i.e. less than 1% failure rate per year) methods of birth control

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mental disability that impedes adequate understanding of the study and of the associated procedures
  • Extensive colitis
  • Patients with an impaired general state which requires, according to the investigator judgment, immediate treatment with corticosteroids and/or anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) and/or surgery
  • Patients that fulfill criteria of corticodependency and in ongoing treatment with corticosteroids
  • Patients with previous colectomies
  • Known history of alcohol or other addictive substances abuse
  • History of malignant disease - Patients having participated in clinical trials with any investigational drug within 6 months prior to enrolment in this study
  • Patients with known allergies to penicillin, gentamicin, aminoglycosides, human serum albumin (HSA), Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM), or materials of bovine origin
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Presence of severe concomitant diseases
  • Patients with suspicion of Crohn?s enterocolitis, indeterminate colitis, ischaemic colitis, radiation colitis, diverticular disease associated colitis, or microscopic colitis
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
8 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    allogeneic ASCs

    Treatment consists in a cell suspension (5 million cells/mL) in aseptic buffered solution containing human expanded adipose-derived stem cells (eASCs) of allogeneic origin in disposable vials with no preservative agents. The cells will be given in different sites within the affected colonic submucosa at a total dose of 60 million cells with the use of a colonoscope.

    Drug: Allogeneic adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells

Interventions

  • DrugAllogeneic adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells

    The cells will be given in different sites within the affected colonic submucosa at a total dose of 60 million cells with the use of a colonoscope.

    Also known as: Cx-601 (company code)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety

    Evaluation of the presence of any event that could be considered adverse event, especially if it can be attributed to the investigational drug. Physical exam, vital signs, and laboratory tests (hemogram, biochemistry, coagulation, and cytokines) will be performed at 0, 9-10 days, and 4, 8, and 12 weeks.

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy: Change from Baseline in Modified Truelove-Witts score

    Remission will be considered if it descends below 11, and response if it diminishes at least 30%. Modified Truelove-Witts score will be evaluated at 0, 4, 8, and 12 weeks.

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

  2. Efficacy: Change from Baseline in Quality of Life index, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ-32)

    Response will be considered if it improves at least 30%. IBDQ-32 will be evaluated at 0, 4, 8, and 12 weeks.

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

  3. Efficacy: Change from baseline in Mayo endoscopic index.

    Remission will be considered if reaches 0 points and response if the score diminishes. Endoscopy will be performed at 0 and 8 weeks.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  4. Change from Baseline in C Reactive Protein

    C Reactive Protein will be evaluated at 0, 9-10 days, and 4, 8, 12 weeks.

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

  5. Change from Baseline in fecal calprotectin

    Fecal calprotectin will be evaluated at 0, 4, 8, and 12 weeks.

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Garcia-Gomez I, Elvira G, Zapata AG, Lamana ML, Ramirez M, Castro JG, Arranz MG, Vicente A, Bueren J, Garcia-Olmo D. Mesenchymal stem cells: biological properties and clinical applications. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2010 Oct;10(10):1453-68. doi: 10.1517/14712598.2010.519333. PubMed 20831449 ↗
  • Duijvestein M, Vos AC, Roelofs H, Wildenberg ME, Wendrich BB, Verspaget HW, Kooy-Winkelaar EM, Koning F, Zwaginga JJ, Fidder HH, Verhaar AP, Fibbe WE, van den Brink GR, Hommes DW. Autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell treatment for refractory luminal Crohn's disease: results of a phase I study. Gut. 2010 Dec;59(12):1662-9. doi: 10.1136/gut.2010.215152. Epub 2010 Oct 4. PubMed 20921206 ↗
  • van Deen WK, Oikonomopoulos A, Hommes DW. Stem cell therapy in inflammatory bowel disease: which, when and how? Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2013 Jul;29(4):384-90. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0b013e328361f763. PubMed 23666365 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 2, 2013, 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
NCT01914887
Lead sponsor
Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz
Collaborators
Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario la Paz, Ministry of Health, Spain
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 2, 2013
Start date
Jun 2013
Primary completion
Dec 2013 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2013 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 2, 2013

Study contacts

Maria Dolores Martin Arranz, MD
Contact
mmartinarranz@salud.madrid.org
+34 917277467
Fernando de Miguel, PhD
Contact
fernando.demiguel@salud.madrid.org
+34 917277389
Maria Dolores Martin Arranz, MD
principal investigator · Gastroenterology Department

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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