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CompletedNCT02611609MUST-ARDSUpdated Nov 20, 2019

A Phase 1/2 Study to Assess MultiStem® Therapy in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of MultiStem and MultiStem in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, sponsored by Healios K.K.. Completed at 10 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-11-20.

Sponsored by Healios K.K. · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
36
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 47 studies in Respiratory Distress Syndrome with a site in United Kingdom — 10 open to participants now, 13 under way, 3 of them phase 3. Respiratory Distress Syndrome · United Kingdom.

Enrollment
24th of 31
36 · median 90
Started
2016
with 2 others
Phase 1/2
3 of 47
none open now
Registered
12th of 47
by date

Among the 47 studies in Respiratory Distress Syndrome with a site in United Kingdom, this one is the 24th largest by enrollment of the 31 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 3 that started in 2016, is one of 3 in phase 1/2, and was the 12th registered.

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

1,387 studies on the registry are indexed under Respiratory Distress Syndrome; 283 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 194 Respiratory Distress Syndrome studies recruiting now, 118 (61%) set no upper age limit and 48 (25%) stop at 75 or younger; 51 take children under 18; 9 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 90 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

A study to examine the safety (and potential efficacy) of the adult stem cell investigational product, MultiStem, in adults who have Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). The primary hypothesis is that MultiStem will be safe in ARDS patients.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of moderate to severe ARDS, as defined by the Berlin definition, requiring an endotracheal or tracheal tube
  • Able to receive medicinal product within 96 hours of meeting the last of the ARDS diagnosis criterion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Concurrent illness that shortens to less than 6 months
  • Other serious medical or psychiatric illness
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

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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
36 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1

    Low dose MultiStem

    Biological: MultiStem

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2

    High dose MultiStem

    Biological: MultiStem

  • Experimental
    Cohort 3

    Highest safe MultiStem dose (from Cohorts 1 and 2) or Placebo

    Biological: MultiStem · Biological: Placebo

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Frequency of sustained hypoxemia or hypotension

    Time frame: 4 hours

  2. Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reactions (SUSARs)

    Time frame: 24 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Frequency of adverse events

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  2. Changes in vital signs

    Time frame: Up to 7 days

  3. Changes in blood safety laboratories

    Time frame: Up to 7 days

  4. Ventilator-free days

    Time frame: 28 days

  5. ICU-free days

    Time frame: 28 days

  6. Total length of hospital stay

    Time frame: 28 days

  7. All-cause mortality

    Time frame: 28 days

  8. Changes in levels of oxygenation

    Time frame: Up to 28 days

  9. Changes in positive end-expiratory airway pressure

    Time frame: Up to 28 days

  10. Changes in respiratory physiologic measures including lung compliance and airway resistance (peak and plateau pressures)

    Time frame: Up to Day 365

  11. All-cause mortality

    Time frame: Up to Day 365

Other outcomes

  1. Changes in exploratory blood inflammatory markers

    Time frame: Up to 7 days

  2. Changes in exploratory blood immune markers

    Time frame: Up to 7 days

  3. Quality of Life (QoL)

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

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Study locations

10 sites
  • University Hospitals - Cleveland Medical Center
    Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital
    Birmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital
    Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
  • University College London Hospital
    London, NW12BU, United Kingdom
  • St. Georges Hospital
    London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
  • Manchester Royal Infirmary
    Manchester, M139WL, United Kingdom
  • Wythenshawe Hospital
    Manchester, M239LT, United Kingdom
  • John Radcliffe Hospital
    Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Publications

  • Bellingan G, Jacono F, Bannard-Smith J, Brealey D, Meyer N, Thickett D, Young D, Bentley A, McVerry BJ, Wunderink RG, Doerschug KC, Summers C, Rojas M, Ting A, Jenkins ED. Safety and efficacy of multipotent adult progenitor cells in acute respiratory distress syndrome (MUST-ARDS): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 1/2 trial. Intensive Care Med. 2022 Jan;48(1):36-44. doi: 10.1007/s00134-021-06570-4. Epub 2021 Nov 23. PubMed 34811567 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Jan 2016, a primary completion of Sep 2018 and a completion of Jul 2019. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Nov 18, 2015
First posted
Nov 23, 2015
Start
Jan 2016
Primary completionActual
Sep 2018
CompletionActual
Jul 2019
Results delay requested
Nov 12, 2019
Last update
Nov 20, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 20, 2019, 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
NCT02611609
Lead sponsor
Healios K.K.
Collaborators
Athersys Limited, Cell Therapy Catapult
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 23, 2015
Start date
Jan 2016
Primary completion
Sep 2018
Completion
Jul 2019
Last update
Nov 20, 2019

Study contacts

Geoff Bellingan, MD
principal investigator · University College London Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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