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RecruitingNCT03826433Updated Apr 23, 2026

hUC Mesenchymal Stem Cells (19#iSCLife®-LC) in the Treatment of Decompensated Hepatitis b Cirrhosishepatitis b Cirrhosis

A Phase 1 interventional study of Peripheral iv in Hepatitis B, sponsored by Sclnow Biotechnology Co., Ltd.. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-23.

Sponsored by Sclnow Biotechnology Co., Ltd. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 3 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Oct 2018, registered Jan 2019).
  • Started Oct 2018; still recruiting 8 years 1 month later.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

  1. Evaluation the safety of using human umbilical mesenchymal stem cells to treat patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis.
  2. Observe the curative effect of patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis who use human umbilical mesenchymal stem cells to treat.
  3. Explore the possible mechanism of human umbilical mesenchymal stem cells to treat patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis.
Read the detailed description

This experimental use umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells in treatment of decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis to evaluate its safety and efficacy,

This experimental is mainly aimed at people aged 18-60 years old, regardless of gender and with body mass index (BMI) between 19-25kg/m2 (including boundary value). It was decided into treatment group and control group to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of mesenchymal stem cells by peripheral intravenous injection.

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Conditions studied

  • Hepatitis B

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Keywords

  • Hepatitis B Cirrhosis, mesenchymal stem cell
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In context

Hepatitis B

1,045 studies on the registry are indexed under Hepatitis B; 139 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 147 across 756 interventional studies indexed under Hepatitis B.

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Lead sponsor

Sclnow Biotechnology Co., Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 14 studies on the registry; 4 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 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18-60 years old, gender not limited, (BMI) between 19-25 kg/m2, including boundary value;
  • The diagnosis of cirrhosis was in line with the 2015 American society of hepatology (AASLD) guidelines for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, and the liver function grade was B or child-pugh C, with a score range of 7-12 points, and Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score≤21 points.
  • Have not received stem cell therapy in the recent 6 months;
  • Subjects will be able to sign the in accordance with the study procedures and instructions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Insufficiency of vital organs, such as heart, kidney and lung;
  • End-stage cirrhosis with severe complications, including but not limited to: hepatic encephalopathy, gastrointestinal bleeding,Severe bleeding tendency, massive ascites, etc.
  • Concomitant peritonitis, pneumonia, or other types of infection not under control;
  • Have a history of severe allergic reaction or allergy to two or more kinds of food or medicine;
  • Positive serum antibody and syphilis antibody;
  • Alpha fetoprotein>400ng/mL with primary liver cancer or without imaging evidence;
  • Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis are caused by non-chronic virus infection, or other factors except chronic hepatitis B virus infection ;
  • Patients with severe mental illness and cognitive impairment;
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(5)

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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Child-Pugh class

A score of how well the liver works in people with liver disease such as cirrhosis: class A is mild, B moderate and C severe.

Informed consent

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HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment Group

    Mesenchymal Stem Cells : through peripheral intravenous slowly, every time 6\*10\^7 (30ml) Other medication of Treatment Group: before the30min of first time to inject stem cells, Intravenous methylprednisone 20mg. All patients require oral nucleoside drugs resistant hepatitis B virus treatment.Use stem cell therapy, by Peripheral iv, 6 \* 10 \^ 7 (30 ml)

    Biological: Peripheral iv

  • No intervention
    Control Group

    Control Group: Using basic contrast .

Interventions

  • BiologicalPeripheral iv

    6\*10\^7 cells

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Validity evaluation by detection of the Model for end-stage Liver Disease score of participants

    After finish the mesenchymal stem cell treatment, observe the change in baseline outcome measures. 40 or more - 71.3% observed mortality 30-39 - 52.6% observed mortality 20-29 - 19.6% observed mortality 10-19 - 6.0% observed mortality \<9 - 1.9% observed mortality

    Time frame: 12 month

Secondary outcomes

  1. Safety evaluation by detecting Blood routine

    To calculate the number of hemocyte and related protein (e.g. erythrocyte, lymphocyte, and hemoglobin) after mesenchymal stem cell treatment

    Time frame: 12 month

  2. Validity evaluation by detection of the child-pugh of participants

    After finish the mesenchymal stem cell treatment, observe the change in baseline outcome measures. Points Class One-year survival Two-year survival 5-6 A 100% 85% 7-9 B 80% 60% 10-15 C 45% 35%

    Time frame: 12 month

Other outcomes

  1. Validity evaluation by detection of the coagulation function of participants

    After finish the mesenchymal stem cell treatment, observe the change of Prothrombin Time and International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR) in baseline outcome measures. The time is around 12-13 seconds, the INR in absence of anticoagulation therapy is 0.8-1.2.

    Time frame: 12 month

  2. Imaging examination

    After finish the mesenchymal stem cell treatment, observe the Computed Tomography (CT).

    Time frame: 12 month

  3. Imaging examination

    Fibro-Touch examination

    Time frame: 12 month

  4. Safety evaluation by detecting adverse events and serious adverse events

    To evaluate the changes of safety indexes before and after mesenchymal stem cell treatment

    Time frame: 12 month

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 23, 2026, 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
NCT03826433
Lead sponsor
Sclnow Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 1, 2019
Start date
Oct 1, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 23, 2026

Study contacts

Lei Guo, doctor
Contact
georgeguo@sclnow.com
861064368977
Xuegong Fan, doctor
Contact
xgfan@hotmail.com
86731-84327392
Xuegong Fan, doctor
study director · Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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