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CompletedNCT04888949Updated Nov 18, 2023

A Study of ADR-001 in Patients With Severe Pneumonia Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19)

A Phase 2 interventional study of Mesenchymal stem cell and Placebo in SARS-CoV-2 Infection( COVID-19 ), sponsored by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.. Completed at 1 site in Japan. Open to participants aged 20 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-18.

Sponsored by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

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

Among 75 studies in COVID-19 with a site in Japan — 10 open to participants now, 11 under way, 8 of them phase 3. COVID-19 · Japan.

Enrollment
59th of 59
15 · median 602
Started
2021
with 21 others
Phase 2
5 of 75
none open now
Registered
35th of 75
by date

Among the 75 studies in COVID-19 with a site in Japan, this one is the 59th largest by enrollment of the 59 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 22 that started in 2021, is one of 5 in phase 2, and was the 35th registered.

COVID-19

7,992 studies on the registry are indexed under COVID-19; 466 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 356 COVID-19 studies recruiting now, 206 (58%) set no upper age limit and 83 (23%) stop at 75 or younger; 91 take children under 18; 135 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 20 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Safety and efficacy of ADR-001 are evaluated in Patients with Severe Pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Patients with Severe Pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection are enrolled to the study. Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSCs) are administered once a week, total four times intravenously. Safety and efficacy of AD-MSCs are evaluated for 12 weeks after first administer.

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Conditions studied

  • SARS-CoV-2 Infection( COVID-19 )

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection is confirmed on antigen test or PCR test
  • Pulmonary infiltrative shadow is confirmed on chest X-ray test
  • PaO2/FiO2 \<=200mmHg at the time of screening

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Continue treatment for Pneumonia before SARS-CoV-2 infection
  • SOFA score >= 15
  • Infection type on DIC diagnosis criteria >= 4
  • Deep Venous Thrombosis
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Mesenchymal stem cell

    4 times dose of Mesenchymal stem cell

    Biological: Mesenchymal stem cell

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Saline

    Biological: Placebo

Interventions

  • 1\*10\^8 cells are administered once a week, total four times intravenously.

  • BiologicalPlacebo

    Commercially available saline.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Ventilator Free Days

    Ventilator Free Days which appear in subjects with ADR-001 treatment are evaluated.

    Time frame: Day 28

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Study locations

1 site
  • Osaka University Hospital
    Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jun 2021 to primary completion in May 2023, 23 months.

Of 223 industry-sponsored phase 2 interventional studies under COVID-19, half reached primary completion within 8 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 13. This study's 23 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 582 studies reached it within 9 months; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 16.

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Registered
May 9, 2021
First posted
May 17, 2021
StartActual
Jun 15, 2021
Primary completionActual
May 18, 2023
CompletionActual
May 18, 2023
Last update
Nov 18, 2023
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 18, 2023, 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
NCT04888949
Lead sponsor
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 17, 2021
Start date
Jun 15, 2021
Primary completion
May 18, 2023
Completion
May 18, 2023
Last update
Nov 18, 2023

Study contacts

Okawa Sumito
study director · Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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