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Not yet recruitingNCT06997939ABMSC-ISUpdated May 31, 2025

Autologous Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Ischemic Stroke

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of ABMSC and ABMSC in Ischemic Stroke, sponsored by Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-31.

Sponsored by Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
12
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Stroke is a group of diseases mainly characterized by cerebral ischemia or hemorrhage, with a high fatality rate and disability rate. It has now become a major obstacle to social and economic development. Stem cells are a type of primitive cells with self-renewal, proliferation and differentiation potential. Under certain conditions, they can differentiate into cells of various tissues and organs. They have now become one of the key research directions for the repair of functional disorders after ischemic stroke. Compared with other types of stem cells, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have the advantages of being relatively easy to obtain with less tissue damage, convenient and rapid in vitro expansion and culture, and the ability to actively migrate to the lesion area after injection without the risk of canceration.

This study plans to recruit and screen 12 subjects with ischemic stroke, divided into three groups (Ommaya drug reservoir group, low-dose internal carotid artery transplantation group, and high-dose internal carotid artery transplantation group), with 4 subjects in each group, for a clinical study of ABMSCs treatment for functional disorders after ischemic stroke. In accordance with the established treatment protocol, bone marrow will be collected from subjects during the stable phase of their condition, and ABMSCs will be infused three times via Ommaya drug reservoir/internal carotid artery within 1-6 months after collection. The study will assess the improvement of motor function in patients and analyze the feasibility and effectiveness of this therapy, laying a solid foundation for future clinical applications.

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Conditions studied

  • Ischemic Stroke

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Keywords

  • autologous
  • bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell
  • mRS
  • functional recovery
  • Carotid artery intervention
  • NIHSS
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In context

Ischemic Stroke

2,653 studies on the registry are indexed under Ischemic Stroke; 936 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 12 is below the median of 120 across 1,799 interventional studies indexed under Ischemic Stroke.

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Lead sponsor

Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University is the lead sponsor of 94 studies on the registry; 54 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 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18-65 years, both male and female
  • Confirmed diagnosis of ischemic stroke within 3-12 months before enrollment.
  • Moderate stroke with NIHSS score 5-12 at screening
  • Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score 3-5 (moderate to severe disability)
  • Patient or legal guardian willing to provide written informed consent for treatment and study participation
  • Able to comply with medical history collection, data storage, and follow-up procedures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with needle phobia or lumbar spine disease affecting bone marrow aspiration
  • Any acute illness at the time of screening
  • Severe disability or end-stage disease
  • Severe heart, liver, or kidney dysfunction
  • Pulmonary infection or severe systemic infection
  • History of severe allergic reactions
  • Use of immunosuppressive drugs (e.g., steroids) within 3 months or vaccination within 6 months
  • Any organic lesions causing increased intracranial pressure
  • Current or past malignancy
  • Seropositive for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or other severe infectious diseases
  • Severe mental illness or impaired consciousness
  • Coagulopathy or ongoing anticoagulant therapy
  • Blood pressure ≥180/110 mmHg despite treatment
  • Poorly controlled diabetes with advanced complications and Pre-existing conditions affecting limb mobility (e.g., claudication, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis)
  • Participation in another clinical trial within 3 months
  • Major surgery or trauma (including fractures) within 1 month
  • Any other condition deemed unsuitable for study participation by the investigator
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
12 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Ommaya Reservoir Group

    Stem Cell via Ommaya;2\*10\^7 cells dose

    Biological: ABMSC

  • Experimental
    Low-Dose intra-arterial transplantation group

    Internal carotid artery(ICA) transplantation;Low-dose; 2.5\*10\^6 cells dose

    Biological: ABMSC

  • Experimental
    High-Dose intra-arterial transplantation group

    Internal carotid artery(ICA) transplantation;High-dose; 1.0\*10\^7 cells dose

    Biological: ABMSC

Interventions

  • BiologicalABMSC

    Autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells administered via Ommaya reservoir;2.0\*10\^7 cell/dose

  • BiologicalABMSC

    Autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells via intra-arterial route;Low-dose group; 2.5\*10\^6 cell/dose

  • BiologicalABMSC

    Autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells via intra-arterial route;High-dose group; 1.0\*10\^7 cell/dose

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Adverse events and serious adverse events

    To assess safety, the number of AEs or SAEs will be evaluated

    Time frame: 3-7 days post each transplantation and 6-month follow-up

Secondary outcomes

  1. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS) score

    The changes during the treatment and observation period and follow-up period compared with those before treatment

    Time frame: 3-7 days post each transplantation and 6-month follow-up

  2. Modified Rankin Scale(mRS) score

    The changes during the treatment, observation period and follow-up period compared with those before treatment

    Time frame: 3-7 days post each transplantation and 6-month follow-up

  3. Modified Barthel Index

    The changes during the treatment, observation period and follow-up period compared with those before treatment

    Time frame: 3-7 days post each transplantation and 6-month follow-up

  4. Fugl-Meyer Assessment

    The changes during the treatment, observation period and follow-up period compared with those before treatment

    Time frame: 3-7 days post each transplantation and 6-month follow-up

  5. Fugl-Meyer Balance Assessment

    The changes during the treatment, observation period and follow-up period compared with those before treatment

    Time frame: 3-7 days post each transplantation and 6-month follow-up

  6. 10-Meter Walk Test(10MWT) Time

    The changes during the treatment, observation period and follow-up period compared with those before treatment

    Time frame: 3-7 days post each transplantation and 6-month follow-up

  7. Functional Ambulation Category(FAC)

    The changes during the treatment, observation period and follow-up period compared with those before treatment

    Time frame: 3-7 days post each transplantation and 6-month follow-up

  8. Cerebral infarct volume changes on MRI

    The changes during the follow-up period compared with those before treatment

    Time frame: 6-month follow-up

  9. Surface electromyography(sEMG) signal changes

    The changes during the treatment, observation period and follow-up period compared with those before treatment

    Time frame: 3-7 days post each transplantation and 6-month follow-up

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Study locations

1 site
  • Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
    Nantong, Jiangsu 226000, China
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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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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

Start is estimated for Jun 2025; primary completion for May 2027, 23 months later.

Of 28 phase 1/2 interventional studies under Ischemic Stroke, half reached primary completion within 47 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 20 and three quarters within 76. This study's planned 23 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
May 18, 2025
First posted
May 31, 2025
StartEst.
Jun 1, 2025
Primary completionEst.
May 31, 2027
CompletionEst.
May 31, 2027
Last update
May 31, 2025
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 May 31, 2025, 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
NCT06997939
Lead sponsor
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
Collaborators
Nantong Shengyuan Stem Cell Techology Co., Ltd
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 31, 2025
Start date
Jun 1, 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion
May 31, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
May 31, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
May 31, 2025

Study contacts

Qiuhong Ji, MD, PhD
Contact
jiqiuhong@ntu.edu.cn
+8613962916293
Qiuhong Ji, MD, PhD
study chair · Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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