Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation for Lupus Nephritis

March 8, 2018 updated by: Liu Jing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University

Clinical Study of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation for Lupus Nephritis

To investigate the safety and efficacy of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis (LN).

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease. Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most serious complications of SLE. The current clinical treatments of LN mainly include steroids and immunosuppressive drugs, but drug side effects are obvious.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Enrollment

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30

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Meeting the 1997 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria of SLE.
  • age 18-60 years.
  • of either sex and of any ethnicity.
  • Lupus nephritis (LN) group: (1) Receiving more than 6 months of regular treatment, 24-hour urine protein ≥ 1.0 g, serum creatinine ≥1.5 mg/dL; (2) renal biopsy: class III, IV or V LN included, and class VI excluded.
  • After conventional treatment (glucocorticoid therapy and immunosuppressive drugs) prior to grouping, SLEDAI scores ≥ 10.
  • Receiving 12 months of treatment while using birth control.
  • Provision of informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Poor blood pressure control by drug treatment (≥ 160/100 mmHg)
  • Abnormal hepatic function (a 3-fold increase in alanine aminotransferase level relative to normal liver).
  • Renal failure (glomerular filtration rate < 15 mL/min/1.73 m2).
  • Severe heart and lung failure, or injury to other important organs
  • Uncontrollable infection.
  • Having not taken biological agents for 6 months.
  • Pregnant or lactating women, or those women who are trying to get pregnant or those men who are trying to make their partners pregnant.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: SLE group
The patients will be assigned to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) group, receiving umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell transplantation.
Biological: SLE group
The patients will be assigned to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) group, receiving umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell transplantation.
Experimental: LN group
The patients will be assigned to lupus nephritis (LN) group, receiving umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell transplantation.
Biological: LN group
The patients will be assigned to lupus nephritis (LN) group, receiving umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell transplantation.
Experimental: the control group
The patients will be assigned to the control group.
Other: the control group
The patients will be assigned to the control group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
SLEDAI-2000 score
Time Frame: changes of month 3, month 6, month 9 and month 12 after treatment
The SLEDAI 2000 is a novel index that measures ≥ 50% in each of the 24 descriptors of SLEDAI-2K and generates a total score reflecting disease activity overall.
changes of month 3, month 6, month 9 and month 12 after treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
BILAG-2004 score
Time Frame: changes of month 3, month 6, month 9 and month 12 after treatment
The BILAG-2004 is a comprehensive composite clinical index that has been recently validated for the assessment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease activity. This index is based on the Classic BILAG index and has many similarities with its predecessor: it is based on the principle of the physician's intention to treat, has transitional property that captures changing severity of clinical manifestations and has a similar ordinal scale scoring system. However, it has nine systems and many of the changes (from the Classic BILAG index) are in the items, glossary and scoring scheme. As with the Classic BILAG index, the individual system scores were not intended to be summated into a global score.
changes of month 3, month 6, month 9 and month 12 after treatment
Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) score
Time Frame: changes of month 3, month 6, month 9 and month 12 after treatment
The Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) has played an influential role in establishing health outcome assessment as a quantifiable set of reliable, valid and responsive hard data points. The HAQ is based on five patient-centered dimensions: disability, pain, medication effects, costs of care, and mortality. It has been validated by mail, in the office, by telephone, and by comparison with paraprofessional and physician judgments as a reliable instrument, and has been significantly correlated with other PRO instruments. Typically, one of two HAQ versions is used: the Full HAQ, which assesses all five dimensions, and the Short or 2-page HAQ, which contains only the HAQ disability index (HAQ-DI) and the HAQ's patient global and pain visual analog scales (VAS).
changes of month 3, month 6, month 9 and month 12 after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Liu Jing, Ph.D, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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January 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

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September 1, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

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January 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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February 7, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 1, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 8, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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March 12, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 8, 2018

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • DalianMU_JL_002

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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