UC-MSCs in the Treatment of Severe and Critical COVID-19 Patients

January 10, 2023 updated by: Shanghai East Hospital

Efficacy and Safety of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Severe and Critical COVID-19 Patients

The goal of this randomized, controlled, open-labeled interventional clinical trial is to test the efficacy and safety of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) in the treatment of severe and critical COVID-19 patients. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. The efficacy of UC-MSCs in the treatment of severe and critical COVID-19 patients. 2. The safety of UC-MSCs in the treatment of severe and critical COVID-19 patients. 3. The potential immune mechanisms of UC-MSCs in the treatment of severe and critical COVID-19 patients. Participants will receive standard therapy, Paxlovid treatment or the UC-MSCs treatment. For the standard treatment, it will be conducted according the 9th edition of Chinese guidelines for COVID-19 infection. For UC-MSCs treatment, participants will be given UC-MSCs instillation at the first and fourth day after assignment. Blood examples will be taken at indicated time for arterial blood gas analysis and other tests. And participants should also objectively report their symptoms change and other information related to the treatment as listed the research protocol.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Enrollment

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60

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Shanghai
      • Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200120
        • Recruiting
        • Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai Tongji University
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The age ranges from 18 to 75 (inclusive), regardless of gender.
  • Patients diagnosed with severe and critical COVID-19 pneumonia within one week, according to the Chinese diagnostic criteria for COVID-19 pneumonia in the Diagnosis and Treatment Plan for COVID-19 Pneumonia (Tentative Ninth Edition).
  • 20kg/m2≤body mass index（BMI）≤30 kg/m2.
  • Volunteer to participate in this clinical study and sign the written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Those who are using immunosuppressive drugs or long-term immunosuppressive drugs after organ transplantation.
  • T lymphocyte abnormality (allogeneic may be considered, depending on clinical opinion), HIV positive.
  • Highly allergic or have a history of severe allergy, especially Interleukin-2 allergy.
  • Pregnant and lactating women.
  • Patients with severe autoimmune disease history; Allergies to all biological reagents in this treatment, such as Interleukin-2.
  • Patients with serious complications, including chronic cardiac insufficiency (NYHA cardiac function grading assessment of cardiac function grade III - IV), chronic renal insufficiency (CKD stage 3 and above); Chronic liver insufficiency (Child-Pugh score>7); Patients with malignant tumors.
  • Patients with pulmonary embolism or acute coronary syndrome.
  • Patients with severe organ dysfunction caused by other diseases.
  • There are other situations that the researcher thinks are not suitable to participate in this clinical study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
No Intervention: standard therapy
Participants will receive standard therapy, including oxygen therapy，glucocorticoid and other antiinflammatory drugs and supportive treatments according the ninth edition of Chinese guidelines for the treatment of COVID-19 infection.
Active Comparator: Paxlovid treatment
Participants will receive paxlovid treatment on the basis of standard therapy.
Drug: paxlovid
Participants will receive standard dose of paxlovid therapy, which contains 300mg namatevir and 100mg litonavir twice a day for a total course of 5 days.
Experimental: UC-MSCs treatment
Participants will receive two doses of UC-MSCs instillation at the first and fourth day after the assignment.
Biological: umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells
Participants will receive two doses of UC-MSCs treatment, each dose will contain 1*10^6 cells/kg suspended in 100 ml albumin solution.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Oxygenation index
Time Frame: Change from baseline Oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2) at 1,3,7,14,28 (or before the day of discharge if participants discharge within 28 days) days after the treatment.
Oxygenation index is the artery partial pressure of oxygen divided by the concentration of inhaled oxygen.
Change from baseline Oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2) at 1,3,7,14,28 (or before the day of discharge if participants discharge within 28 days) days after the treatment.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Shanghai East Hospital

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Chair: liu zhongming, Dr., Shanghai East Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
January 9, 2023

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
March 31, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
July 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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January 8, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
January 10, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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January 12, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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January 12, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 10, 2023

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • DFSC-2022(CR)-05

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

Yes

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