A Clinical Trial of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Injection for the Treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

February 9, 2026 updated by: Changchun Tuohua Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

A Phase I-II, Open-label, Single-arm, Dose-escalation Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Injection in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Primary Objective: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell injection in the treatment of moderate/severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.Secondary Objectives: To explore the efficacy and appropriate dosage of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell injection in the treatment of moderate/severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.Exploratory Objective: To explore the immunogenicity and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) characteristics of a single dose of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell injection in patients with moderate/severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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 (Estimated)

Enrollment

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36

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Hubei
      • Wuhan, Hubei, China
        • Recruiting
        • Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female patients aged 18 to 80 years (inclusive).
  • Diagnosis of moderate or severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) according to A New Global Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, with an infectious etiology.
  • No improvement after 24 hours of conventional clinical treatment (defined as a persistent PaO₂/FiO₂ ratio ≤200 mmHg or a decrease from >200 mmHg to ≤200 mmHg after 24 hours of conventional supportive therapy; for severe ARDS, this assessment period may be shortened to 8 hours).
  • Ability to fully understand the nature of the study and voluntarily provide written informed consent.
  • Willingness to comply with all study procedures and demonstrate good compliance during the study period.
  • Agreement to participate in long-term follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with ARDS caused by COVID-19 infection.
  • Patients currently suffering from hepatitis B, hepatitis C, active or latent tuberculosis, AIDS, syphilis, immunodeficiency disorders, or other immune system diseases.
  • Presence of severe cardiovascular diseases at screening, including:Cardiac function classification of NYHA class III or higher.Uncontrolled myocarditis or valvular disease.Malignant arrhythmia requiring pharmacological treatment.
  • Abnormal liver or renal function at screening meeting any of the following criteria:ALT or AST ≥ 5 × ULN, or total bilirubin ≥ 3 × ULN.Serum creatinine ≥ 3 × ULN, or patients currently undergoing renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
  • Patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy at the time of screening.
  • Severe hematological abnormalities at screening, including: hemorrhagic manifestations, PTA ≤ 40% (or INR ≥ 2.0), severe anemia (Hb < 60 g/L), moderate or severe thrombocytopenia (PLT < 50 × 10^9/L), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), leukemia, or other hematological abnormalities deemed ineligible for the study.
  • Severe end-stage respiratory diseases at screening.
  • Pulmonary hypertension with a pulmonary artery pressure > 70 mmHg.
  • History of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within the 6 months prior to enrollment.
  • Patients post lung transplantation.
  • Presence of severe cardiopulmonary malformations at screening.
  • Severe psychiatric disorders.
  • Patients who are pregnant (positive pregnancy test), breastfeeding, or have a pregnancy plan, are unwilling to practice contraception during the study and for 12 months after the infusion, or are of childbearing potential and unwilling to use effective contraception.
  • Use of high-dose corticosteroids equivalent to methylprednisolone > 240 mg/day within 3 days prior to enrollment, or long-term irregular use of systemic corticosteroids for other diseases, which, in the investigator's judgment, may affect efficacy evaluation.
  • Allergy to any component of the Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Injection (e.g., human albumin), or a history of severe allergies deemed by the investigator as unsuitable for participation.
  • Concurrent participation in another interventional clinical trial, or participation in another interventional clinical trial within the 3 months prior to screening.
  • History or current diagnosis of malignancy, or pathological confirmation of precancerous lesions.
  • Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, would lead to premature termination of the study, such as non-adherence to the protocol, concurrent severe illnesses requiring combined treatment, significant laboratory abnormalities, or social/family factors that could compromise the patient's safety or data collection.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group 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.
Experimental: Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Injection
single-dose
Biological: 1 vial containing a total of 5×10^7 cells
venous reinfusion
Biological: 2 vial containing a total of 1×10^8 cells
venous reinfusion
Biological: 3 vial containing a total of 1.5×10^8 cells
venous reinfusion
Biological: 4 vial containing a total of 2×10^8 cells
venous reinfusion

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
DLT incidence rate
Time Frame: within 28 days after administration
Safety Indicator
within 28 days after administration
Maximum Tolerated Dose
Time Frame: Periprocedural
Safety Indicator
Periprocedural
Any adverse events related to MSCs therapy
Time Frame: within 28 days after administration
Safety Indicato
within 28 days after administration

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence of Clinically Significant Changes in Vital Signs from Baseline
Time Frame: within 28 days after administration
Safety Indicato
within 28 days after administration
Incidence of clinically significant changes in laboratory tests from baseline
Time Frame: within 28 days after administration
Safety Indicato
within 28 days after administration
male/female tumor marker positive rate
Time Frame: within 28 days after administration
Safety Indicato
within 28 days after administration
all-cause mortality
Time Frame: within 28 days after administration
Efficacy Endpoint
within 28 days after administration
Time of non-mechanical ventilation (days)
Time Frame: within 28 days after administration
Efficacy Endpoint
within 28 days after administration
Non-intensive care time (days)
Time Frame: within 28 days after administration
Efficacy Endpoint
within 28 days after administration
Time without organ failure (days)
Time Frame: within 28 days after administration
Efficacy Endpoint
within 28 days after administration
PaO2/FiO2 varies from baseline
Time Frame: 24 hours, 3, 7, 14, 28 days after infusion of test drug
Efficacy Endpoint
24 hours, 3, 7, 14, 28 days after infusion of test drug
Arterial blood gas analysis (pH, PaO _ 2, PaCO _ 2, Lac) changed from baseline
Time Frame: 24 hours, 3, 7, 14, 28 days after infusion of test drug
Efficacy Endpoint
24 hours, 3, 7, 14, 28 days after infusion of test drug
Lung injury score changes from baseline
Time Frame: Days 7, 14, 28

The minimum score is 0, and the maximum score is 4. A higher score indicates a more severe condition.

Efficacy Endpoint
Days 7, 14, 28
Sequential organ failure score changes from baseline
Time Frame: Days 3, 7, 14, 28
Minimum score 0, maximum score 24. The higher the score, the worse the prognosis Efficacy Endpoint
Days 3, 7, 14, 28

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Changchun Tuohua Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Zhiyong Peng, Zhongnan Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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April 25, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 31, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 31, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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February 2, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 9, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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February 17, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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February 17, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 9, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • TH-MSC-ARDS-101

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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