Stem Cell Study for Patients With Heart Failure

September 10, 2010 updated by: Losordo, Douglas, M.D.

Injection of Autologous CD34+ Cells for Neovascularization and Symptom Relief in Patients With Myocardial Ischemia and LVEF < 40%

The purpose of this study is to determine if cell therapy with your own cells (autologous cells) delivered with a catheter to regions of the heart with poor blood flow will be safe and if it will improve your ejection fraction and heart failure symptoms.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Northwestern University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects greater than 21 years old.
  • Subjects with functional class (NYHA) III ischemic heart failure.
  • Subjects who have attempted "best" cardiac medical therapy including long-acting nitrates, maximal use of beta-adrenergic blocking agents, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors without control of symptoms.
  • Subjects must be identified as non-candidates for conventional revascularization by their referring cardiologist. The patient's angiogram will then be reviewed by an independent interventional cardiologist and independent cardiac surgeon to determine if the patient is eligible for revascularization.
  • Subjects must have left ventricular ejection fraction <40% by echocardiography.
  • All subjects must have a recent coronary angiogram (within the last 1 year) to document the coronary anatomy and insure the presence of coronary disease that is not amenable to standard revascularization procedures.
  • Have serum B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) level >100 pg/ml.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Myocardial infarction (Q wave or non-Q wave defined as CKMB >3 times normal) within 30 days of treatment.
  • Successful coronary revascularization procedures within 3 months of study enrollment.
  • Documented stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 60 days of study enrollment.
  • NYHA Class I, II or IV heart failure and patients with idiopathic or non-ischemic heart failure.
  • History of severe aortic stenosis (aortic valve area < 1.0 cm2) or insufficiency (>2+); severe mitral stenosis (mitral valve area <1.5 cm2); or severe mitral insufficiency(>2+).
  • Implantation of biventricular pacemaker within 90 days of study treatment.
  • Severe co-morbidity associated with a reduction in life expectancy of less than 1 year, such as chronic medical illness (i.e. severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, renal failure or cancer).

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: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: 2
Placebo
Biological: Autologous Stem Cells
Intramyocardial injections
Active Comparator: 1
Stem Cells
Biological: Autologous Stem Cells
Intramyocardial injections

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The purpose of this study is to determine if cell therapy with your own cells (autologous cells) delivered with a catheter to regions of the heart with poor blood flow will be safe and if it will improve your ejection fraction and heart failure symptoms.
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Losordo, Douglas, M.D.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Douglas W. Losordo, M.D., Northwestern University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2011

Study Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 27, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 27, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

June 29, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 14, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 10, 2010

Last Verified

September 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BB-IND-11196-02

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