Stem Cell Therapy in Autism Spectrum Disorders

October 23, 2018 updated by: Neurogen Brain and Spine Institute

Open Label Study of Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells in Autism Spectrum Disorders

The purpose of this study was to study the effect of stem cell therapy on common symptoms in patients with autism spectrum disorders

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 1

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

    • Maharashtra
      • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400071
        • Neurogen brain and spine institute

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

6 months to 40 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosed cases of any type of autism spectrum disorders
  • age above 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • presence of acute infections such as Human immunodeficiency virus/Hepatitis B Virus/Hepatitis C Virus
  • malignancies
  • bleeding tendencies
  • pneumonia
  • renal failure
  • severe liver dysfunction
  • severe anemia [Hemoglobin < 8]
  • any bone marrow disorder
  • space occupying lesion in brain
  • other acute medical conditions such as respiratory infection and pyrexia

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Stem cell
autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation
Intrathecal autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Improvement in the scales for Autism spectrum disorders
Time Frame: Six months
Six months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Positron Emission Tomography- computed tomography to study change in brain metabolism
Time Frame: six months
six months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Publications and helpful links

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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

August 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 28, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 28, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

November 3, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 25, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2018

Last Verified

October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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