Stem Cell Therapy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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

The Effect of Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cell Transplantation on the Survival Duration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - A Retrospective Control Study

The effect of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells on duration of survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis patients.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Survival duration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis patients who received cellular transplantation was compared to patients who did not receive cellular transplantation. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used for this comparison.

Study Type

Interventional

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

    • 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

26 years to 76 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with the diagnoses of definite amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  • Clear information about date of onset of symptoms, documented contact information and follow up information

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with diagnoses of Progressive Lateral sclerosis, Progressive bulbar plasy, Progressive spinal muscular atrophy, Progressive muscular atrophy, monomelicamyotrophy or madras motor neuron disease.
  • patients with co-morbidities like presence of acute infections such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Hepatitis B Virus/Hepatitis C Virus, malignancies, bleeding tendencies, renal failure, severe liver dysfunction and 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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Stem cell
Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells intrathecal and intramuscular transplantation
Autologous bone marrow derived mononuclear cells were administered via intrathecal and intramuscular routes.
No Intervention: Control
No cell transplantation was done

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Duration of survival
Time Frame: 56 months
56 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alok K Sharma, MS,MCh, Neurogen brain and spine institute

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 8, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 14, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

November 15, 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

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