Status:

TERMINATED

Bone Marrow Cell Transplantation to Improve Heart Function in Individuals With End-Stage Heart Failure

Lead Sponsor:

Columbia University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Heart Failure, Congestive

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Heart failure is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the body's other organs. A heart transplant may be necessary for some individuals with end-stage heart failure. Left v...

Detailed Description

Congestive heart failure affects 5 million people in the United States, and over 60,000 are diagnosed with end-stage heart failure. Treatment options for these individuals are extremely limited. Becau...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Signed informed consent, release of medical information, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) documents
  • Male, postmenopausal female, or female who may become pregnant but is using adequate contraceptive precautions (defined as use of oral contraceptive, intrauterine devices, surgical contraception, or a combination of a condom and a spermicide), with negative pregnancy test
  • Admitted to the clinical center at the time of study entry
  • Listed with United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) for cardiac transplantation
  • Clinical indication and accepted candidate for implantation of an FDA approved LVAD as a bridge to transplantation
  • Hemoglobin between 9.0 gm/dl and 16.1 gm/dl within 24 hours prior to study entry
  • Platelet count between 100,000/ul and 450,000/ul within 24 hours prior to study entry
  • White blood cell count between 2,500/ul and upper limit of normal within 24 hours prior to study entry
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Cardiothoracic surgery within 30 days prior to study entry
  • Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study entry
  • Prior cardiac transplantation, left ventricular (LV) reduction surgery, or cardiomyoplasty
  • Acute reversible cause of heart failure (e.g., myocarditis, profound hypothyroidism)
  • Anticipated requirement for biventricular mechanical support
  • Stroke within 30 days prior to study entry
  • Received investigational intervention within 30 days of study entry
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding at time of study entry
  • HIV positive within 30 days prior to study entry
  • Active systemic infection within 48 hours prior to study entry

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2007

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    1 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00383630

    Start Date

    September 1 2007

    End Date

    December 1 2008

    Last Update

    April 17 2019

    Active Locations (7)

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    1

    Advocate Christ Medical Center

    Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453

    2

    Jewish Hospital

    Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202

    3

    Columbia University

    New York, New York, United States, 10032

    4

    Montefiore Medical Center

    New York, New York, United States, 10467