Status:

COMPLETED

Use of Adult Autologous Stem Cells in Treating People Who Have Had a Heart Attack (The TIME Study)

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Heart attacks are a leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is restricted, commonly due to a blood clot that has formed i...

Detailed Description

More than 1 million Americans suffer a heart attack each year, resulting in about a 38% mortality rate. Although current treatments are able to stabilize the condition of the heart, none is able to re...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria
  • Patients at least 21 years of age
  • Patients with first acute MI with successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in an artery at least 2.5 mm in diameter within 24 hours of onset of symptoms.
  • No contraindications to undergoing cell therapy procedure within three to seven days following AMI and PCI.
  • Hemodynamic stability as defined as no requirement for IABP, inotropic or blood pressure supporting medications.
  • Ejection fraction following reperfusion with PCI \<=45% as assessed by echocardiography.
  • Consent to protocol and agree to comply with all follow-up visits and studies.
  • Women of child bearing potential willing to use an active form of birth control.
  • Exclusion criteria
  • Patients will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following conditions:
  • History of sustained ventricular arrhythmias not related to their AMI (evidenced by previous holter monitoring and/or medication history for sustained ventricular arrhythmias in patient's medical chart).
  • Require CABG or PCI due to the presence of residual coronary stenosis \>70% luminal obstruction in the non-infarct related vessel (Additional PCI of non-culprit vessels may be performed prior to enrollment).
  • History of any malignancy within the past five years excluding non-melanoma skin cancer or cervical cancer in-situ.
  • History of chronic anemia (hemoglobin (Hb) \<9.0 mg/dl).
  • History of thrombocytosis (platelets \>500k).
  • History of thrombocytopenia in the absence of recent evidence that platelet counts are normal
  • Known history of elevated INR (PT) or PTT.
  • Life expectancy less than one year.
  • History of untreated alcohol or drug abuse.
  • Currently enrolled in another investigational drug or device trial
  • Previous CABG.
  • Previous MI resulting in LV dysfunction (LVEF \<55%)
  • History of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within the past six months.
  • History of severe valvular heart disease (aortic valve area \<1.0 cm2 or \>3+ mitral regurgitation).
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Subjects with a known history of HIV, or has active hepatitis B,active hepatitis C, or active TB
  • Patients with active inflammatory or autoimmune disease on chronic immuno-suppressive therapy.
  • Contraindications to cMRI.
  • Previous radiation to the pelvis with white blood cell count (WBC) and platelet counts below hospital specific normal values.
  • Women child bearing potential not willing to practice an active form of birth control.
  • Chronic liver disease that might interfere with survival or treatment with cell therapy.
  • Chronic renal insufficiency as defined by a creatinine ≥ 2.0 mg/dL or requires chronic dialysis.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    120 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00684021

    Start Date

    July 1 2008

    End Date

    November 1 2012

    Last Update

    June 30 2015

    Active Locations (5)

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    1

    University of Florida-Department of Medicine

    Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610

    2

    Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55407

    3

    Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195

    4

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232