Status:

COMPLETED

Autologous Cord Blood Cell Therapy for Neonatal Encephalopathy

Lead Sponsor:

Neonatal Encephalopathy Consortium, Japan

Collaborating Sponsors:

Osaka City University

Yodogawa Christian Hospital

Conditions:

Neonatal Encephalopathy

Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 24 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This is a pilot study to test feasibility and safety of intravenous infusion of autologous umbilical cord blood cells in the first 72 hours after birth if a neonate is born with signs of encephalopath...

Detailed Description

This is a multicenter pilot study to evaluate the feasibility and safety of intravenous infusions of autologous (the patient's own) umbilical cord blood cells in term gestation newborns with neonatal ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Infants are eligible if they meet all the following inclusion criteria except 4.
  • ≥36 weeks gestation
  • Either a 10-minute Apgar score ≤5, continued need for resuscitation for at least 10 minutes, or severe acidosis, defined as pH \<7.0 or base deficit ≥16 mmol/L in a sample of umbilical cord blood or any blood during the first hour after birth
  • Moderate to severe encephalopathy (Sarnat II to III)
  • A moderately or severely abnormal background amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) voltage, or seizures identified by aEEG, if monitored
  • Up to 24 hours of age
  • Autologous umbilical cord blood available to infuse within 3 days after birth
  • A person with parental authority must have consented for the study.

Exclusion

  • Known major congenital anomalies, such as chromosomal anomalies, heart diseases
  • Major intracranial hemorrhage identified by brain ultrasonography or computed tomography
  • Severe growth restriction, with birth-weight less than 1800 g
  • Severe infectious disease, such as sepsis
  • Hyperkalemia
  • Outborn infants (Infants born at hospitals other than the study sites)
  • Volume of collected cord blood \<40 ml
  • Infants judged critically ill and unlikely to benefit from neonatal intensive care by the attending neonatologist

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

6 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02256618

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

July 1 2019

Last Update

October 29 2019

Active Locations (6)

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Nagoya University Hospital

Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan, 466-8560

2

Kurashiki Central Hospital

Kurashiki, Okayama-ken, Japan, 710-8602

3

Saitama Medical University

Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, 350-0495

4

Yodogawa Christian Hospital

Osaka, Japan, 533-0032

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