Status:

COMPLETED

Safety Study of Human Neural Stem Cells Injections for Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza IRCCS

Collaborating Sponsors:

Associazione Revert ONLUS

Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland

Conditions:

Secondary-progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This will be a phase I, open, multicenter, international study performed by 3 participating centres across two countries (Italy and Switzerland). Fifteen to 24 patients affected by SPMS will be enroll...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • SPMS with progressive accumulation of disability after initial relapsing course, with or without disease activity (Lublin et al. 2014).
  • EDSS ≥ 6.5 and ≤ 8
  • EDSS progression over the 2 years prior to study start of ≥ 1.0 point for patients with EDSS =6.5 at the time of inclusion , and of ≥ 0.5 points for patients with EDSS \> 6.5 at the time of inclusion
  • Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 60 years
  • Failure of best medical treatment as judged by the treating neurologist and declared absence of therapeutic alternatives

Exclusion

  • Neurological conditions other than MS.
  • Psychiatric disorders, severe cognitive decline and personality and relational disorders.
  • History or known presence of significant systemic, infectious, oncologic or metabolic disorders.
  • Presence of any other autoimmune disease.
  • Chronic infections (HBV, HCV, HIV, tuberculosis).
  • Inability to perform MRI scans.
  • Immunomodulant/immunosuppressive treatments in the last 6 months before inclusion.
  • Current participation to other experimental studies.
  • Inability to provide informed consent.
  • Any contra-indication to lumbar puncture and the surgical procedure (e.g. use of anticoagulants)
  • Pregnancy and breast feeding.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 9 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 29 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03282760

Start Date

September 9 2017

End Date

May 29 2021

Last Update

July 12 2021

Active Locations (3)

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1

Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza - IRCCS

San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy, 71013

2

Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria di Terni

Terni, Italy, 05100

3

Neurocentro della Svizzera Italiana, Istituto di Neurosienze cliniche della svizzera italiana, Centro sclerosi Multipla

Lugano, Switzerland, 6900