NCT01724398

Brief Summary

Liver failure (LF) is a dramatic clinical syndrome with massive necrosis of liver cells. Although liver transplantation provides an option to cure patients suffering with LF, lack of donors, postoperative complications, especially rejection, and high cost limit its application. Previous study showed that bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) the novel and promising therapeutic strategy, BM-MSCs can replace hepatocytes in injured liver, and effectively rescue experimental liver failure and contribute to liver regeneration. Plasma exchange (PE) can improve internal environment by removing endotoxin, it helps the liver regeneration and functional recovery and make UC-MSC differentiation into hepatocyte like cells, and exert immunomodulatory function. In this study, safety and efficacy of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) transplantation combined with plasma exchange (PE) for patients with liver failure caused by hepatitis B Virus will be evaluated.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
120

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2012

Typical duration for phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2012

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 4, 2012

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 9, 2012

Completed
2.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2015

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

February 28, 2013

Status Verified

February 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

2.3 years

First QC Date

November 4, 2012

Last Update Submit

February 27, 2013

Conditions

Keywords

mesenchymal stem cellsplasma exchangeliver failurehepatitis B virus

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Survival rate and time

    48 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • Improve biochemical indexes [alanine aminotransferase (ALT), albumin (ALB), total bilirubin (TBIL), prothrombin time (PT), INR and so on]

    24 weeks after treatment

  • The clinical symptom improvement [including appetite, debilitation, abdominal distension, edema of lower limbs, et al]

    24 weeks after treatment

  • Liver function evaluation using Child-Pugh score and MELD score

    24 weeks after treatment

  • Immune function improvement [including Th1/Th2]

    24 weeks after treatment

  • The occurrence of complications [including body temperature, tetter and allergy]

    Between 0 to 8 hours after UC-MSCs transfusion

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (4)

Conventional treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive conventional treatment and then be followed until the week 48 study visit.

Other: Conventional treatment

Conventional plus UC-MSC treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive conventional treatment plus a dose of UC-MSC and then be followed until the week 48 study visit.

Other: Conventional plus UC-MSC treatment

Conventional plus PE treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive conventional treatment plus plasma exchange and then be followed until the week 48 study visit.

Other: Conventional plus PE treatment

Conventional plus UC-MSC and PE therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive conventional treatment plus umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells transplantation combined with plasma exchange. Participants will then be followed until the week 48 study visit.

Other: Conventional plus UC-MSC and PE therapy

Interventions

Received conventional treatment and umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells transplantation by peripheral vein slowly for 30minutes. (1×105/Kg, once a week, 4 times).

Conventional plus UC-MSC treatment

Received conventional treatment plus 2000 milliliter plasma exchange (every 3 days, 3 times).

Conventional plus PE treatment

Received conventional treatment plus 2000 milliliter plasma exchange (every 3 days, 3 times). Meantime taken i.v umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells transplantation slowly for 30minutes (1×105/Kg, once a week, 4 times), the first two times is taken after plasma exchange.

Conventional plus UC-MSC and PE therapy

Received conventional treatment including antiviral drugs, lowering aminotransferase and jaundice medicine.

Conventional treatment

Eligibility Criteria

Age16 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Written informed consent
  • Acute-on-Chronic liver failure caused by hepatitis B virus
  • Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) \<30

You may not qualify if:

  • Liver failure caused by other reasons, such as autoimmune diseases, alcohol, drug and so on
  • History of severe hepatic encephalopathy or variceal bleeding during the last two months before enrollment
  • Severe problems in other vital organs(e.g. the heart, renal or lungs)
  • Severe bacteria infection
  • Tumor on ultrasonography, CT or MRI examination
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third Affliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, China

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

  • Xu WX, He HL, Pan SW, Chen YL, Zhang ML, Zhu S, Gao ZL, Peng L, Li JG. Combination Treatments of Plasma Exchange and Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Hepatitis B Virus-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Clinical Trial in China. Stem Cells Int. 2019 Feb 4;2019:4130757. doi: 10.1155/2019/4130757. eCollection 2019.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Liver FailureHepatitis B

Interventions

Congresses as Topic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hepatic InsufficiencyLiver DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesBlood-Borne InfectionsCommunicable DiseasesInfectionsHepadnaviridae InfectionsDNA Virus InfectionsVirus DiseasesHepatitis, Viral, HumanHepatitis

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

OrganizationsHealth Care Economics and Organizations

Study Officials

  • Zhi-Liang Gao, Doctor

    The Third Affliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Zhi-Liang Gao, Professor

CONTACT

Hong-Liang He, Master

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 4, 2012

First Posted

November 9, 2012

Study Start

November 1, 2012

Primary Completion

March 1, 2015

Study Completion

March 1, 2015

Last Updated

February 28, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-02

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