NCT06138210

Brief Summary

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation trial. The objective of this study is evaluating safety and preliminary efficacy of intravenous exosomes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cell (GD-iExo-003) in acute ischemic stroke.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
29

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2024

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 12, 2023

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 18, 2023

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 5, 2024

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 30, 2026

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 30, 2026

Completed
Last Updated

December 4, 2025

Status Verified

November 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

1.8 years

First QC Date

November 12, 2023

Last Update Submit

November 26, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

exosome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Incidence of severe adverse events

    The proportion of patients who experienced severe adverse events.

    90±7 days

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Favorable functional outcome

    90±7 days

  • Functional outcome

    90±7 days

  • NIHSS score change

    14±2 days

  • NIHSS score change

    90±7 days

  • Quality of Life (EQ-5D-5L)

    90±7 days

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Other Outcomes (4)

  • Change of infarct volume

    14±2 days

  • Blood marker changes from baseline to discharge

    at discharge, an average of 14 days

  • Degree of cerebral edema changes from baseline to 48 hours

    48 hours

  • +1 more other outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Exosomes group

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients in this arm will be given exosomes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cell for injection once a day for 7 days.

Drug: exosomes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cell for injection

Exosomes placebo group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Patients in this arm will be given a placebo of exosomes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cell for injection once a day for 7 days.

Drug: a placebo of exosomes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cell for injection

Interventions

Exosomes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cell for injection (3.0ml, 1×10\^11particles/ml).

Also known as: GD-iExo-003
Exosomes group

Exosomes placebo, 3.0ml

Also known as: GD-iExo-003 placebo
Exosomes placebo group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Clinical diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke
  • Modified Rankin Scale score before stroke of 0-1
  • Time of stroke onset is known and treatment can be started between day 1 and 7 of onset.
  • Confirmation of hemispheric cortical infarct with magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography
  • Subjects who received intravenous thrombolysis or underwent mechanical reperfusion are eligible if they meet all other eligibility criteria.
  • Adequate hepatic and renal function: serum aspartate aminotransferase ≤2.5× upper limit of normal; serum alanine aminotransferase ≤2.5× upper limit of normal; blood urea nitrogen ≤1.25× upper limit of normal; serum creatinine ≤1.25× upper limit of normal
  • Adequate cardiac function.
  • Subjects or legal representative can sign the informed consent and must be willing and able to comply with all aspects of treatment and follow-up schedule.

You may not qualify if:

  • Presence of intracranial hemorrhage on CT including hemorrhagic stroke, epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma, intraventricular hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage or hemorrhagic transformation, etc.
  • Presence of a lacunar or a brainstem infarct as the etiology of current symptoms.
  • Evidence of brain tumor or history of epilepsy or traumatic brain injury.
  • Subjects with present malignant disease.
  • Subjects with severe comorbidities including immunodeficiency or coagulation disorders.
  • Subjects with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or other degenerative neurological disease.
  • Ongoing systemic infection, severe local infection or taking immunosuppressants.
  • Subjects with positive hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAg) and positive hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb), or HBsAg-positive virus carriers, positive hepatitis C antibody, positive syphilis antibody or HIV
  • Allergy to the study products.
  • Documented allergies
  • Participation in any clinical trial in the last 3 months
  • Inability or unwillingness to comply with the study schedule
  • Pregnancy, childbearing potential (unless it is certain that pregnancy is not possible), oe breast feeding
  • Other serious medical or psychiatric illness that is not adequately controlled
  • Other circumstances that the investigator considers inappropriate for participation in the trial.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

Beijing, 100053, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Ischemic Stroke

Interventions

Injections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

StrokeCerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Drug Administration RoutesDrug TherapyTherapeutics

Study Officials

  • Junwei Hao, MD; PhD

    Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Junwei Hao, MD; PhD

CONTACT

Gaoting Ma, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SEQUENTIAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Director of Neurology Department

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 12, 2023

First Posted

November 18, 2023

Study Start

June 5, 2024

Primary Completion

March 30, 2026

Study Completion

March 30, 2026

Last Updated

December 4, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

The study will not share individual participant data to other researchers.

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