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Last refreshed on: 21 July 2021
Main ID:  NCT03282760
Date of registration: 09/08/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza IRCCS
Public title: Safety Study of Human Neural Stem Cells Injections for Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients NSC-SPMS
Scientific title: A Phase I Multicenter Study of Allogenic, Intracerebroventricular Human Neural Stem Cells Transplantation for the Experimental Treatment of Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Date of first enrolment: September 9, 2017
Target sample size: 24
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03282760
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Sequential Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
Italy Switzerland
Contacts
Name:     Angelo L Vescovi, PhD
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Affiliation:  Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza IRCCS
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. SPMS with progressive accumulation of disability after initial relapsing course, with
or without disease activity (Lublin et al. 2014).

2. EDSS = 6.5 and = 8

3. 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

4. Age = 18 and = 60 years

5. Failure of best medical treatment as judged by the treating neurologist and declared
absence of therapeutic alternatives

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Neurological conditions other than MS.

2. Psychiatric disorders, severe cognitive decline and personality and relational
disorders.

3. History or known presence of significant systemic, infectious, oncologic or metabolic
disorders.

4. Presence of any other autoimmune disease.

5. Chronic infections (HBV, HCV, HIV, tuberculosis).

6. Inability to perform MRI scans.

7. Immunomodulant/immunosuppressive treatments in the last 6 months before inclusion.

8. Current participation to other experimental studies.

9. Inability to provide informed consent.

10. Any contra-indication to lumbar puncture and the surgical procedure (e.g. use of
anticoagulants)

11. Pregnancy and breast feeding.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Secondary-progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Intervention(s)
Biological: Human Neural Stem Cells
Primary Outcome(s)
Incidence of Treatment Emergent AE [Time Frame: 1 year]
Percentage of Mortality in treated patients [Time Frame: 1 year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in Functional disability [Time Frame: Up to 1 year]
MS Biomarkers [Time Frame: Up to 1 year]
Alteration in Neurophysiological parameters [Time Frame: Up to 1 year]
Activity of Cognitive function [Time Frame: Up to 1 year]
Relapses Rate [Time Frame: Up to 1 year]
Secondary ID(s)
2015-004855-37
NSC SPMS
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Associazione Revert ONLUS
Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland
Fondazione Cellule Staminali
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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Date Completed:
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