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Lithium, Cord Blood Cells and the Combination in the Treatment of Acute & Sub-acute Spinal Cord Injury

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01471613
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 15, 2011
Last Update Posted : January 28, 2014
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Chengdu PLA General Hospital
StemCyte, Inc.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
China Spinal Cord Injury Network

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The trial is to investigate the safety and efficacy of oral lithium, intraspinal umbilical cord blood mononuclear cell transplant, and the combination in the treatment of acute and subacute spinal cord injury

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Spinal Cord Injury Procedure: Conventional Treatment Drug: Lithium Carbonate Tablet Biological: Cord Blood Cell Other: Placebo Phase 1 Phase 2

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 16 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Safety and Effect of Lithium, Umbilical Cord Blood Cells and the Combination in the Treatment of Acute and Sub-acute Spinal Cord Injury : a Randomized, Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Study Start Date : September 2011
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 2013
Actual Study Completion Date : January 2014

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Group C - Cord blood cell
Conventional treatment, cord blood cell transplant and placebo
 Procedure: Conventional Treatment
Conventional treatment includes surgeries such as laminectomy, spinal decompression etc. and the medicine generally adapted to treat spinal cord injury

Biological: Cord Blood Cell
Cord blood mononuclear cell, 6.4 million viable cells, are transplanted into spinal cord at upper and lower edges of the injured site

Other: Placebo
Placebo tablet, orally administration of placebo for 6 weeks
Placebo Comparator: Group A - Control
Conventional treatment and placebo
 Procedure: Conventional Treatment
Conventional treatment includes surgeries such as laminectomy, spinal decompression etc. and the medicine generally adapted to treat spinal cord injury

Other: Placebo
Placebo tablet, orally administration of placebo for 6 weeks
Experimental: Group B - Lithium Carbonate
Conventional treatment and lithium carbonate
 Procedure: Conventional Treatment
Conventional treatment includes surgeries such as laminectomy, spinal decompression etc. and the medicine generally adapted to treat spinal cord injury

Drug: Lithium Carbonate Tablet
250mg/tablet, administrated orally for 6 weeks.
Experimental: Group D - Combination Therapy
Conventional treatment, cell transplant and 6-weeks course of lithium carbonate
 Procedure: Conventional Treatment
Conventional treatment includes surgeries such as laminectomy, spinal decompression etc. and the medicine generally adapted to treat spinal cord injury

Drug: Lithium Carbonate Tablet
250mg/tablet, administrated orally for 6 weeks.

Biological: Cord Blood Cell
Cord blood mononuclear cell, 6.4 million viable cells, are transplanted into spinal cord at upper and lower edges of the injured site


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change from Baseline in AIS Motor and sensory scores and ASIA Impairment Scales in 48 weeks [ Time Frame: Week 0, 1, 2, 6, 14, 24 and 48 ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Walking [ Time Frame: Week 2, 6, 14, 24, 48 ]
    Walking Index of Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI)

  2. Functional assessment [ Time Frame: Week 2, 6, 14, 24, 48 ]
    Spinal Cord Injury Measure (SCIM) Score

  3. Locomotion [ Time Frame: Week 2, 6, 14, 24, 48 ]
    Kunming locomotor scales

  4. Spasticity grade [ Time Frame: Week 2, 6, 14, 24, 48 ]
    Modified Ashworth Scale

  5. Pain [ Time Frame: Week 2, 6, 14, 24, 48 ]
    Numerical rating scales


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • either gender and 18-65 years old;
  • acute or subacute traumatic spinal cord injury (defined as SCI resulting from an exteneral non-penetrating cause that occurred within 4 weeks);
  • neurological status of ASIA A;
  • neurological level between C5-T11;
  • MRI shows injury site is within 3 vertebral level and necrotic focus, if exist, is less than 1/3 of the spinal cord diameter;
  • professional judgment determinate that subjects need a spinal decompression surgery;
  • subjects able to complete neurological examination;
  • subjects have voluntarily signed and dated an informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • penetration SCI such as gun-shoot, knife-cutting or SCI caused by non-traumatic conditions;
  • spinal cord lesion exceeds three segments or necrotic focus with diameter larger than 1/3 of the spinal cord;
  • severe complications;
  • significant medical diseases or infection;
  • pregnant or lactating woman, or female of childbearing potential and who is unwilling to use an effective contraceptive method while enrolled in the study;
  • unavailability of suitable umbilical cord blood cells;
  • contraindication of lithium carbonate and/or spinal decompression surgery
  • subject is currently participating in another study or has been taking any investigational drug within the last 4 weeks prior to screening;
  • investigator suggests that the subject would not be suitable to participate this study
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Locations
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China, Yunnan
Treating Center of Spinal Cord Injury, Chinese PLA Chengdu Army Kunming General Hospital
Kunming, Yunnan, China, 650032
Sponsors and Collaborators
China Spinal Cord Injury Network
Chengdu PLA General Hospital
StemCyte, Inc.
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Hui Zhu, MD Chengdu PLA General Hospital
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Responsible Party: China Spinal Cord Injury Network
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01471613    
Other Study ID Numbers: CN102c
First Posted: November 15, 2011    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 28, 2014
Last Verified: January 2014
Keywords provided by China Spinal Cord Injury Network:
spinal cord injury
umbilical cord blood cell
cell transplant
lithium carbonate
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Spinal Cord Injuries
Wounds and Injuries
Spinal Cord Diseases
Trauma, Nervous System
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Lithium Carbonate
Antidepressive Agents
 Psychotropic Drugs
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antimanic Agents
Tranquilizing Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs