A Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy Study of VC-02™ Combination Product in Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia Unawareness
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03163511 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : May 23, 2017
Last Update Posted : July 15, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus With Hypoglycemia | Combination Product: VC-02 Combination Product | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 75 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | There are two Cohorts in this study design. Cohort 1 enrolls up to 15 subjects total. After Cohort 1 enrollment is completed, Cohort 2 enrollment then occurs with up to an additional 60 subjects. |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Other |
Official Title: | An Open-Label, First-In-Human Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of VC-02™ Combination Product in Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia Unawareness |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 6, 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | November 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | February 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Cohort 1
VC-02 Combination Product; Up to six (6) VC-02-20 implants and up to two (2) VC-02-300 implants
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Combination Product: VC-02 Combination Product
PEC-01 cells loaded into a Delivery Device
Other Name: PEC-Direct |
Experimental: Cohort 2
VC-02 Combination Product; Up to twelve units implanted of which up to ten (10) are VC-02-300 implants and the rest are VC-02-20 implants.
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Combination Product: VC-02 Combination Product
PEC-01 cells loaded into a Delivery Device
Other Name: PEC-Direct |
- Incidence of all adverse events reported for Cohort 1 subjects [ Time Frame: Thru the Month 4 Visit ]AEs through four months.
- Change in C-peptide for Cohort 2 subjects [ Time Frame: Baseline to the Month 6 Visit ]Change in C-peptide from baseline.

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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 |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and non-pregnant women
- Diagnosis of T1DM for a minimum of five (5) years
- Hypoglycemia unawareness or significant glycemic lability
- Stable diabetic treatment
- Willingness to use a continuous glucose meter
- Acceptable candidate for implantation
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of islet cell, kidney, and/or pancreas transplant.
- Six (6) or more severe, unexplained hypoglycemic events within six (6) months of enrollment
- Uncontrolled or untreated thyroid disease or adrenal insufficiency
- Diabetic complications such as severe kidney disease or renal dysfunction, proliferative retinopathy, diabetic foot ulcers, amputations attributable to diabetes, and/or severe peripheral neuropathy
- Non-compliance with current anti-diabetic regimen
- Detectable stimulated serum C-peptide during screening period assessment.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03163511
United States, California | |
City of Hope National Medical Center | |
Duarte, California, United States, 91010 | |
UCLA-UCI Alpha Stem Cell Clinic | |
Irvine, California, United States, 92697 | |
UC Davis - Alpha Stem Cell Clinic | |
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817 | |
University of California San Diego | |
San Diego, California, United States, 92121 | |
United States, Maryland | |
Johns Hopkins University | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205 | |
United States, Minnesota | |
University of Minnesota | |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Ohio State University | |
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43203 | |
Belgium | |
University Hospital Brussels | |
Brussel, Belgium | |
Canada, Alberta | |
University of Alberta | |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
Canada, British Columbia | |
University of British Columbia | |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Study Director: | Richard Wang | Vice President Clinical Operations |
Responsible Party: | ViaCyte |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03163511 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
VC02-101 |
First Posted: | May 23, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 15, 2022 |
Last Verified: | July 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Hypoglycemia Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases |