Tolerability and Efficacy of Intravenous Infusion of Autologous MSC_Apceth for the Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01351610 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 11, 2011
Last Update Posted : December 15, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Critical Limb Ischemia Peripheral Artery Disease | Biological: PTA + Infusion of MSC_Apceth Procedure: PTA | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 25 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Open, Randomized, Mono-Centre, Two-Parallel Group Clinical Phase I/II Trial on the Evaluation of Tolerability and Efficacy of an Intravenous Infusion of Human Bone Marrow Derived Autologous, CD34-Negative Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia in Patients With Advanced Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease Subsequent to Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty |
Study Start Date : | March 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Group B |
Procedure: PTA
percutaneous transluminal angioplasty only |
Experimental: Group A |
Biological: PTA + Infusion of MSC_Apceth
percutaneous transluminal angioplasty followed by infusion of MSC_Apceth |
- Collection of adverse events [ Time Frame: one year ]
- Safety laboratory values [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
- ECG findings [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
- Analysis of inflammation markers [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
- Comparison of course of haemodynamic and vascular processes [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 40 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (symptomatic PAOD), diagnosis of CLI defined as persistent, recurring ischemic rest pain for at least 2 weeks, and/or ulceration or gangrene of the foot or toe, with an ABPI </= 0.5,
- Patients with staging of ≥III according to Fontaine and ≥4 according to Rutherford categories,
- Patients fulfilling the criteria for an invasive re-vascularisation procedure (PTA) at the discretion of the investigator,
- Patients without major amputation of the lower extremities within the period of 6 months after inclusion in the opinion of the investigator,
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with wounds of a severity of greater than grade 2 on the Wagner Scale,
- Patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia,
- Patients with unstable angina pectoris,
- Patients with severe congestive heart failure (i.e. NYHA Stage IV),
- Patients with uncontrolled hypertension (defined as diastolic blood pressure >110 mmHg or systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg during screening),
- Patients with an uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c > 9%),
- Patients having any history of malignant tumour in the anamnesis or are currently on tumour treatment,
- Patients who are unsuitable for a MSC stem cell therapy in the opinion of the investigator,

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): NCT01351610
Germany | |
Isar Medizin Zentrum | |
Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 80331 |
Principal Investigator: | Peter Heider, MD, PhD | Isar Medizin Zentrum, München |
Responsible Party: | Apceth GmbH & Co. KG |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01351610 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MSC_Apceth_001 |
First Posted: | May 11, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 15, 2015 |
Last Verified: | December 2015 |
Critical Limb Ischemia Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease Peripheral Artery Disease |
Peripheral Vascular Disease Stem Cell Therapy Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
Peripheral Arterial Disease Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Arterial Occlusive Diseases Ischemia Pathologic Processes Atherosclerosis |
Arteriosclerosis Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Peripheral Vascular Diseases Chronic Disease Disease Attributes |