Clinical Trial of Intravitreal Injection of Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa (TC/RP)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02280135 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 31, 2014
Last Update Posted : March 30, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Retinitis Pigmentosa | Biological: Intravitreal injection of Autologous bone marrow Stem Cell Other: Subconjunctival injection of saline | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 8 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase I Clinical Trial of Intravitreal Injection of Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa |
Study Start Date : | November 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Intravitreal injection of Autologous bone marrow Stem Cell
Patients included in the trial will receive a pars plana intravitreal injection of autologous mononuclear cells (MNC) of bone marrow (BM) in one eye (experimental group A or group). The eye in which autologous BM MNCs were injected will be determined randomly. The average dose will be 30 million of cells (5-60 million) diluted in 0.1 ml. of saline. |
Biological: Intravitreal injection of Autologous bone marrow Stem Cell
We will proceed to the injection of 0.1 ml of the suspension with the autologous MNC of BM avoiding coincide with conjunctival and scleral hole and perpendicular to the sclera. After the injection, a dry, sterile dressing will be placed to prevent reflux. Immediately, the perception of light, the movement of the central retinal artery, the venous pulse and the color of the papilla will be evaluated. If necessary, anterior chamber paracentesis will be performed. After injection, the patient will remain with closed eyes and sitting, waiting for cells will be deposited on the bottom of the eyeball and for 3 days will instill tropicamide collyrium every 12 hours. |
Placebo Comparator: Subconjunctival injection of saline
Patients included in the trial will receive a subconjunctival injection of 0.1 ml of saline (SF) (placebo) in the fellow eye (group B or control group). In this way the patient will receive an injection in the control eye but avoid the risks of intraocular injection.
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Other: Subconjunctival injection of saline
In the control eye, will make a subconjunctival injection of 0.1 ml saline. To realize contralateral injection gloves and all surgical materials will change, trying extreme measures of sterility. After injection, the patient will remain with closed eyes and sitting, waiting for cells will be deposited on the bottom of the eyeball and for 3 days will instill tropicamide collyrium every 12 hours. |
- Rate of serious and non-serious adverse events related with the use of bone marrow mononuclear cells in patients with retinitis pigmentosa [ Time Frame: 12 months from baseline ]
- Quality of Life: Questionnaire VFQ-25 (Visual Function Questionnaire-25). [ Time Frame: 12 months from baseline ]
- Visual acuity (VA): Test ETDRS (Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study). [ Time Frame: 12 months from baseline ]
- Color Vision: Ishihara Color Test. [ Time Frame: 12 months from baseline ]
- Contrast sensitivity: CSV-1000E. [ Time Frame: 12 months from baseline ]
- Intraocular pressure (IOP): measured in mm Hg with applanation tonometer Haag Streit AT 900. [ Time Frame: 12 months from baseline ]
- Examination of the anterior and posterior pole: Made with biomicroscopy (BMC). [ Time Frame: 12 months from baseline ]
- Width of retinal macula layer and nerve fiber: Measured with Optical Coherence Tomography Spectral domain (OCT)(Topcon 3D OCT-2000 Spectral Domain OCT). [ Time Frame: 12 months from baseline ]
- Visual field (VF) and macular sensitivity (The Humphrey perimeter). [ Time Frame: 12 months from baseline ]
- Study eye fundus: Made by Retinography and Angiography fluorescein. [ Time Frame: 12 months from baseline ]
- Electrical retinal function: electroretinogram (ERG) (altered / unaltered). [ Time Frame: 12 months from baseline ]
- Visual evoked potentials with Pattern Reversal (VEP) (altered / no altered). [ Time Frame: 12 months from baseline ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Retinitis Pigmentosa bilateral diagnosis.
- Visual acuity (measured with ETDRS) less than or equal to 20/70 and visual field below 30° central in both eyes.
- Signed informed consent
- Warranty sufficient adherence to protocol. It must fulfill all inclusion criteria.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Concurrence of any systemic or ocular disease that precludes or affects tracking study variables. Specifically retinal involvement with diabetes mellitus, glaucoma, macular degeneration or age.
- Eye surgery in the previous 6 months.
- Patients who are pregnant.
- Patients with active lactation.
- Physically fertile patients, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, including women whose career, lifestyle or sexual orientation excludes sexual intercourse with a man and women whose partners have been sterilized by vasectomy or other methods, UNLESS tHEY are using a reliable contraceptive method. This birth control method can be:
- Complete abstinence from sexual intercourse
- Surgical sterilization (tubal ligation)
- Surgical sterilization partner (vasectomy)
- Implanted or injectable hormonal contraceptives and oral.
- Patients with cardiac disease, renal, hepatic, systemic, immune that might influence the survival of patients during the test.
- Positive serology for hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV.
- Clinical criteria or anesthetics that contraindicate the sedation or the extraction of BM (Altered coagulation system or anticoagulated patient with inability to withdraw anticoagulation, hemodynamic instability, altered skin in the puncture site, etc.)
- Participation in other clinical trials.
- Inability to sign informed consent or understanding.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02280135
Spain | |
Clinical Universitary Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca | |
El Palmar, Murcia, Spain, 30120 |
Principal Investigator: | María Elena Rodriguez González-Herrero, MD | Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca |
Responsible Party: | Red de Terapia Celular |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02280135 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TC/RP 2012-000618-12 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | October 31, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 30, 2017 |
Last Verified: | March 2017 |
Retinitis Retinitis Pigmentosa Retinal Diseases Eye Diseases |
Eye Diseases, Hereditary Retinal Dystrophies Retinal Degeneration Genetic Diseases, Inborn |