Clinical Trial of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Severe Acute Kidney Injury
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04194671 |
Recruitment Status :
Not yet recruiting
First Posted : December 11, 2019
Last Update Posted : October 25, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Acute Kidney Injury Mesenchymal Stem Cells | Biological: Mesenchymal stem cells Other: Saline | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 80 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Single-center, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Patient-blinded Study of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Therapy in Subjects With Severe Acute Kidney Injury Receiving Routine Therapy |
Estimated Study Start Date : | December 31, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 31, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Mesenchymal stem cells cohort |
Biological: Mesenchymal stem cells
In experimental group, patients receive standard treatment and allogeneic human umbilical cord derived-mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is administered via intravenous infusion on day 0 and day 7 |
Placebo Comparator: Saline cohort |
Other: Saline
In placebo control group, patients receive standard treatment and saline is administered via intravenous infusion on day 0 and day 7 |
- The difference in the renal function between the two groups (MSC treatment group vs placebo control group) within 28 days after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment [ Time Frame: within 28 days after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment ]Compare the creatinine concentration between the two groups (MSC treatment group vs placebo control group) at 28 days after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment.
- Overall survival within 28 days after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment [ Time Frame: 28 days ]Compare the overall survival rate between the two groups (MSC treatment group vs placebo control group) at 28 days after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment.
- Overall survival within 3 months after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Compare the overall survival rate between the two groups (MSC treatment group vs placebo control group) at month 3 after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment.
- Renal replacement therapy (RRT) dependent within 3 months after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Compare the rate of renal replacement therapy (RRT) dependence between the two groups (MSC treatment group vs placebo control group) at month 3 after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment.
- Complete renal recovery within 3 months after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Compare the rate of complete renal recovery between the two groups (MSC treatment group vs placebo control group) at month 3 after receiving MSC/placebo treatment. We considered complete recovery as alive, free of RRT, and the SCR decreased to no more than 1.5 times of the baseline level.
- Partial renal recovery within 3 months after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Compare the rate of partial renal recovery between the two groups (MSC treatment group vs placebo control group) at month 3 after receiving MSC/placebo treatment. Partial recovery refers to survival, free of RRT, and the SCR 1.5 times higher than the baseline level of creatinine.
- ICU and hospitalization duration of stay among all AKI patients within 3 months after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Compare the days in ICU and hospital between the two groups (MSC treatment group vs placebo control group) at month 3 after receiving MSC/placebo treatment.
- Adverse events within 3 months after receiving MSC/ placebo treatment [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Compare the rate of adverse events between the two groups (MSC treatment group vs placebo control group) at month 3 after receiving MSC/placebo treatment.

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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:
- Have severe AKI defined as more than two-fold increase serum creatinine level compared with baseline within 48 hours and/or urinary output consistently<0.5 ml/kg/h over 12 hours
- Age between 18 and 65 years
- Willing or having a legally acceptable representative to give a written informed consent
- Able to comply with visit schedule and study procedures including post-hospitalization discharge follow-up
Exclusion Criteria:
- AKI due to post-renal outflow obstruction,glomerulonephritis,lupus nephritis, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) related nephritis, antiglomerular basement membrane disease, cryoglobulinemia, thrombotic microangiopathy, and AKI caused by purpura nephritis
- Pregnant or lactating woman
- Allergic person
- Organ transplant or hematopoietic stem cell transplant
- Patients with malignant tumors or those with a history of cancer
- Life expectancy is less than 3 months
- Known end-stage liver disease
- Uncontrollable infection
- Patients younger than 65 years old ,whose estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were less than 60
- Severe pulmonary dysfunction
- Severe cardiac dysfunction,left ventricular ejection fraction is less than 40%, or severe arrhythmia patients
- Hemodynamically unstable patients
- Organ failure affecting more than 2 non-renal organs
- Acute or chronic vasculitis of any cause
- History of chronic systemic infection of any cause
- The investigators believe that subjects may need to gradually increase the dose of vasopressor to achieve and / or maintain hemodynamic stability
- Systemic immunosuppressive therapy that has not been stabilized for greater than 4 months, or in the case of chronic corticosteroid therapy, a dose of >15 mg/day of prednisone or the equivalent within the past 30 days
- Platelet count <25,000/uL or other severe hematologic abnormalities, causing the subject to be at risk of death
- Patients need mechanical ventilation
- Participate in other clinical trials

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04194671
China, Beijing | |
Chinese PLA General Hospital | |
Beijing, Beijing, China, 100853 |
Responsible Party: | Chen Xiangmei, Principal Investigator, Chinese PLA General Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04194671 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MSC-001 |
First Posted: | December 11, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 25, 2021 |
Last Verified: | October 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol |
Time Frame: | Data will be available beginning immediately following publication and ending 36 months following article publication. |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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