Safety of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Local Intramuscular Injection for Treatment of Uterine Scars
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03181087 |
Recruitment Status :
Withdrawn
(The pandemic resulted in no enrollments.)
First Posted : June 8, 2017
Last Update Posted : December 21, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Uterine Scar | Other: Umbilical cord MSCs | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 0 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase I, Single-arm, Open Study of the Safety of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Local Intramuscular Injection for Treatment of Uterine Scars |
Estimated Study Start Date : | December 11, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 31, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 30, 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Umbilical cord MSCs Group
1*10^7 Umbilical cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)
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Other: Umbilical cord MSCs
Participants will receive direct local intramuscular injection of 1*10^7 MSCs (in 1ml of 0.9% saline) in the uterine incision. |
- Safety evaluation through vital signs, the results of clinical lab tests and adverse events [ Time Frame: 6 months post treatment ]Safety evaluation through vital signs, the results of clinical lab tests and adverse events.
- Number of participants with uterine niche [ Time Frame: 6 months post treatment ]The niche is defined as a triangular anechoic area at the presumed site of incision in the uterus by transvaginal utrasonography.
- Change of uterine scar thickness [ Time Frame: 6 weeks, 3 and 6 months post treatment ]The scar thickness be measured using a transvaginal utrasonography
- Change of uterine scar area [ Time Frame: 6 weeks, 3 and 6 months post treatment ]The scar area will be measured using a transvaginal utrasonography
- Number of participants with endometritis [ Time Frame: 6 months post treatment ]Endometritis is defined as the presence of at least two of the following signs with no other recognized cause: fever (temperature of at least 38℃), abdominal pain, uterine tenderness, or purulent drainage from the uterus.
- Number of participants with wound infection [ Time Frame: 6 months post treatment ]Wound infection is defined as the presence of either superficial or deep incisional surgical-site infection characterized by cellulitis or erythema and induration around the incision or purulent discharge from the incision site with or without fever and included necrotizing fasciitis.
- Immunoglobulin concentrations in breast milk and serum [ Time Frame: 6 weeks, 3 and 6 months post treatment ]Breast milk and serum immunoglobulin (IgG, IgA, IgM) and the complement (C3, C4) are detected by transmission immune turbidity method using automatic biochemical analyzer.
- Adverse events occurrence [ Time Frame: 6 months post treatment ]Adverse events will be evaluated since the baseline visit until 6 months after the end of the treatment.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years to 35 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Primiparous women receiving cesarean delivery
- Ages between 21-35 years
- Gestation ages ≥ 37 weeks and < 42 weeks
- Willing to comply with study dosing and completed the entire course of the study
- Willing to give and sign an informed consent form and a photographic release form
Exclusion Criteria:
- Fibroids
- Placenta previa
- Placenta abruption
- Multiple gestation
- Antepartum hemorrhage
- Preeclampsia/Eclampsia
- Hepatic or renal dysfunction
- Any systemic uncontrolled disease
- Inability to provide consent

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03181087
China, Guangdong | |
Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Foshan | |
Foshan, Guangdong, China, 528000 |
Principal Investigator: | Zhengping Liu, MD | Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Foshan |
Responsible Party: | Zhengping Liu, MD, Director, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Foshan |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03181087 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MCHHFoshan-1701 |
First Posted: | June 8, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 21, 2022 |
Last Verified: | December 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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