Adipose-derived Stromal Vascular Fraction Cells to Treat Parkinson

NCT ID: NCT05699161

Last Updated: 2023-01-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-14

Study Completion Date

2022-10-31

Brief Summary

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This is an interventional study to treat 10 patients with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease with neurological assessment from the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Quotient-39 (PDQ-39) and Movement Disorders Society Universal Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS), with autologous adipose tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells by subdermal plane injection into the submuscular aponeurotic fascia of the face.

This study assesses: 1) safety and 2) feasibility and 3) exploratory evidence of efficacy.

Detailed Description

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Pre-procedure/intervention evaluation

Patients had a medical history, physical exam, and medication review. Neurological examination used two instruments: PDQ-39 and the MDS-UPDRS, the latter including videorecording of a standardized motor examination. Subjects also completed the general health questionnaire SF-36 and have blood drawn for subsequent biomarker analysis (immune markers L-1beta, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-alpha). Patients had pre-operative laboratory studies (hemogram, coagulation profile, electrolytes, BUN, creatinine, and urinalysis) and anesthesia evaluation carried out 48 hours prior to procedures.

Surgical and biochemical technique

The autologous fat tissue was harvested via liposuction by a plastic surgeon. The fat was washed and processed with collagenase for 60 minutes at a temperature of 39-41ºC, in an incubator and by constant shaking with a rotary shaker. The digested adipose tissue was then centrifuged for 14 minutes in 3 steps and the cell fraction (SVF) contained in the fat was removed with a syringe. The cell count was performed using a Luna Stem cell counter (Logos Bio). SVF was injected the same day as the liposuction and adipose processing.

A standardized total dose of 30x10e6 SVF cells was administered \[Carstens 2017\]. Injections of SVF cells bilateral (into the subdermal plane along the submuscular aponeurotic fascia) 1 cc per site for a final dose of 0.3 million cells per site

Post-surgical and management of complications

Patients were observed for potentially adverse effects for 24 hours after the procedure. There were follow-up visits at seven days, 1-, 3-, 6- and 12 months postoperative and treatment period.

Conditions

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Idiopathic Parkinson Disease Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Single group assignment.

Bilateral treatment.

Subdermal plane injection of SVF cells into the submuscular aponeurotic fascia of the face.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction cells

Intervention Type GENETIC

Published minimal clinically important differences (MCID) for PDQ-39; MDS-UPDRS; and levo-dopa equivalent dose and changes in the levels of blood proteins (L-1beta, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-alpha) in 10 patients after 12 months of treatment with SVF cells.

Interventions

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Adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction cells

Published minimal clinically important differences (MCID) for PDQ-39; MDS-UPDRS; and levo-dopa equivalent dose and changes in the levels of blood proteins (L-1beta, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-alpha) in 10 patients after 12 months of treatment with SVF cells.

Intervention Type GENETIC

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects with UK brain bank criteria for idiopathic Parkinson's disease for a period of not less than one year
* Age 18 - 80; male or female
* Stable PD medication for at least 30 days prior to study enrollment
* A MDS-UPDRS total score \> 20 and \< 50
* Ability to understand the study and sign consent forms
* Intent to comply with all postoperative appointments
* Social support to be able to comply with all follow-up visits

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous neurological disease or previous brain trauma as a confounding factor
* Cardiovascular disease or any condition that prohibits general anesthesia
* Inability to understand and / or cooperate with investigators
* Subjects that have a history of injury, infection, or deformity of at or near the anatomical site for planned product injection which may increase their risk for infection, injury, or complication related to the product (e.g., prior injury to blood vessels, lymphatics, history of orbital injury/fracture).
* Rash or possible skin infection over surgical sites or face.
* Subjects that use any form of tobacco, including e-cigarettes, more than once a week over the past year.
* Current substance abuse (drugs or alcohol) within the 6 months prior to study enrollment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Wake Forest University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ministerio de Salud, Nicaragua

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

GID BIO, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Autonomous University of Nicaragua

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Samuel Vilchez, PhD

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Samuel Vilchez, PhD

Professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Hospital Escuela Oscar Danilo Rosales Arguello

León, León Department, Nicaragua

Site Status

Countries

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Nicaragua

References

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Carstens M, Haq I, Martinez-Cerrato J, Dos-Anjos S, Bertram K, Correa D. Sustained clinical improvement of Parkinson's disease in two patients with facially-transplanted adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction cells. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Nov;81:47-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.09.001. Epub 2020 Sep 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33222965 (View on PubMed)

Brown JC, Shang H, Li Y, Yang N, Patel N, Katz AJ. Isolation of Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction Cells Using a Novel Point-of-Care Device: Cell Characterization and Review of the Literature. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2017 Mar;23(3):125-135. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2016.0377.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28177263 (View on PubMed)

Nguyen A, Guo J, Banyard DA, Fadavi D, Toranto JD, Wirth GA, Paydar KZ, Evans GR, Widgerow AD. Stromal vascular fraction: A regenerative reality? Part 1: Current concepts and review of the literature. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2016 Feb;69(2):170-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.10.015. Epub 2015 Oct 31.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26565755 (View on PubMed)

Guo J, Nguyen A, Banyard DA, Fadavi D, Toranto JD, Wirth GA, Paydar KZ, Evans GR, Widgerow AD. Stromal vascular fraction: A regenerative reality? Part 2: Mechanisms of regenerative action. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2016 Feb;69(2):180-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.10.014. Epub 2015 Oct 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26546112 (View on PubMed)

Lindvall O. Treatment of Parkinson's disease using cell transplantation. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2015 Oct 19;370(1680):20140370. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2014.0370.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26416681 (View on PubMed)

Shulman LM, Gruber-Baldini AL, Anderson KE, Fishman PS, Reich SG, Weiner WJ. The clinically important difference on the unified Parkinson's disease rating scale. Arch Neurol. 2010 Jan;67(1):64-70. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.295.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20065131 (View on PubMed)

Horvath K, Aschermann Z, Kovacs M, Makkos A, Harmat M, Janszky J, Komoly S, Karadi K, Kovacs N. Changes in Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease: How Large Must They Be to Be Relevant? Neuroepidemiology. 2017;48(1-2):1-8. doi: 10.1159/000455863. Epub 2017 Feb 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28161701 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Nica-Parkinson-2021

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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