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Table 15 Clinical trials (unpublished/on-going) registered in ClinicalTrials.gov

From: The use of mesenchymal stem cells for cartilage repair and regeneration: a systematic review

Title

Cell source

Country

Clinical trial phase

Condition

Study design

Enrolment

Follow-up

Arm(s)

Cell delivery

Primary outcomes

Study status (on 8.3.2016)

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier

Autologous cells

Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Knee Cartilage Injuries

Bone marrow

Jordan

II

Advanced knee articular cartilage injury

Non-randomized parallel assignment; double blind

13

12 months

Culture expanded MSCs alone vs. MSC with platelet lysate

Intra-articular injection

Therapeutic benefit

Completed in August 2015; no publication found

NCT02118519

Adult Stem Cell Therapy for Repairing Articular Cartilage in Gonarthrosis

Bone marrow

Spain

I/II

Gonarthrosis grade 2–3

Open label; single group assignment

15

12 months

Culture expanded MSCs (40 million cells)

Articular injection

Feasibility/safety

Completed in January 2013; no publication found

NCT01227694

Autologous Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantation for Articular Cartilage Defects Repair

Bone marrow

UK

I/II

Knee articular cartilage defects

Randomized parallel assignment; double blind

10

12 months

MSCs (fresh or cultured unspecified)

Intra-articular injection

Change in WOMAC

Unknown

(estimated study completion date; July 2014)

NCT01895413

Mesenchymal Stem Cell for Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head

Bone marrow

China

0

Osteochondritis of the femoral head

Open label single group assignment

15

5 years

Culture expanded MSC and bone marrow nuclear cells

Infusion through medial femoral circumflex artery, lateral femoral circumflex artery and obturator artery

Femoral head blood-supply artery angiographies; femoral head necrosis

Unknown

(estimated study completion date; August 2015)

NCT00813267

The Effects of Intra-articular Injection of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Knee Joint Osteoarthritis

Bone marrow

Iran

II

Knee joint osteoarthritis

Single centre, randomised, placebo controlled, double blind

40

3 months

Culture-expanded MSCs vs. placebo

Intra-articular injection

Changes in WOMAC physical function and VAS pain

Completed in November 2012; no publication found

NCT01504464

Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells for Treating Osteoarthritis

Bone marrow

India

I/II

Knee OA Kellgren and Lawrence classification 3–4

Open label single group assignment; multi-centre

10

1 year

MSCs (fresh or culture-expanded unspecified)

Unknown

WOMAC pain score and safety

On-going

(estimated study completion date; January 2012)

NCT01152125

Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis by Intra-articular Injection of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Bone marrow

Spain

I/II

Knee OA

Randomised parallel assignment; open label

30

12 months

Culture-expanded MSCs (10 million or 100 million cells) and hyaluronic acid (HyalOne®) vs. HyalOne®

Intra-articular injection

Pain and function (VAS, WOMAC, KOOS, EuroQol, SF-16, Lequesne), radiographic

On-going

(estimated study completion date; February 2015)

NCT02123368

Intra-Articular Autologous Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantation to Treat Mild to Moderate Osteoarthritis

Bone marrow

Malaysia

II

Mild to moderate OA based on Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic classification

Randomised parallel assignment; open label

50

12 months

MSCs (fresh or culture-expanded unspecified) in hyaluronic acid “Orthovisc” vs. hyaluronic acid

Intra-articular implantation

Changes in cartilage thickness (MRI)

Unknown (estimated study completion date; March 2014)

NCT01459640

Treatment of Osteoarthritis by Intra-articular Injection of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells With Platelet Rich Plasma (CMM-PRGF/ART)

Bone marrow

Spain

I/II

Knee OA

Randomised parallel assignment; open label; multi-centre

38

12 months

Culture-expanded MSCs with PRP (PRGF®) vs. PRGF® only

Intra-articular injection

Pain and function (VAS, WOMAC, KOOS, EuroQol, SF-16, Lequesne), radiographic

On-going (estimated study completion date; June 2017)

NCT02365142

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhanced With PRP Versus PRP In OA Knee (MSCPRPOAK)

Bone marrow

India

I/II

Knee OA grade 1–2 Ahlbacks radiographic staging

Randomised parallel assignment double blinded

24

6 months

Culture-expanded MSCs (10 million cells) with autologous PRP vs. PRP only

Injected by lateral approach

VAS pain

Unknown

(estimated study completion date; June 2014)

NCT01985633

Side Effects of Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Ankle Joint Osteoarthritis

Bone marrow

Iran

I

Severe ankle OA

Single group assignment open label

6

6 months

Culture-expanded MSCs

Intra-articular injection

Safety

Completed in September 2011; no publication found

NCT01436058

Human Autologous MSCs for the Treatment of Mid to Late Stage Knee OA

Bone marrow

Canada

I/II

Mid- to late-stage knee OA

Single group assignment, open label

12

1 year

Culture-expanded MSCs (1 million, 10 million or 50 million cells)

Injection

Safety

On-going

(estimated study completion date; February 2021)

NCT02351011

A Controlled Surveillance of the Osteoarthritic Knee Microenvironment With Regenexx® SD Treatment

Bone marrow

USA

NA

Knee OA Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 or greater

Observational cohort study

20

6 weeks

Regenexx® SD (bone marrow concentrate)

Injection

Temporal median change in protein concentration or percentage of cellular subpopulations

On-going

(estimated study completion date; March 2016)

NCT02370823

The Effect of Platelet-rich Plasma in Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Bone marrow

Iran

III

Knee OA grade 2 and above (radiographic)

Randomised, parallel assignment, placebo controlled, double blinded

50

2 year

Bone marrow aspirate vs. placebo (saline)

Intra-articular injection

VAS pain, WOMAC physical activity, cartilage repair (MRI)

Completed in April 2014; no publication found

NCT02582489

Outcomes Data of Bone Marrow Stem Cells to Treat Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis

Bone marrow

USA

NA

Hip and knee OA

Observational cohort study

12

1 year

Bone marrow concentrate

Injection

VAS pain, Harris Hip Score or Knee Society Score, Physician Global Assessment

Completed in March 2014; no publication found

NCT01601951

Use of Autologous Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate in Painful Knee Osteoarthritis (BMAC)

Bone marrow

USA

II

Bilateral knee OA Kellgren-Lawrence grade 1–3

Randomised, parallel assignment, placebo controlled, single blinded

25

12 months

Bone marrow concentrate vs. placebo (saline)

Injection

Safety

On-going

(estimated study completion date; December 2016)

NCT01931007

Autologous Stem Cells in Osteoarthritis

Bone marrow

Mexico

I

Knee OA Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic scale grade 2–3

Randomised parallel assignment, open label

61

6 months

Hematopoietic stem cells (fresh) vs. acetaminophen (750 mg orally TID)

Infusion

Safety

Completed in May 2014; no publication found

NCT01485198

The Use of Autologous Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects

Bone marrow

Egypt

Not given

An isolated osteochondral defect with no more than grade 1 or 2 Outerbridge

Single group assignment, open label

25

12 months

Culture-expanded MSCs

Open surgery or arthroscopy

Clinical scores and radiological images

Unknown

(estimated study completion date; December 2014)

NCT00891501

Autologous Transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) and Scaffold in Full-thickness Articular Cartilage

Bone marrow

Iran

I

Full-thickness chondral defects

Single group assignment, open label

6

12 months

Culture-expanded MSCs mixed with collagen I scaffold

Unspecified

Knee cartilage defects

Completed in December 2010; no publication found

NCT00850187

“One-step” Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cell Transplantation in Talar Osteochondral Lesions (BMDC)

Bone marrow

USA

III

ICRS grade 3–4 Osteochondral lesions of the talar dome

Single group assignment, open label

140

24 months

Bone marrow concentrate

Arthroscopy

American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society hindfoot score

On-going (estimated completion date; June 2016)

NCT02005861

Transplantation of Bone Marrow Stem Cells Stimulated by Proteins Scaffold to Heal Defects Articular Cartilage of the Knee

Bone marrow

France

0

Knee OA ICRS classification grade 4

Single group assignment, open label

50

1 year

Freshly isolated bone marrow mononuclear cells mixed with protein scaffold

Arthroscopy (one step procedure)

IKS

Unknown

(estimated completion date; December 2014))

NCT01159899

INSTRUCT for Repair of Knee Cartilage Defects

Bone marrow

The Netherlands

Not given

Knee articular cartilage defect

Single group assignment, open label; multi-centre

40

1 year

INSTRUCT scaffold (biodegradable scaffold seeded with autologous primary chondrocytes and bone marrow cells)

Arthrotomy

Safety and lesion filling

Completed in June 2014; no publication found

NCT01041885

HyaloFAST Trial for Repair of Articular Cartilage in the Knee (FastTRACK)

Bone marrow

Hungary

Not given

Knee articular cartilage defect

Randomised, parallel assignment, placebo controlled, single blinded, multi-centre

200

2 years

Hyalofast® scaffold with bone marrow aspirate concentrate vs. microfracture

One-step arthroscopic procedure

Changes in KOOS

On-going (estimated study completion date; June 2020)

NCT02659215

Autologous Adipose Stem Cells and Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Adipose

Vietnam

I/II

Idiopathic or secondary knee OA grade 2–3 radiographic severity

non-randomised unblinded

16

12 months

Stromal vascular fraction (10–50 million cells) and platelet rich plasma (PRP)

Injection

Safety

Completed in December 2015; no publication found

NCT02142842

Effectiveness and Safety of Autologous ADRC for Treatment of Degenerative Damage of Knee Articular Cartilage

Adipose

Russia

I/II

Knee OA (degenerative damage of knee articular cartilage)

Single group assignment, open label

12

24 weeks

Adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRC) extracted using Celution 800/CRS System (Cytori Therapeutics, Inc.)

Intra-articular injection

Safety

On-going (estimated study completion date; December 2016)

NCT02219113

Autologous Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells Delivered Intra-articularly in Patients With Osteoarthritis

Adipose

USA

I/II

OA

Single group assignment, open label, multi-centre

500

6 months

MSCs in PRP

Intra-articular injection

Pain score, functional rating index, visual analogue scale (VAS), physical therapy (PT) and range of motion (53), quality of life scores, reduction in analgesics, adverse events

On-going (estimated study completion date; December 2016)

NCT01739504

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment for Primary Osteoarthritis Knee

Adipose

Taiwan

I

Bilateral primary OA Kellgren and Lawrence grade 2–3 as determined by X-ray

Single group assignment, open label,

10

12 months

MSCs (8–10 million cells)

Intra-articular injections

Safety

On-going (estimated study completion date; December 2016)

NCT02544802

Autologous Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells Therapy for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Adipose

China

II

Knee OA

Single group assignment, double blinded

48

6 months

Fresh MSCs (10 million, 20 million, 50 million cells twice) vs. placebo (PBS)

Intra-articular injection

WOMAC score

Completed in December 2013; no publication found

NCT01809769

Clinical Trial of Autologous Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells (MPCs) Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

Adipose

China

II

Knee OA

Randomised, parallel assignment, placebo controlled, single blinded

48

12 months

Culture-expanded MSCs vs. sodium hyaluronate

Intra-articular injection

WOMAC

On-going (estimated study completion date; July 2016)

NCT02162693

Outcomes Data of Adipose Stem Cells to Treat Osteoarthritis

Adipose

USA

NA

Knee OA

Observational cohort study

50

12 months

Cellular concentrate

Unknown

KOOS, HOOS

On-going (estimated study completion date; September 2017)

NCT02241408

Clinical Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of JOINTSTEM in Patients With Degenerative Arthritis

Adipose

Korea

II/III

Knee OA

Randomised parallel assignment, double blinded

120

24 weeks

MSCs (100 million cells) vs. sodium chloride

Injection

WOMAC

On-going (estimated study completion date; July 2017)

NCT02658344

ADIPOA–Clinical Study

Adipose

France

I

Moderate or severe knee OA

Non-randomised parallel assignment, open label

12

1 year

MSCs (2 million, 10 million, 50 million cells)

Intra-articular injection

Safety

Completed in December 2014; no publication found

NCT01585857

Safety and Clinical Effectiveness of A3 SVF in Osteoarthritis

Adipose

USA

Not given

OA

Single group assignment, open label

30

1 year

Stromal vascular fraction with activated platelet

Injection

Pain and inflammation–WOMAC scores, comprehensive inflammation blood panel

On-going

(estimated study completion date; September 2015)

NCT01947348

Safety and Clinical Outcomes Study: SVF Deployment for Orthopaedic, Neurologic, Urologic, and Cardio-pulmonary Conditions

Adipose

USA

Not given

Neurodegenerative diseases, OA, erectile dysfunction, autoimmune diseases, cardiomyopathies or emphysema

Single group assignment, open label

3000

36 months

Stromal vascular fraction

Intra-venous, intra-articular, and soft tissue injection

Safety

On-going

(estimated study completion date; March 2018)

NCT01953523

Microfracture Versus Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects

Adipose

USA

Not given

Knee OA

Randomised, parallel assignment, double blind

90

24 months

Fibrin glue + acellular collagen dermal matrix + DSCs, + additional layer of fibrin glue vs. microfracture

Arthroscopy

KOOS

On-going (estimated study completion date; December 2020)

NCT02090140

Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells vs. Chondrocytes for the Repair of Chondral Knee Defects (ASCROD)

Adipose

Spain

I/II

Articular cartilage lesion of the femoral condyle

Randomised, parallel assignment, open label

30

18 months

Cultured stem cells vs. cultured autologous chondrocytes

Unknown

Hyaline cartilage production for chondral knee lesions repair

Unknown (estimated study completion date; June 2012)

NCT01399749

A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of JointStem in Treatment of Osteoarthritis

Adipose

USA

II

Knee OA

Randomised, parallel assignment, double blinded

45

6 months

Joint stem adipose-derived (MSCs) vs. Synvisc-One (hyaluronic acid)

 

Cartilage volume, cartilage articular surface area, cartilage thickness, subchondral bone surface curvature (MRI)

On-going (estimated study completion date; September 2017)

NCT02674399

Allogenic cells

Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis With Allogenic Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSV_allo)

Bone marrow

Spain

I/II

Knee OA grade 2–4 of Kellgren and Lawrence

Randomised, parallel assignment, double blinded

30

1 years

Culture-expanded MSCs (40 million cells) vs. hyaluronic acid

Intra-articular transplantation

Safety

Completed in June 2014; published in August 2015

NCT01586312

(Linked to study NCT01183728)

Clinical Trial of Allogenic Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

Adipose

China

I

Degenerative arthritis by radiographic criteria of Kellgren Lawrence

Randomised, parallel assignment, double blind

18

48 weeks

10 million MSCs vs. 20 million MSCs

Intra-articular injection

WOMAC

On-going (estimated study completion date; July 2017)

NCT02641860

Clinical Study of Umbilical Cord Tissue Mesenchymal Stem Cells (UC-MSC) for Treatment of Osteoarthritis

Umbilical Cord

Panama

I/II

Modified Kellgren-Lawrence classification grade 2–4 radiographic OA severity.

Randomised, parallel assignment, open label

40

12 months

Single intra-articular injection of MSCs vs.

IV injections of MSC for 3 days

Intra-articular injection; IV

Safety

On-going (estimated study completion date; March 2017)

NCT02237846

Safety and Feasibility Study of Mesenchymal Trophic Factor (MTF) for Treatment of Osteoarthritis

Umbilical Cord

Panama

I/II

Modified Kellgren-Lawrence classification grade 2–4 radiographic OA severity.

Non-Randomised, single group assignment,

open label

40

12 months

Intra-articular injection of allogeneic MTF from UC-MSC vs. 12 subcutaneous MTF injections, once per week

Intra-articular injection; subcutaneous injection

Safety

On-going (estimated study completion date; June 2017)

NCT02003131

A Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Umbilical Cord-derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Knee Osteoarthritis

Umbilical Cord

Chile

I/II

Kellgren-Lawrence classification grade 1–3 radiographic OA severity

Randomised, parallel assignment, double blind

30

12 months

MSCs (single dose of 20 million MSCs or double dose at 6 month interval) vs. hyaluronic acid

Intra-articular injection

Safety

On-going (estimated study completion date; December 2016)

NCT02580695

Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Articular Cartilage Defect

Umbilical Cord

China

I

Kellgren-Lawrence classification grade 2–4 radiographic OA severity

Single group assignment, open label

20

12 months

20 million cells every month for 4 months

Intra-articular injection

Safety

On-going (estimated study completion date; December 2016)

NCT02291926

Evaluation of Safety and Exploratory Efficacy of CARTISTEM®, a Cell Therapy Product for Articular Cartilage Defects

Umbilical cord blood

Korea

I/II

Focal, full-thickness grade 3–4 articular cartilage defects

Single group assignment, open label

12

12 months

CARTISTEM® (cultured UC MSCs mixed with sodium hyaluronate)

Unknown

Safety

On-going (estimated study completion date; May 2017)

NCT01733186

Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Cartistem® and Microfracture in Patients With Knee Articular Cartilage Injury or Defect

Umbilical cord blood

Korea

III

Knee Articular Cartilage Injury or Defect

Randomised, parallel assignment, open label

104

48 weeks

CARTISTEM® (cultured UC MSCs mixed with sodium hyaluronate) vs. Microfracture

Surgery

CRS cartilage repair assessment

Completed in January 2011; no publication found

NCT01041001

Follow-Up Study of CARTISTEM® vs. Microfracture for the Treatment of Knee Articular Cartilage Injury or Defect

Umbilical cord blood

Korea

III

Knee articular cartilage injury or defect

Randomised, parallel assignment, open label

103

60 months

CARTISTEM® (cultured UC MSCs mixed with sodium hyaluronate) vs. microfracture

Unknown

IKDC, VAS pain, WOMAC

On-going (estimated study completion date; May 2015)

NCT01626677

Injections of FloGraft Therapy, Autologous Stem Cells, or Platelet Rich Plasma for the Treatment of Degenerative Joint Pain

Amniotic fluid

USA

NA

Pain associated with one of the following conditions: lumbar facet degeneration, degenerative condition causing upper extremity joint pain or degenerative condition causing lower extremity joint pain

Cohort observational study

300

24 weeks

FloGraftTM (allogenic amniotic fluid-derived allograft) vs. autologous BMMSCs vs. platelet rich plasma

Injection

Pain

On-going (estimated study completion date; June 2016)

NCT01978639

IMPACT: Safety and Feasibility of a Single-stage Procedure for Focal Cartilage Lesions of the Knee

Unspecified

The Netherlands

I/II

Full-thickness articular cartilage lesion on the femoral condyle or trochlea

Single-group assignment, open label

35

18 months

Autologous chondrons (chondrocytes with their pericellular matrix) and allogeneic MSCs in the fibrin glue carrier

Unspecified (single stage surgery)

Safety

On-going (Estimated Study Completion Date: August 2015)

NCT02037204

Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Osteoarthritis

Unspecified

India

II

Kellgren and Lawrence classification grade 2–3 radiographic OA severity

Randomised, double blind, multi-centre

60

2 years

Culture-expanded MSCs in 2 ml plasmalyte + 2 ml, hyaluronan vs. 2 ml, plasmalyte + 2 ml, hyaluronan

Intra-articular

Safety and tolerability

Unknown (estimated study completion date; July 2014

NCT01453738

Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Osteoarthritis

Unspecified

Malaysia

II

Kellgren and Lawrence classification grade 2–3 OA

Randomised, double blind, multi-centre

72

1 year

Culture-expanded MSCs in 2 ml plasmalyte + 2 ml, hyaluronan vs. 2 ml, plasmalyte + 2 ml, hyaluronan

Intra-articular

Safety and tolerability

Unknown (estimated study completion date; February 2013)

NCT01448434

Autologous or allogenic unspecified

Transplantation of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Affected Knee Osteoarthritis by Rheumatoid Arthritis

Bone marrow

II/III

Iran

Rheumatoid arthritis

Randomised, parallel assignment, open label

60

6 months

MSCs vs. saline

Intra-articular injection

Pain

Completed in December 2011; no publication found

NCT01873625

Safety and Efficacy Study of MSB-CAR001 in Subjects 6 Weeks Post an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Unknown

I/II

Australia

Anterior cruciate ligament injury

Randomised, parallel assignment, double blind

24

2 year

MSB-CAR001 (a preparation of MSCs) with hyaluronan vs. hyaluronan alone

Injection

Safety

Unknown

NCT01088191