Treatment of Non Union of Long Bone Fractures by Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cell

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Treatment of nonunion, delayed union and malunion fractures of long bones remains problematic. The definition of nonunion is a failure of the fracture to heal in six months in a patient in whom progressive repair had not been observed radiographically between the third and sixth month after the fracture. First of all good surgical techniques are stable immobilization must be obtained and local sepsis excluded. Then stimulation of the callus is required. Numerous techniques have been developed ranging from invasive interventions (including internal fixation with the use of bone graft or bone graft substitutes) to non invasive procedures (ultrasound and pulsed electromagnetic fields). Recently, autologous cell therapy was presented as an interesting approach. The concept of such therapies is based on the effect of stem cells presented in the bone marrow and able to be transformed in osteoblast cells. The purpose of this study is to find if mesenchymal stem cells can stimulate bone regeneration in nonunion and delayed union fractures to reduce later surgeries required to augment the healing process and to accelerate the time to healing.

Detailed Description
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Treatment of nonunion, delayed union and malunion fractures of long bones remains problematic. The definition of nonunion is a failure of the fracture to heal in six months in a patient in whom progressive repair had not been observed radiographically between the third and sixth month after the fracture. Nonunion is a serious complication of a fracture, occurring in 2-10% of patients, as it is associated with high economic and health burden. Many cases are subsequently approached by multiple surgical and nonsurgical modalities. Various devices, under the name of bone growth stimulators have been used to enhance healing of the fracture. Recent studies, demonstrated the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells in regeneration of bone and cartilage tissue. In this study percutaneous injection of mesenchymal stem cells to the site of fracture is performed as an outpatient procedure or during an operative exposure to evaluate its efficacy in enhancing bone regeneration. In the case of small size of bone gap, mesenchymal stem cells are injected into the callus of fracture site through an outpatient procedure under the guide of fluoroscopy. If there is a large bone gap, through a surgical management, mesenchymal stem cells seeded on bone matrix are placed at the site of fracture. Patients are followed by X-Ray examination 1,2,6, and 12 months after treatment.

Official Title
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Effect of Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Reconstructing Human Bone Defects

Conditions
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Nonunion Fractures

Intervention / Treatment
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* Biological: cell injection


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Both genders are eligible Nonunion or delayed union diagnosed with X-Ray examination. More than 4 cm distance to joint Provided written informed consent Exclusion criteria: Multiple major fracture or untreated major fracture Infected fracture HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection at the time of screening Pregnant or lactating women Diagnosis of cancer Active treatment with immunosuppressive drugs or anticoagulant agent Known allergic reaction to components of study treatment and/or study injection procedure

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 12 Years
Maximum Age: 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: non union<br>Patients with nonunion fracture of long bones | Biological: cell injection<br>* Injection of mesenchymal cells in fractured zone<br>* Other names: Cell transplantation;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Radiological progression of bone fusion | callus formation in fracture zone | 3 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reduction of pain using VAS | Patients feel less pain during use of fractured limb | 6 months | 
| Cost analysis based on length of hospital stay | Cost benefit of cell transplantation by reduction of hospital admission time | 6 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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nonunion fracture bone formation pain relief