Clinical trial NCT01273857: Transcoronary Infusion of Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Patients With Single Ventricle Physiology
Official title: Phase I Study of Cardiac Progenitor Cell Therapy in Patients With Single Ventricle Physiology
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE1
Conditions: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Single Ventricle
Heart Failure
Keywords: Cardiac progenitor cells
Cell therapy
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Single Ventricle
Norwood
Sano modification
Glenn
Fontan
Lead sponsor: Okayama University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
First posted: 2011-01-11
Enrollment: 14
Sex: ALL
Maximum age (years): 6
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and related anomalies involved a single ventricle are characterized by hypoplasia of the left heart and the aorta with compromised systemic cardiac output. Infants with the syndrome generally undergo a staged surgical approach in view of an ultimate Fontan procedure. Although long-term survival in patients with HLHS and related single ventricle physiology has improved markedly with advances in medical and surgical therapies, a growing number of infants will ultimately require heart transplantation for end-stage heart failure due to several potential disadvantages include a negative effect on right ventricular function, arrhythmia, additional volume load via regurgitation from the nonvalved shunt, and impaired growth of the pulmonary artery.

Risk factors for poor outcome of heart transplantation with HLHS and single ventricle physiology are older age at transplantation and previous Fontan operation. New strategies are needed to improve the underlying transplant risks proper for the Fontan failure patients.

Emerging evidence suggests that heart-derived stem/progenitor cells can be used to improved cardiac function in patients with ischemic heart disease. In this trial, the investigators aimed to test the safety and feasibility of intracoronary injection of autologous cardiac progenitor cells in patients with HLHS and related single ventricle anomalies and that could improve ventricular function at 3 months' follow up.

Detailed description: Autologous cardiac progenitor cells are isolated from patients' own cardiac tissues obtained during palliative shunt procedure. Patients will receive 0.3 million/kg of autologous cardiac progenitor cells via intracoronary delivery 1 month after cardiac surgery. Follow-up visits 3 months to 1 year after cell injection will need to prospectively verify the clinical, laboratory, and safety-related data.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and related single ventricle anomalies undergoing first to third palliative shunt surgeries will be recruited into the study.
* Patients between 0 and 6 years of age are eligible if written informed consent can be obtained.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Cardiogenic shock
* Eisenmenger syndrome
* Uncontrollable arrhythmia
* Severe chronic diseases
* Infections
* Cancer
* Unwillingness to participate

Primary outcomes:
measure: Feasibility Evaluation and Major Cardiac Adverse Events Related to Transcoronary Infusion of Cardiac Progenitor Cells
timeFrame: 3 months to 1 year after cell transplantation
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Serious Adverse Events
timeFrame: 3 months to 1 year after cell transplantation
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Okayama
country: Japan
facility: Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
name: Hidemasa Oh, M.D., Ph.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
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