Could your own stem cells heal your brain? new trial tests it

NCT ID NCT02795052

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: MD Stem Cells Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study is testing whether stem cells taken from a person's own bone marrow and then given back through the veins and nose can improve brain and nerve function. It includes 500 people with various conditions like stroke, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and nerve damage. The goal is to see if this treatment can help when standard care has not.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: autologous bone marrow derived stem cells
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a treatment that improves neurologic function for conditions like stroke, Parkinson's, or Alzheimer's.
What could go wrong: This is an early, unblinded study with no control group, so results may be due to placebo. It also includes many different conditions, making it hard to draw firm conclusions.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Alzheimer disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Brain Injuries, Traumatic brain ischemia cerebral arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy cerebral arteriopathy, autosomal dominant, with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, type 1 cerebral infarction Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Cognitive Dysfunction dementia dementia pugilistica diabetic neuropathy frontotemporal dementia intracerebral hemorrhage Lewy body dementia Lewy Body Disease Lewy Body Variant of Alzheimer Disease multiple sclerosis multiple system atrophy Nerve Degeneration nervous system disorder neurodegenerative disease Parkinson disease peripheral neuropathy progressive supranuclear palsy Shy-Drager Syndrome stroke disorder traumatic brain injury

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ALS ALZHEIMER DISEASE AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS CADASIL CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE CEREBRAL INFARCTION CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA CEREBRAL STROKE CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT DEMENTIA DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA LEWY BODY DISEASE LEWY BODY VARIANT OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE MSA - MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY MULTI-SYSTEM DEGENERATION NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS NEUROPATHY PARKINSON PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY STROKE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Contacts and locations

Locations

MD Stem Cells
RECRUITING

Westport, Connecticut, 06880, United States
MD Stem Cells
RECRUITING

Coral Springs, Florida, 33065, United States
The Saudi-German Hospital
RECRUITING

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 337-1500, United Arab Emirates

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