Stem cells tested as last hope for Crohn's patients

NCT ID NCT00482092

Summary

This study tested whether stem cell infusions could help people with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease who hadn't responded to standard medications. 330 participants received either stem cells or a placebo through four IV treatments over two weeks. The goal was to see if the stem cells could reduce inflammation and bring the disease under control.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Allegheney Center for Digestive Health

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States

  • Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States

  • Baylor University Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States

  • Borland-Groover Clinic

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32256, United States

  • Brigham and Womens Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Carle Clinic Association

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

  • Center for Clinical Studies

    Dearborn, Michigan, 48124, United States

  • Center for Digestive Health

    Troy, Michigan, 48098, United States

  • Charlotte Gastroenterology and Hepatology

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28207, United States

  • Chevy Chase Clinical Research

    Chevy Chase, Maryland, 20815, United States

  • Clinical Pharmacology Study Group

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01610, United States

  • Clinical Research of West Florida

    Clearwater, Florida, 33765, United States

  • Cotton-O'Neil Clinical Research Center

    Topeka, Kansas, 66606, United States

  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

  • Digestive and Liver Disease Specialists

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States

  • Gastroenterology Center of the Midsouth

    Germantown, Tennessee, 37138, United States

  • Gastroenterology United of Tulsa

    Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74135, United States

  • Gulf Coast Research

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States

  • Health Science Centre

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3A 1R9, Canada

  • Indiana University Medical Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • London Health Sciences Centre

    London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • McGuire Research Institute

    Richmond, Virginia, 23249, United States

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada

  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • Nashville GI Specialists

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37205, United States

  • National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

  • Options Health Research

    Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74137, United States

  • Pinehurst Medical Clinic

    Pinehurst, North Carolina, 28734, United States

  • Rochester General Hospital

    Rochester, New York, 14621, United States

  • Rochester Institute for Digestive Diseases

    Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

  • Royal Adelaide Hospital

    Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

  • Royal Melbourne Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Seattle Gastroenterology Associates

    Seattle, Washington, 98133, United States

  • Shafran Gastroenterology Center

    Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States

  • St Louis Center for Clinical Studies

    St Louis, Missouri, 63128, United States

  • University Hospital and Medical Center

    Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States

  • University of Alberta Hospital

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2X8, Canada

  • University of Calgary

    Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

  • University of Chicago Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Kentucky Hospital

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States

  • University of Louisville Hospital

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • University of Minnesota Hospital

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

  • University of Otago

    Christchurch, New Zealand

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • University of Southern California University Hospital

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • University of Texas Health Science Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • University of Texas Medical Branch

    Galveston, Texas, 77555, United States

  • University of Vermont

    Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

  • Waikato Hospital

    Hamilton, New Zealand

  • Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

  • Weill Cornell Medical College

    New York, New York, 10028, United States

  • Western States Clinical Research

    Wheat Ridge, Colorado, 80033, United States

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