Could umbilical cord stem cells help failing hearts?
NCT ID NCT07265349
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether injecting stem cells from umbilical cords into the heart during bypass surgery can help repair heart muscle and improve function in people with chronic heart failure. About 51 adults with weak hearts (ejection fraction 40% or less) will take part. The goal is to see if the treatment is safe and can improve the heart's pumping ability.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 51 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) Age from 18 to 80 years, both genders are eligible ; * 2\) Clinically judged to be suitable for CABG treatment due to chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy; * 3\) LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction) is ≤ 40% as indicated by echocardiography (modified Simpson method) or cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR); * 4\) NYHA (New York Heart Association) cardiac function classification of grade II-IV; * 5\) Patients or their legal guardians agreed to participate in this trial and signed the informed consent form. Major exclusion Criteria: * 1\) Severe left ventricular dysfunction, with LVEF ≤ 20% (based on the UCG or CMR examination results during the screening period); * 2\) Non-ischemic chronic left heart dysfunction, including but not limited to acute left heart dysfunction, dilated cardiomyopathy, severe right heart dysfunction (such as bilateral lower extremity edema accompanied by jugular vein distension, liver enlargement, etc.) or severe pulmonary hypertension (PASP \> 70 mmHg); * 3\) Clinically determined that other surgical procedures need to be performed simultaneously during CABG surgery, including but not limited to congenital heart disease requiring concurrent surgical intervention, heart valve disease, ventricular aneurysm, ventricular septal perforation, papillary muscle dysfunction, aortic dissection, intracardiac mass, thrombus or neoplasm; * 4\) Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction or stroke event within 1 month before enrollment; * 5\) Uncontrolled malignant arrhythmia; * 6)have undergone or are awaiting heart transplantation or implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Changhai Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 20000, China
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Shanghai Chest Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Shanghai General Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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