Can stem cells save dying hip bones? new study halted
NCT ID NCT03180463
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a treatment using stem cells from donated umbilical cords for people with early-stage osteonecrosis (bone death) of the hip. The goal is to see if the cells are safe and can help control the disease, possibly avoiding the need for hip replacement. The study was suspended, so results are not yet available.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Ficat classification is I, IIa, or IIb period * no obvious improvement or ingravescence by conservative treatment * patients or their statutory receive human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell of their own will, and signed informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Ficat classification is third or fourth period * acute, chronic infection patients * combined with heart, lung, kidney disease, and cannot tolerate operation * ankylosing spondylitis patient * acetabular dysplasia patient * with tumor * clinical data deficient * HIV positive * pregnancy or breast feeding women * under other therapy that possibly influence MSC security or efficacy
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Inner Mongolia International Mongolian Hospital
Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010065, China
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