Desperate knee pain patient gets experimental stem cell treatment
NCT ID NCT04604288
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a stem cell treatment for one person with severe, long-term knee pain from osteoarthritis who had no other options left. The patient received stem cells from their own fat, given both through a vein and directly into the knee joints. The goal was to see if the treatment was safe and could help ease pain.
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
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Inclusion Criteria 1. Documented diagnosis of bilateral knee pain. 2. Hemodynamically stable. Exclusion Criteria 1. Immunosuppression as defined by WBC \< 3, 000 cells/ml at baseline screening. 2. Subjects with pro-coagulant disease processes such as Factor V Leiden deficiency, Factor C and S deficiency, anti-thrombin deficiency, prothrombin mutation, and dysfibrinogenemia. 3. Subjects with abnormal vital signs, abnormal liver or kidney function, and hematological abnormalities specifically: 1. BP systolic: \>160 or \<100 mmHg, DBP: \>100 SBP or \<50mmHg 2. Pulse: \<60 or \>105 bpm 3. Respiratory Rate: \<9 and \>25 breaths per minute 4. Temperature: \>99.9 degrees Fahrenheit 5. O2 saturation: \<92% 6. Liver enzymes \>2x upper limit of normal (ULN) 7. Abnormal bilirubin unless due to benign unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia 8. eGFR \<60 mL/min/ 1.73 m2 by CKD-EPI 9. HbA1C \>9% 10. Hb \<10 mg/dL 11. Platelet Count \<100,000 4. Other acute or chronic medical conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the risks associated with study participation or HB-adMSCs administration. 5. Any abnormal, inexplicable laboratory result with no obvious cause defined. 6. Participation in other interventional research studies. 7. Unwillingness to return for follow-up visits.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hope Biosciences Stem Cell Research Foundation
Sugar Land, Texas, 77478, United States
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