Heart stem cell trial pulled before it even started
NCT ID NCT03902067
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial aimed to test whether umbilical cord stem cells, delivered through a catheter into heart arteries, could safely improve heart function in people with severe heart damage after a major heart attack. It was designed for patients with very weak hearts (ejection fraction below 35%) and large scars. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSC)
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2024
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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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50 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: * Patients with acute extensive anterior myocardial infarction were successfully treated with emergency interventional therapy within 12 hours after onset. LVEF was less than 0.35 by echocardiography 30 days after operation, scar area was more than 25% by MRI, and cardiac function was NYHA III-IV grade. * Fully inform the purpose, method and possible side effects of the test, agree to the test, and sign an informed consent form; * Good compliance, willing to take drugs and follow up according to the requirements of the plan; * Life expectancy exceeds one year. Exclusion Criteria: * Those who cannot tolerate cell therapy; * Patients with severe hepatic and renal insufficiency (ALT\>1.5 times the upper limit of normal value, Cr \>1.5 times the upper limit of normal value); * Patients with malignant tumors or extremely weak patients; * Patients with severe infection; * Patients who are expected to have the second coronary intervention or bypass grafting within 3 months; * Patients with other serious systemic diseases and organ dysfunction; * Patients with cardiogenic shock; * Patients with hemorrhagic diseases; * Researchers believe that anyone who is not suitable for inclusion
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200233, China
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