Could stem cells help people with spinocerebellar ataxia? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT03378414
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests whether umbilical cord stem cells can safely improve movement and coordination in people with spinocerebellar ataxia (types 1, 2, 3, and 6). Forty-five participants will receive the cells through an IV and a spinal injection. The main goal is to see if symptoms get better after 12 months.
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
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could point toward a treatment that slows or partially reverses movement problems in certain types of spinocerebellar ataxia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early Phase 2 trial with only 45 people. The stem cells may not improve symptoms, and there are risks from the infusion and injection procedures.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 45 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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16 to 60 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: * Clinical and genomic test diagnoses as spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) (include SCA 1, SCA 2, SCA 3, SCA 6), SARA (Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia) score is 2-5, can complete 8-meter walking test(8MW) * Do not receive stem cells treatment in 6 months * Participants sign the consent form based on the experiment process and statement Exclusion Criteria: * Cardiac, renal, hepatic insufficiency; total bilirubin is 1.5 times higher than normal value, aspartate transaminase(AST)or alanine aminotransferase(ALT)is 2.5 times higher than normal value * Hemogram: total white blood cells \<3.0 \* 10\^9 cells/L, blood platelet \<75 \* 10\^9/L, hemoglobin \<100g/L * pneumonia, or severe infection * With severe allergic history * Brain organic disorder, like brain tumor * Serum with HIV, syphilis antibody positive * Severe mental disease, cognitive disorder patients * Other severe system or organ organic disease * Pregnant, breast feeding, or planning pregnant women * Participate other clinical experiments in 3 months * With some other conditions that doctor propose not to participate
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