Could stem cells save Babies' brains after oxygen loss?
NCT ID NCT07018739
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 8 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding stem cells to standard cooling therapy helps newborns with brain injury from lack of oxygen at birth. Forty infants will receive either stem cells from donated placentas or a placebo. Researchers will track death and developmental delays for up to two years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a treatment that reduces the risk of death or long-term disability in newborns with brain injury from oxygen loss.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1/2 trial with only 40 infants, so results are preliminary. The stem cell approach may not improve outcomes over cooling alone, and there are risks like infection or infusion reactions.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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4 to 9 days
- 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: * Term and late-preterm infants (gestational age ≥34 weeks) * Diagnosed with moderate to severe HIE based on modified Sarnat staging * Received TH per standard protocol * Parental consent obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Major congenital anomalies or genetic syndromes * Severe sepsis or active infection * Severe coagulopathy or bleeding disorders * Multi-organ failure
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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