Stem cell shot for pouchitis fails to launch
NCT ID NCT05578508
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aimed to test whether injecting stem cells from a donor's bone marrow into the pouch (a surgically created internal reservoir) could safely treat pouchitis that hadn't improved with antibiotics or other drugs. The trial was planned for 12 adults aged 18-75 in the U.S., but it was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no data were collected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Allogeneic bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)
- What this could lead to
- If it had worked, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with pouchitis that doesn't respond to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was withdrawn before any patients were enrolled, so no results are available. Stem cell treatments are still experimental and may carry risks like infection or immune 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
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2022
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2024
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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18 to 75 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: 1. Men and women 18-75 years of age 2. Residents of the United States 3. Medically refractory pouchitis defined as lack of response to antibiotics, immunomodulators, and/or biologics 4. Concurrent therapies with corticosteroids, 5-ASA drugs, thiopurines, MTX, antibiotics, anti-TNF therapy, anti-integrin and anti-interleukin are permitted if have been on them for at least 2 months prior to study enrollment without change 5. No malignant or premalignant intestinal condition, ruled out on colonoscopy within 90 days of MSC delivery 6. Ability to comply with protocol 7. Competent and able to provide written informed consent 8. Must have failed or have a contraindication to standard medical therapy including anti-TNF, anti-interleukin, or anti-integrin agent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inability to give informed consent 2. Clinically significant medical conditions within the six months before administration of MSCs: e.g. myocardial infarction, active angina, congestive heart failure or other conditions that would, in the opinion of the investigators, compromise the safety of the patient 3. Specific exclusions: * HIV * Hepatitis B or C * Abnormal CBC at screening * Abnormal AST or ALT at screening 4. History of cancer including melanoma (with the exception of localized skin cancers) within 5 years of study enrollment 5. Investigational drug use within thirty (30) days of baseline 6. Pregnant or breastfeeding 7. Multifocal proximal small bowel involvement which resembles Crohn's of the small bowel 8. Evidence of pelvic sepsis and pelvic penetrating fistulizing disease 9. Patients with intestinal diversion above the level of the pouch 10. Neoplasia of pouch 11. Change in medical regimen for pouchitis in the two months prior to study enrollment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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