Safety and Efficacy of BMMNC in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Chaitanya Hospital, Pune

Status and phase

Unknown

Phase 2

Phase 1

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Treatments

Biological: BMMNC

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01883661

CSCC/BM/2013/MS/01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to prove the BMMNC Therapy in Multiple sclerosis, and to control symptoms and help to maintain a normal quality of life of suffering patients.

Full description

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered to be an autoimmune disease that is caused by the immune system attacking the central nervous system (CNS) leading to myelin loss and axonal damage, resulting in long-term disability. The pathophysiology of MS is complex with involvement of genetic and environmental factors that define the susceptibility to generate the autoimmune attack. MS is caused by damage to the myelin sheath, the protective covering that surrounds nerve cells. When this nerve covering is damaged, nerve signals slow down or stop.The nerve damage is caused by inflammation. Inflammation occurs when the body's own immune cells attack the nervous system. Currently, treatment of MS relays mainly on immunosuppression combined with monoclonal antibodies and steroid therapies.The most advanced application for MSCs in the neurological clinical arena is in multiple sclerosis.This clinical study time period is for 1 year. This study is carried out to see the role of BMMNC cell Therapy in Multiple sclerosis, and to control symptoms and help to maintain a normal quality of life of suffering patients.

Enrollment

15 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Confirmed Diagnosis of MS, Aged 18 - 65 years. Duration of disease: >5 years Signed, written informed consent Willing and able to comply with study visits according to protocol for the full study period

Exclusion criteria

Patients suffering from significant cardiac, renal or hepatic failure or any other disease that may risk the patient or interfere with the ability to interpret the results
Patient with any active or chronic infection
No life-threatening organ dysfunction.
Pregnancy or risk of pregnancy.
Patients who are seropositive for HIV1, HIV2, Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, and Hepatitis C
Patients unable to give written informed consent in accordance with research ethics board guidelines
Treatment with any immunosuppressive therapy, including natalizumab and fingolimod, within the 3 months prior to randomization
Treatment with interferon-beta or glatiramer acetate within the 30 days prior to randomization
Treatment with corticosteroids within the 30 days prior to randomization
Current treatment with an investigational therapy