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Using umbilical cord stem cells to treat severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Intravenous umbilical cord stem cells reduce exacerbations in severe COPD phenotypes

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN78787702
Enrollment
42
Registered
2026-04-29
Start date
2017-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-05-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease stage C and D Respiratory

Interventions

Intervention Group: A single intravenous infusion of allogeneic umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) at a targeted dose of 1.5 × 106 cells/kg of body weight, diluted in 250 mL of 0.

Sponsors

Ministry of Science and Technology, Viet Nam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Confirmed COPD diagnosis meeting all of the following criteria 1.1 Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio < 0.70 1.2 Negative bronchodilator reversibility 1.3 Classification into high-risk clinical phenotypes defined as Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) groups C and D, characterised by = 2 exacerbations or = 1 hospitalisation for an exacerbation in the previous year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Current smoking or smoking cessation within 6 months prior to screening 2. An acute COPD exacerbation requiring hospitalisation within 4 weeks prior to enrolment 3. Severe cardiovascular comorbidities, including ejection fraction = 40 percent, recent myocardial infarction, or severe arrhythmias 4. Concurrent pulmonary diseases, such as asthma, tuberculosis, or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 5. Active malignancies 6. Immunodeficiency 7. Use of systemic immunosuppressants within 8 weeks prior to enrolment or TNF inhibitors within 3 months prior to enrolment

Countries

Viet Nam

Contacts

Public ContactPhuc Pham Van
phucpham@sci.edu.vn+84 903870153

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 16, 2026