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MultiStem Administration for COVID-19 Induced ARDS (MACoVIA)

A Phase 2/3 Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of MultiStem® Therapy in Subjects With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04367077
Acronym
MACoVIA
Enrollment
206
Registered
2020-04-29
Start date
2020-04-28
Completion date
2024-10-01
Last updated
2026-08-11

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

Conditions

ARDS

Keywords

COVID19, respiratory distress, adult stem cells

Brief summary

Multicenter investigation featuring an open-label lead-in followed by a double blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2/3 part to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MultiStem therapy in subjects with moderate to severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) due to pathogens including COVID-19.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALMultiStem

intravenous infusion

BIOLOGICALPlacebo

intravenous infusion

Sponsors

Healios K.K.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 89 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosis of new acute-onset moderate to severe ARDS, as defined by the Berlin criteria, requiring an endotracheal or tracheal tube, Evidence of pneumonia or severe localized or systemic infection

Exclusion criteria

Moribund subject who, in the opinion of the Investigator, is not expected to survive at least 48 hours and End-stage severe chronic lung disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Ventilator-Free DaysDay 0 through Day 28.
Safety and Tolerability as measured by the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0.Day 28

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
All-cause mortalityDay 60
Ranked hierarchical composite outcome of alive and ventilator-freeDay 28
Ventilator-free daysDay 0 through Day 60

Countries

United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTOREric Jenkins, MD

Healios K.K.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 12, 2026