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Intracerebral Autologous Stem Cell Therapy for Chronic Stroke Patients

Intracerebral Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation Therapy for Patients with Ischemic Stroke in Chronic Phase: Phase 2a Clinical Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06752720
Acronym
RAINBOW-2a
Enrollment
8
Registered
2024-12-31
Start date
2024-12-01
Completion date
2027-11-30
Last updated
2025-01-24

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

Conditions

Stroke, Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke; Sequelae

Keywords

stem cell therapy, mesenchymal stem cell, ischemic stroke, chronic

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if autologous mesenchymal stem cell (HUNS001-01) transplantation therapy can provide neurological recovery in patients with chronic stage of stroke resulting in moderate to severe neurological sequelae. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can HUNS001-01 intracerebral transplantation demonstrate improvement in the mRS of disability for 1 year after intervention? Can HUNS001-01 intracerebral transplantation can be performed without any adverse events for 1 year after intervention? Participants will receive the below interventions. * Screening for the eligibility to enroll the clinical trial (interview, blood test, imaging) * Harvest of platelet concentrates (PC) * Harvest of bone marrows (BM) * Receive intracerebral transplantation surgery of HUNS001-01 * Post-operative rehabilitation * Follow-up studies (until 1 year or termination of the trial)

Interventions

DRUGStem cell Transplantation

Manufactured autologous mescenchymal stem cell (HUNS001-01) in our cell processing center will be injected into the brain, totally 4 x 10\^7 cells, in 2 brain sites.

Sponsors

RAINBOW Inc.
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Hokkaido University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Age between 20 and 70 years 2. Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke between 6 months and 5 years ago 3. Ischemic area in the territory of unilateral interanal cerebral artery 4. Moderate to severe neurological symptoms; mRS 3 or 4, and Brunnstrom stage Ⅲ or IV 5. Subjects with a DTI-RAINBOW (R-DTI) value of more than 70% at screening MR imaging 6. No significant neurological impairment before the stroke (Pre-stroke mRS of 0 or 1) 7. Subjects who can give informed consent by its self

Exclusion criteria

1. Subject showing severe lower extremity contracture (Maximum knee extension less than -15 degrees, Maximum ankle flexion less than 0 degree) 2. Anaemia (Hg \< 10·0 g/dL) 3. Thrombocytopaenia (platelet count \< 100,000/mm3) 4. Severe heart disease (ischaemic heart disease, heart failure) 5. Severe Systemic organ failure ALT \<3·0× upper limit of normal Total bilirubin \< 1·5× upper limit of normal Serum creatinine \< 1·5× upper limit of normal 6. History of malignancy 7. Carriers of infectious disease: syphilis, HBV, HCV, HIV-1/HIV-2, HTLV-1, parvovirus B19 8. Pregnant or lactating or expecting to become pregnant during the study 9. Known serious allergy to any agents used in the study 10. Contraindication for magnetic resonance imaging 11. History of seizure within 2 years 12. Subject's body weight less than 45 kg for male and 40kg for female 13. Participating in another clinical trial within 90 days, or planning to participate in another clinical trial in the future 14\. Any condition that in the judgement of the investigator would place the patient at undue risk

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Efficacy of HUNS001-01 administrationone yearThe frequency of the improvement in mRS of disability by 1 or more from baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in NIHSS examinationone yearMean improvement of NIHSS (0-42, higher score means worse outcome)
Change in FIM examinationone yearMean improvement of FIM (18-126, higher score means better outcome)
Change in Fugl-Myer examinationone yearMean improvement of Fugl-Myer (0-226, higher score means better outcome)
Safety of HUNS001-01 administrationone yearfrequency of Adverse Event
Change in FDG-PET examinationone yearMean improvement of FDG-PET set for ipsilateral motor cortex
Change in IMZ-SPECT examinationone yearMean improvement of IMZ-SPECT set for ipsilateral motor cortex
Change in Barthal index examinationone yearMean improvement of Barthal index (0-100, higher score means better outcome)

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Primary ContactKota Kurisu, M.D., Ph.D.
kkurisu0912@gmail.com+81-11-706-1161

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026