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Cell Therapy for Coronary Heart Disease: Infusion of Autologous Ex Vivo Cultivated Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs)" and Autologous Bone Marrow Progenitor Cells in Crossover Design for Improvement of Vascularization and Cardiac Function

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What is being tested

Data Collection

Who is being recruted

Arterial Occlusive Diseases+11

+ Arteriosclerosis

+ Cardiovascular Diseases

From 18 to 80 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 2
Interventional
Study Start: January 2002
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Summary

Principal SponsorJohann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: January 1, 2002

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

* The study is an open-label, controlled, randomized single-center trial. * Patients post myocardial infarction (>= 3 months) with a patent infarct-related artery are included. * Bone marrow-derived progenitor cells are aspirated under local anaesthesia, and after cell processing, are infused into the patent infarct-related artery during stop flow within the same day. Blood-derived progenitor cells are isolated out of 250ml peripheral venous blood, and after cell processing and 3 days culture, are infused into the patent infarct-related artery during stop flow. In addition, left ventricular angiography is performed. In the control group coronary angiography and left ventricular angiography without any intracoronary infusion are performed. * After 3 months, left ventricular angiography is repeated, and patients of the control group cross-over to active treatment with progenitor cells, whereas patients initially treated with progenitor cells cross-over to the alternate cell type. * The primary endpoint is the change in quantitative global left ventricular ejection fraction in LV angiography between the groups.

Official TitleCell Therapy for Coronary Heart Disease: Infusion of Autologous Ex Vivo Cultivated Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs)" and Autologous Bone Marrow Progenitor Cells in Crossover Design for Improvement of Vascularization and Cardiac Function
Principal SponsorJohann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

75 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.


Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 80 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Arterial Occlusive DiseasesArteriosclerosisCardiovascular DiseasesCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary DiseaseHeart DiseasesInfarctionIschemiaMyocardial InfarctionNecrosisPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsVascular DiseasesMyocardial Ischemia

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 to 80 * Patients post-myocardial infarction (\> 3 months old) or with diffuse ischemic CHD * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: \- Existing neoplastic disease or signs of tumor recurrence within the last 5 years * Active infection * Active internal bleeding * Stroke within the past 2 years * Surgery or trauma within the past two months * Uncontrolled hypertension over 160/100 * Arteriovenous malformations or aneurysms * HIV infection * Signs of significant kidney or liver failure (creatinine \> 2.0 mg/dL, GOT \> 2 x upper standard value) * Thrombopenia (\< 100,000) * Anemia (hemoglobin \< 8.5 g/dL) * Mental retardation * Participation in another clinical study * Women of childbearing age * Chronic inflammatory disease

Study Plan

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Study Objectives

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

J. W. Goethe University Hospitals

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