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Study aim
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Main purpose was safety of high dose adipose-tissue MSCs in Secondary Progressive MS female patients
Secondary purpose was efficacy of AT-MSC on neurophysiological functions, clinical evaluations and regulatory lymphocytes of patients
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Design
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we aim to design an open label phase 1/2 clinical trial to assess safety and efficacy of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells on10 female with secondary progressive phase of multiple sclerosis (SPMS).
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Settings and conduct
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10 female with secondary progressive phase of multiple sclerosis (SPMS) were selected from MS association center and refereed to Ghaem Hospital of Mashhad. Abdominal fat of patients was removed. After harvesting their adipose tissue mesenchymal stem cells (AT-MSCs) were expanded to reach to a range of 5×106 MSC/Kg. Then their expanded AT-MSCs were infused in 2 dosage during 2 injection space 7 days apart. Next we evaluate the effect of AT-MSCs on patients by assessment of MRI scans on baseline, 6 and 9 months after transplantation, EDSS and TCD4+CD25+FOXP3+CD127- population derived from peripheral blood on baseline, 2 weeks, 1, 3, 6 and 9 months after first injection. .All assessments are done in Ghaem Hospital of Mashhad.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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inclusion criteria are female with secondary progressive phase of multiple sclerosis (SPMS) aged under 50 years, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDDS) score 3 -6.5, Failure to response to the available disease modifying treatments
exclusion criteria are Having relapses or using steroid drugs within the month prior to trial, History of malignancy, Acute or chronic infection, Immunodeficiency, Pregnancy, Lactating woman, Cardiac, renal or hepatic failure, Positive serology for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Incapability for a biopsy of at least 50 grams of fat tissue, Treatment with any disease modifying treatment during the trial, unable to give written informed consent
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Intervention groups
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The effect of adipose tissue mesenchymal stem cells (AT-MSCs) on a group consist of 10 female with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS)
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Main outcome variables
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Efficacy of adipose tissue mesenchymal stem cells (AT-MSCs) on
neurophysiological functions identified in MRI scans, Improvement in clinical evaluations according to standard criteria and Improvement of immunological procedures by decreasing regulatory lymphocytes population.