[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"trial:NCT06145035":3,"trial-entities:NCT06145035":192,"trial-summary:NCT06145035":195},{"id":4,"nct_id":4,"org_study_id":5,"brief_title":6,"official_title":7,"overall_status":8,"completion_date":9,"status_verified_date":10,"last_update_date":11,"start_date":12,"sponsor_name":13,"lead_sponsor_class":14,"has_dmc":15,"brief_summary":16,"detailed_description":17,"conditions":18,"keywords":20,"study_type":23,"primary_purpose":24,"phases":25,"enrollment_info":27,"interventions":30,"primary_outcomes":39,"secondary_outcomes":44,"sex":106,"minimum_age":107,"maximum_age":108,"healthy_volunteers":109,"eligibility_criteria":110,"std_ages":120,"locations":123,"central_contacts":177,"overall_officials":180,"references":183,"see_also_links":191},"NCT06145035","23.0712","Single or Repeated Intravenous Administration of umbiliCAl Cord Mesenchymal sTrOmal Cells in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy","University of Louisville - 18642 \u002F CATO Study, Single or Repeated Intravenous Administration of umbiliCAl Cord Mesenchymal sTrOmal Cells in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy","RECRUITING","2028-09-01","2026-05","2026-05-13","2024-03-04","Roberto Bolli","OTHER",true,"This is a Phase IIA, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, multicenter study designed to assess the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stromal cells (UC MSCs, stem cells), administered intravenously (IV) as a single dose or repeated doses, in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM).","This is a Phase IIA, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, multicenter study designed to assess the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stromal cells (UC MSCs, stem cells), administered intravenously (IV) as a single dose or repeated doses, in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) (see summary in Figure 1).\n\nA total of 60 participants will be assigned in a random fashion to three groups on a 1:1:1 basis: control, single dose, and repeated doses. All patients will receive four study product infusions (SPIs) 2 months apart. SPIs (performed in a double blind fashion) will consist of either UC MSCs (stem cells) or placebo (based on randomization), infused by the IV route. Patients in the control group will receive four doses of placebo. Patients in the single dose group will receive one dose of UC MSCs (stem cells) followed by three doses of placebo. Patients in the repeated dose group will receive four doses of UC MSCs (stem cells). A dose of UC MSCs will consist of 100 million cells suspended in 60 mL, infused at a rate of 2 mL\u002Fmin. A dose of placebo will consist of an equivalent volume of Plasma Lyte A supplemented with 1% human serum albumin (HSA). After each SPI, patients will be monitored for a minimum of 2 hours and then examined at 1 week and 2 months. After the fourth SPI, patients will be followed for 6 months to complete all safety and efficacy assessments.\n\nThe UC MSCs will be derived from UC tissue obtained from a healthy pregnant woman at the time of caesarean delivery. The cells will be manufactured at the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine and then shipped to the Site for administration.",[19],"Ischemic Heart Disease",[21,22],"ischemic cardiopathy","UC-MSCs","INTERVENTIONAL","TREATMENT",[26],"PHASE2",{"count":28,"type":29},60,"ESTIMATED",[31],{"type":32,"name":33,"description":34,"armGroupLabels":35},"BIOLOGICAL","umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (UC-MSCs)","The study product will consist of 100 million UC-MSCs suspended in a final volume of 60 ml given at a rate of 3.3 million cells\u002Fmin. The product will be infused into vein via intravenous line placed in the arm.",[36,37,38],"control group","repeated-dose group","single-dose group",[40],{"measure":41,"description":42,"timeFrame":43},"change in LVEF (D LVEF) between baseline (M0) and 12 months after the first study product infusion (SPI) (M12)","Change in left ventricular ejection fraction as assessed via cardiac MRI. Units: %","Baseline, 12 months",[45,48,51,54,57,60,63,66,69,73,76,80,84,88,91,95,98,102],{"measure":46,"description":47,"timeFrame":43},"Change in LV end-systolic volume index (ESVI)","Change in left ventricular end systolic index (LVESVI) as assessed via cardiac MRI.\n\nUnits: ml\u002Fm2",{"measure":49,"description":50,"timeFrame":43},"Change in LV end-diastolic volume index (EDVI)","Change in left ventricular end diastolic index (LVEDVI) as assessed via cardiac MRI.\n\nUnits: ml\u002Fm2",{"measure":52,"description":53,"timeFrame":43},"Change in LV end-diastolic wall thickness","Change in LV end-diastolic wall thickness as assessed via cardiac MRI. Units: mm",{"measure":55,"description":56,"timeFrame":43},"Change in LV wall thickening","Change in LV wall thickening as assessed via cardiac MRI. Units: mm",{"measure":58,"description":59,"timeFrame":43},"Change in LV sphericity index","Change in LV sphericity index as assessed via cardiac MRI. Units: Index score Sphericity index is the ratio of the long and short axis measurements of the left ventricle.",{"measure":61,"description":62,"timeFrame":43},"Change in global and regional strain (tagged MRI): global and 16-segment values for peak circumferential strain, global and segmental longitudinal strain","Change in global and regional strain as assessed via cardiac MRI. Units: %",{"measure":64,"description":65,"timeFrame":43},"Change in scar mass (in grams)","Change in scar mass (in grams) as assessed via delayed gadolinium enhancement MRI.\n\nUnits: grams",{"measure":67,"description":68,"timeFrame":43},"Change in scar mass (as %LV)","Change in scar mass (as %LV) as assessed via delayed gadolinium enhancement MRI.\n\nUnits: %",{"measure":70,"description":71,"timeFrame":72},"Change in VO2 max (treadmill test)","Change in maximal oxygen consumption (peak VO2) as assessed via treadmill. Units: mL\u002Fkg\u002Fmin","Baseline, month 8, month 12",{"measure":74,"description":75,"timeFrame":72},"Change in exercise tolerance (six-minute walk test)","Change in exercise tolerance as assessed as the distance covered via the six-minute walk test.\n\nUnits: meters",{"measure":77,"description":78,"timeFrame":79},"Change in New York Heart Association class","NYHA Classifications of heart failure are as follows: Class I (no limitations); Class II (mild symptoms); Class III (marked limitations); Class IV (Severe limitations).\n\nUnits: score on a scale","Baseline, month 2,4,6,8, & 12",{"measure":81,"description":82,"timeFrame":83},"Change in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score","KCCQ is a 12-item questionnaire in which scores are scaled from 0 to 100 and summarized in ranges to represent health status as follows: 0 to 24: very poor to poor; 25 to 49: poor to fair; 50 to 74: fair to good; and 75 to 100: good to excellent.\n\nUnits: score on a scale","Baseline, month 6, month 12",{"measure":85,"description":86,"timeFrame":87},"Change in Endothelial Progenitor Cell [EPC]-colony forming unit [EPC-CFU] assay","Change in endothelial function will be reported as the change in Endothelial Progenitor Cell Colony Forming Unit (EPC-CFU) assessed via blood sample assay.\n\nUnits: CFUs\u002Fwell","Baseline, month 2, 8, & 12",{"measure":89,"description":90,"timeFrame":87},"Change in branchial artery flow-mediated dilation [FMD] [diameter percent change]).","Change in branchial artery flow-mediated dilation will be reported as the percent change in flow mediated diameter assessed via flow mediated dilation (FMD).\n\nUnits: %",{"measure":92,"description":93,"timeFrame":94},"Major adverse cardiac events (MACE)","Number of participants with adjudicated events including death, hospitalization for worsening HF, and exacerbation of HF requiring visit to the Emergency Department and\u002For IV therapy but not requiring hospitalization.\n\nUnits: number of participants who have an incidence of MACE in each group","Month 12",{"measure":96,"description":97,"timeFrame":94},"Cumulative days alive and out of hospital for HF","Days alive and out of hospital during the study evaluation period. Units: days",{"measure":99,"description":100,"timeFrame":101},"Biomarkers: Change in NT-proBNP","Change in NT-proBNP as assessed via blood draw. Units: pg\u002Fml","Day 0, Month 2, 4, 6, 8, & 12",{"measure":103,"description":104,"timeFrame":105},"Biomarkers: hs-CRP","Blood level of hs-CRP as assessed via blood draw. Units: mg\u002Fml","Day 0, Week 1, Month 2, 4, 6, 8, & 12","ALL","21 Years","85 Years",false,{"inclusion":111,"exclusion":112,"raw_text":119},[],[113,114,115,116,117,118],"manufactured before the year 2000","leads implanted \\\u003C 6 weeks prior to consent","non transvenous epicardial or abandoned leads","subcutaneous ICDs (if not MRI compatible)","leadless pacemakers","any other condition that, in the judgment of device trained staff, would deem an MRI contraindicated 5. Pacemaker dependence with an ICD (Note: pacemaker dependent candidates without an ICD are not excluded) 6. A cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device implanted less than 3 months prior to consent. 7. Other MRI contraindications (e.g. patient body habitus incompatible with MRI) 8. An appropriate ICD firing or anti tachycardia pacing (ATP) for ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia within 30 days of consent 9. Ventricular tachycardia ≥ 20 consecutive beats without an ICD within 3 months of consent, or symptomatic Mobitz II or higher degree atrioventricular block without a functioning pacemaker within 3 months of consent 10. Evidence of active myocarditis 11. Baseline glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \\\u003C 35 ml\u002Fmin\u002F1.73m2 12. Blood glucose levels (HbA1c) \\>10% 13. Hematologic abnormality evidenced by hematocrit \\\u003C 25%, white blood cell \\\u003C 2,500\u002Ful or platelet count \\\u003C 100,000\u002Ful 14. Liver dysfunction evidenced by enzymes (AST and ALT) ˃ 3 times the ULN. 15. HIV and\u002For active HBV or HCV 16. Known history of anaphylactic reaction to penicillin or streptomycin 17. Received gene or cell based therapy from any source within the previous 12 months. 18. History of malignancy within 2 years (i.e., subjects with prior malignancy must be disease free for 2 years), excluding basal cell carcinoma and cervical carcinoma in situ which have been definitively treated. 19. Condition that limits lifespan to \\\u003C 1 year 20. History of drug abuse (illegal \"street\" drugs except marijuana, or prescription medications not being used appropriately for a pre-existing medical condition) or alcohol abuse (≥ 5 drinks\u002Fday for ˃ 3 months), or documented medical, occupational, or legal problems arising from the use of alcohol or drugs within the past 12 months. 21. Participation in an investigational therapeutic or device trial within 30 days of consent 22. Cognitive or language barriers that prohibit obtaining informed consent or any study elements 23. Pregnancy or lactation or plans to become pregnant in the next 12 months. 24. Any other condition that, in the judgment of the Investigator or Sponsor, would impair enrollment, study product administration, or follow up.","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n1. Be ≥ 21 and ≤ 85 years of age.\n2. Have documented CAD (\\> 70% lesion in at least 1 epicardial vessel) with evidence of myocardial injury, LV dysfunction, and clinical evidence of HF.\n3. Have a \"detectable\" area of myocardial injury defined as ≥ 5% LV involvement (infarct volume) and any subendocardial involvement by MRI.\n4. Have an EF ≤ 40% by MRI.\n5. Be receiving guideline driven medical therapy for HF (beta blockers, diuretics, ACE inhibitors or ARBs, or ARNIs, aldosterone antagonists, hydralazine isosorbide, sodium-glucose transporter 2 inhibitors) ) at stable, maximally tolerated doses for ≥ 1 month prior to consent. \"Stable\" is defined as stable dose with no changes for 30 days after last dose adjustment. For beta blockade \"stable\" is defined as no greater than a 50% reduction in dose or no more than a 100% increase in dose.\n6. Have NYHA class I, II or III symptoms of HF (see Appendix A)\n7. If a female of childbearing potential, be willing to use one form of birth control for the duration of the study and undergo a serum pregnancy test at baseline and within 36 hours prior to infusion\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n1. Indication for standard of care surgery (including valve surgery, placement of left ventricular assist device, or imminent heart transplantation), coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedure, and\u002For percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the treatment of ischemic and\u002For valvular heart disease. Subjects who require or undergo PCI should undergo these procedures a minimum of 3 months in advance of randomization. Subjects who require or undergo CABG should undergo these procedures a minimum of 3 months in advance of randomization. In addition, subjects who develop a need for revascularization following enrollment should undergo revascularization without delay. Indication for imminent heart transplantation is defined as a high likelihood of transplant prior to collection of the 12 month study endpoint. Candidates cannot be UNOS 1A or 1B, and they must have documented a low probability of being transplanted.\n2. Severe valvular (any valve) insufficiency and\u002For regurgitation within 12 months of consent\n3. History of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke within 90 days of consent\n4. Presence of a pacemaker and\u002For implantable cardiac device (ICD) generator with any of the following limitations\u002Fconditions:\n\n   * manufactured before the year 2000\n   * leads implanted \\\u003C 6 weeks prior to consent\n   * non transvenous epicardial or abandoned leads\n   * subcutaneous ICDs (if not MRI compatible)\n   * leadless pacemakers\n   * any other condition that, in the judgment of device trained staff, would deem an MRI contraindicated\n5. Pacemaker dependence with an ICD (Note: pacemaker dependent candidates without an ICD are not excluded)\n6. A cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device implanted less than 3 months prior to consent.\n7. Other MRI contraindications (e.g. patient body habitus incompatible with MRI)\n8. An appropriate ICD firing or anti tachycardia pacing (ATP) for ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia within 30 days of consent\n9. Ventricular tachycardia ≥ 20 consecutive beats without an ICD within 3 months of consent, or symptomatic Mobitz II or higher degree atrioventricular block without a functioning pacemaker within 3 months of consent\n10. Evidence of active myocarditis\n11. Baseline glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \\\u003C 35 ml\u002Fmin\u002F1.73m2\n12. Blood glucose levels (HbA1c) \\>10%\n13. Hematologic abnormality evidenced by hematocrit \\\u003C 25%, white blood cell \\\u003C 2,500\u002Ful or platelet count \\\u003C 100,000\u002Ful\n14. Liver dysfunction evidenced by enzymes (AST and ALT) ˃ 3 times the ULN.\n15. HIV and\u002For active HBV or HCV\n16. Known history of anaphylactic reaction to penicillin or streptomycin\n17. Received gene or cell based therapy from any source within the previous 12 months.\n18. History of malignancy within 2 years (i.e., subjects with prior malignancy must be disease free for 2 years), excluding basal cell carcinoma and cervical carcinoma in situ which have been definitively treated.\n19. Condition that limits lifespan to \\\u003C 1 year\n20. History of drug abuse (illegal \"street\" drugs except marijuana, or prescription medications not being used appropriately for a pre-existing medical condition) or alcohol abuse (≥ 5 drinks\u002Fday for ˃ 3 months), or documented medical, occupational, or legal problems arising from the use of alcohol or drugs within the past 12 months.\n21. Participation in an investigational therapeutic or device trial within 30 days of consent\n22. Cognitive or language barriers that prohibit obtaining informed consent or any study elements\n23. Pregnancy or lactation or plans to become pregnant in the next 12 months.\n24. Any other condition that, in the judgment of the Investigator or Sponsor, would impair enrollment, study product administration, or follow up.",[121,122],"ADULT","OLDER_ADULT",[124,142,161],{"facility":125,"status":8,"city":126,"state":127,"zip":128,"country":129,"contacts":130,"geoPoint":139},"University of Miami Miller School of Medicine","Miami","Florida","33136","United States",[131,136],{"name":132,"role":133,"phone":134,"email":135},"Joshua Hare, MD","CONTACT","305-243-1152","JHare@med.miami.edu",{"name":137,"role":133,"phone":134,"email":138},"Ana Garzon","amg9460@med.miami.edu",{"lat":140,"lon":141},25.77427,-80.19366,{"facility":143,"status":8,"city":144,"state":145,"zip":146,"country":129,"contacts":147,"geoPoint":158},"University of Louisville School of Medicine, Institute of Molecular Cardiology","Louisville","Kentucky","40202",[148,152,156],{"name":149,"role":133,"phone":150,"email":151},"Roberto Bolli, MD","502-608-5426","rbolli@louisville.edu",{"name":153,"role":133,"phone":154,"email":155},"Michelle Unseld, RN","502-540-3423","michelle.unseld@louisville.edu",{"name":149,"role":157},"PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",{"lat":159,"lon":160},38.25424,-85.75941,{"facility":162,"status":8,"city":163,"state":164,"zip":165,"country":129,"contacts":166,"geoPoint":174},"The Texas Heart Institute Houston Texas","Houston","Texas","77030",[167,171],{"name":168,"role":133,"phone":169,"email":170},"Emerson Perin, MD","832-355-9173","eperin@texasheart.org",{"name":172,"role":133,"phone":169,"email":173},"Nicole Piece","npiece@texasheart.org",{"lat":175,"lon":176},29.76328,-95.36327,[178,179],{"name":149,"role":133,"phone":150,"email":151},{"name":153,"role":133,"phone":154,"email":155},[181],{"name":149,"affiliation":182,"role":157},"University of Louisville School of Medicine",[184,188],{"pmid":185,"type":186,"citation":187},"41397478","DERIVED","Bolli R, Tang XL, Hare JM, Mitrani RD, Perin EC, Lima JA, Hurwitz BE, Kalra D, Singh G, Saltzman RG, Caceres LV, Nettina A, Lee YS, Bacallao K, Grant E, Khan A. Design and rationale of CATO, a Phase IIA, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of single or repeated intravenous administration of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in ischemic cardiomyopathy. Am Heart J. 2026 Apr;294:107328. doi: 10.1016\u002Fj.ahj.2025.107328. Epub 2025 Dec 13.",{"pmid":189,"type":186,"citation":190},"39163570","Tang XL, Wysoczynski M, Gumpert AM, Solanki M, Li Y, Wu WJ, Zheng S, Ruble H, Li H, Stowers H, Zheng S, Ou Q, Tanveer N, Slezak J, Kalra DK, Bolli R. Intravenous infusions of mesenchymal stromal cells have cumulative beneficial effects in a porcine model of chronic ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Cardiovasc Res. 2024 Dec 4;120(15):1939-1952. doi: 10.1093\u002Fcvr\u002Fcvae173.",[],{"nct_id":4,"conditions":193,"biomarkers":194},[19],[],{"nct_id":4,"found":15,"summary":196,"prompt_version":206},{"design":197,"status":198,"heading":199,"summary":200,"follow_up":201,"word_count":202,"commitments":203,"compensation":204,"drugs_mentioned":205},"This is a Phase IIA, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study involving 60 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either UC-MSCs or a placebo.","completed","Umbilical Cord Stem Cells for Ischemic Heart Disease","This study is testing umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (UC-MSCs), a type of stem cell, for people with ischemic heart disease (a condition where the heart doesn't get enough blood due to narrowed arteries). Researchers want to see if these cells, given into a vein, are safe and effective. You could be eligible if you are between 21 and 85 years old, have documented coronary artery disease (CAD) with heart muscle damage, and your heart's pumping ability (ejection fraction or EF) is 40% or less. The main goal is to see if these cells improve your heart's pumping ability 12 months after the first treatment. The study status is currently unclear.","Your heart's pumping ability will be measured at baseline and 12 months after the first infusion.",111,"You would receive four infusions, two months apart. After each infusion, you'll be monitored for at least 2 hours, then examined at 1 week and 2 months.","Not stated in the trial record.",[33],"v2"]