Stem Cell Therapy for Early Alzheimer's Disease
This study is looking at whether a stem cell treatment called adMSC can help people with early Alzheimer's disease or mild memory problems. adMSC uses your own stem cells, taken from a small fat sample, which are then processed and given back to you through an IV. Researchers want to see if this treatment can reduce inflammation in the brain, improve brain activity, and slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease. To join, you need to be between 60 and 80 years old and have a diagnosis of late pre-symptomatic or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's disease. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This is an open-label study, meaning both you and the study team will know what treatment you are receiving. It plans to enroll 12 participants.
- What's involved
- You will have a small fat biopsy, receive 4 infusions of stem cells over 12 weeks, and visit the clinic every 2-4 weeks for the first 4 months.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The study measures changes up to 169 days from the first infusion.
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Stem Cell Therapy for Early Alzheimer's Disease
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Paul E Schulz, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
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What this trial measures
- Change in TSPO levels, measured by the PET scan, from baseline to midpoint and baseline to end of studyBaseline, midpoint (169 days from 1st infusion)
Level of TSPO PET tracer will be measured for each PET scan. TSPO positivity, which is a marker for activated microglia, correlates with neuroinflammation
- Inflammatory cytokines in CSF following adMSC therapyBaseline, midpoint (169 days from 1st infusion)
Inflammatory cytokine panel in CSF will be measured using commercially available immunosorbent assays to determine potential treatment effects. Aggregate values and percentages will be reported.