The objective of the study is to determine the efficacy of brain transplants of CD34+ stem cells obtained from peripheral blood of patients in the treatment of chronic stroke patients.
30 patients are divided into 2 groups, one treatment group and one control group.Treatment group will be implanted with peripheral blood stem cell and receive convention stroke therapy ,and control group only receive convention stroke therapy. We expect that transplantation of the peripheral blood CD34+ cells has the potential of significant benefit to neurological recovery. In a previous phase I clinical trial, we have shown that transplantation of CD34+ cells obtained from the peripheral blood of the chronic stroke patients was safe and beneficial for neurological recovery. We expect this trial can further prove the efficacy of this treatment method.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
2-8 millions Stem cell per patients plus convention therapy
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, Taiwan
NIH-stroke scale (NIHSS)
Time frame: 1, 2, 4, 12 weeks, and confirmed at 6 and 12 months
European stroke scale (ESS)
Time frame: 1, 2, 4, 12 weeks, and confirmed at 6 and 12 months
European stroke motor subscale (EMS)
Time frame: 1, 2, 4, 12 weeks, and confirmed at 6 and 12 months
Barthel index and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Time frame: 1, 2, 4, 12 weeks, and confirmed at 6 and 12 months
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans
Time frame: 1, 2, 4, 12 weeks, and confirmed at 6 and 12 months
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