An Observational Outcomes Study for Autologous Cell Therapy Among Patients With COPD and Interstitial Lung Disease

Lung Institute489 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the Lung Institute is to collect and isolate a patient's own cells and platelet rich plasma (PRP) and deliver the product back to the patient same-day. Lung Institute's treatment is limited to self- funded patients with chronic lung disease - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD). The patient's cells and platelet rich plasma are collected through venous harvesting. The hypothesized outcomes of Lung Institute therapy are safety and minimization of adverse events, a perceived improvement in the patient's lung condition (to be determined by their ability to be more physically active; walking greater distances with or without oxygen and improved quality of life scales), an improvement in the FEV1 among COPD patients, the ability to reduce their use of oxygen and possibly to stop it., the ability to function well without the use of rescue inhalers, reduction or ceasing of secondary pulmonary infections, reduction in emergency room visits and exacerbations related to their disease.

Through the collection of outcome data, Lung Institute aims to explore and describe the safety and efficacy of autologous cellular therapy for chronic lung disease with dissemination to the public and to the medical community for the advancement of regenerative medicine. The study aims to confirm the safety of autologous cell therapy, explore the effect of autologous cell therapy treatment on pulmonary function, and to describe the anecdotal quality of life changes of patients following treatment using both quantitative and qualitative measures.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

489

Conditions

COPD Interstitial Lung Disease

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients are included in treatment by self-referral and after consultation with a designated patient coordinator, who determines initial eligibility, and then by the nurse practitioner or physician of the Lung Institute who determines final eligibility for treatment. All eligible and thereby traded patients are eligible for the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are unable to provide informed consent, pregnant patients, prisoners, non-English speakers, patients with a history of cancer within the past 5 years, patients with active tuberculosis or pneumonia. In addition, patients on prescribed blood thinners, with a history of breast or prostate cancer of any time frame or with a history of osteoporosis are excluded from the bone marrow harvest option.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Quality of Life (QOL) From Baseline

• Change from baseline in overall perceived quality of life over the course of a 6 month period as measured by the Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ). The CCQ is a 10-item questionnaire scored as 0-6 for each item (0 being never and 6 being all the time with higher scores representing worse quality of life). The total score is 0-60. The change from baseline over the course of 6 months using the participant's self-reported responses to the CCQ. Higher total values on the CCQ demonstrate worsening quality of life.

Time frame: Measurements pre-treatment then at 3 and 6 months post-treatment

Change in MMRC Scale From Baseline

• Change from baseline in Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC) dyspnea scale The change from baseline in perceived level of dyspnea over the course of 3 months using the participant's self-reported response to the MMRC. Possible scores are 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 with higher scores representing severe loss of function due to breathing.

Time frame: Measurements pre-treatment then at 3 months post-treatment

Change in FEV1 From Baseline

•Change from baseline in FEV1 (COPD patients only) as measured by pulmonary function testing/spirometry. The change from baseline in FEV1% predicted as measured by pulmonary function testing/spirometry over the course of 3 months.

Time frame: Measurements pre-treatment and at 3 months post-treatment