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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/09/036115 [Registered on: 01/09/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 08/02/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Biological
Stem Cell Therapy 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A study to evaluate the effects of stem cells in patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Pneumonia due to COVID-19 
Scientific Title of Study   A Label Extension, Single Arm, Multicentric, Two Dosage, Phase III Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Administration of stempeucel® (Adult Human Bone Marrow Derived, Cultured, Pooled, Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells) in Patients with Moderate to Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome due to COVID-19 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
SRPL/ARDS/21-22/001 version 1.0 dated10 May 21  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Pawan Kumar Gupta 
Designation  Sr VP – Medical & Regulatory Affairs 
Affiliation  Stempeutics Research 
Address  Stempeutics Research 3rd Floor, Manipal Hospitals Whitefield Pvt. Ltd. #143, 212-215, EPIP Industrial Area K R Puram Hobli, Bengaluru

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560048
India 
Phone  08025028101  
Fax    
Email  pawan.gupta@stempeutics.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Pawan Kumar Gupta 
Designation  Sr VP – Medical & Regulatory Affairs 
Affiliation  Stempeutics Research 
Address  Stempeutics Research 3rd Floor, Manipal Hospitals Whitefield Pvt. Ltd. #143, 212-215, EPIP Industrial Area K R Puram Hobli, Bengaluru

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560048
India 
Phone  08025028101  
Fax    
Email  pawan.gupta@stempeutics.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Jijy Abraham 
Designation  Asst. Manager-Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Trials 
Affiliation  Stempeutics Research 
Address  Stempeutics Research 3rd Floor, Manipal Hospitals Whitefield Pvt. Ltd. #143, 212-215, EPIP Industrial Area

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560048
India 
Phone  9900245795  
Fax    
Email  jijy.abraham@stempeutics.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Stempeutics Research Pvt Ltd 3rd Floor, Manipal Hospitals Whitefield Pvt. Ltd. #143, 212-215, EPIP Industrial Area K R Puram Hobli, Bengaluru – 560 048  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Stempeutics Research Pvt Ltd 
Address  3rd Floor, Manipal Hospitals Whitefield Pvt. Ltd. #143, 212-215, EPIP Industrial Area K R Puram Hobli Bengaluru – 560 048 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 5  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Shibu Raj PS  Dr.SM CSI Medical College Hospital  Dr.SM CSI Medical College Hospital Parassala Vellarada Rd, Karakonam, Kerala,India- 695504
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA 
7558939404

drshiburajps21@gmail.com 
Dr Vinod PB   Elite Mission Hospital  Elite Mission Hospital PB No.1414 Koorkkenchery, Thrissur, Kerala-680007, India
Thrissur
KERALA 
964576743

drvinodpbaburajan1989@gmail.com 
DrMohammed Mirvaz Zulfikar  Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre  Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre P.O. Modakkallur, Atholi, Kozhikode:-673323, India
Kozhikode
KERALA 
9895714189

mohammedmzulfikar@gmail.com 
Dr Harish Mallapura Maheshwarappa Principal Investigator  Narayana Health Hospital,Bangalore  Narayana Health 3rd Floor MICU. Dept. of Critical Care Medicine Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, A Unit of NH Narayana 258/A, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Anekal Taluk, Hosur Road
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
8095218493

dr.harishmm@rocketmail.com 
Dr Changalva Premdeep  Vijaya Super Speciality Hospital  Vijaya Super Speciality Hospital Room-7 16-II/41 Raghava Cini Complex, Nellore-524001 Andhra Pradesh, India
Nellore
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9010698756

premdrswetha@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 5  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Human Ethics Committee Dr. SMCSI Medical College Karakonam Thiruvananthapuram  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee Elite Mission Hospital Koorkkenchery Thrissur  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Malabar Medical College Hospital Modakkallur Atholi Kozhikode  Approved 
Narayana Health Medical Ethics Committee  Approved 
VIJAYA ETHICS COMMITTEE VIJAYA SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL RAGHAVA CINI COMPLEX ROAD POGHATOTA NELLORE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: J80||Acute respiratory distress syndrome, (2) ICD-10 Condition: B972||Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Not Applicable  Single Arm Study Not Applicable 
Intervention  Stempeucel® (Ex - vivo cultured allogeneic Mesenchymal stromal cells)  Dose of 200 million cells at Day 0 and Day 4 ± 1 day IV infusion ( total of two infusion) 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Males or females of age 18 to 65 years of Indian origin and diagnosed with COVID-19 by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)/TrueNat/CBNAAT assay.
2. Informed consent by the patient or his/her legal representative in case the patient is not capable of giving the consent.
3. Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 causing moderate and severe ARDS as per the Berlin ARDS definition.
a. Respiratory failure within one week of a known clinical insult or new and/or worsening respiratory symptoms
b. Respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload
c. Moderate to severe hypoxemia must be present, defined as the ratio of PaO2/FiO2 with PEEP ≥5 cmH2O or non-ventilated
• Moderate ARDS: PaO2/FiO2 >100 mmHg and ≤200 mmHg with PEEP ≥5 cmH2O, or non-ventilated or Severe ARDS: PaO2/FiO2 ≤100 mmHg with PEEP ≥5 cmH2O, or non-ventilated
d. Bilateral opacities
4. Patients who can start receiving BMMSCs within 72 hours after the diagnosis of ARDS 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Any other cause of ARDS not attributable to SARS-CoV2.
2. Imminent and unavoidable progression to death within 24 hours, irrespective of the provision of treatments in the opinion of the investigator.
3. Presence of any active malignancy.
4. Any end stage organ disease as assessed by investigator which may possibly affects the safety of the study drug.
5. Patient with history of any stem cell transplant in the past.
6. Moderate to severe liver failure (Child – Pugh’s score > 12).
7. Patient with chronic respiratory disease or use of ventilator at home.
8. Patients for whom 72 hours or longer has passed since the attachment of ventilator.
9. Patient with pulmonary transplant or having history of lung lobectomy.
10. Patient with clinically findings consistent with diffuse alveolar haemorrhage.
11. Patients with mean arterial (blood) pressure < 60 mmHg despite treatment with one or more vasopressor or vasoactive agent.
12. Patients who are appropriate to be treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at screening or currently receiving ECMO.
13. Patients who were resuscitated after cardio-respiratory arrest.
14. Patients with uncontrolled co-morbidities like hypertension, diabetes mellitus etc., as per investigator discretion
15. Patients who are under artificial dialysis at screening.
16. Patient documented to have deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within last 3 months.
17. Patients with a history of myocardial infarction within 6 months before screening.
18. Women of childbearing age who are not using an adequate method of contraception. If the patient is menopausal, it must be documented.
19. Pregnancy or breast feeding.
20. Patient with HIV infection.
21. Patient expected to have hypersensitivity
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Percent mortality 28 days after administration of BMMSCs  28 days  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
ICU free days 28 days after administration of BMMSCs
Number of days alive and off ventilatory support at 28 days
Oxygen index changes (from Day 0 to Day 14: Day 0, 1, 4, 7 and 14 or on the day of hospital discharge)
APACHE II score (from Day 0 to Day 14: Day 0, 1, 4, 7 and 14 or on the day of hospital discharge)
SOFA score (from Day 0 to Day 14: Day 0, 1, 4, 7 and 14 or on the day of hospital discharge)
Mortality at Day 56 and Day 84
 
28 days efficacy & 1 year safety follow up 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="56"
Sample Size from India="56" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   06/09/2021 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Other (Terminated) 
Publication Details   NOT YET  
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is a A Label Extension, Single Arm, Multicentric, Two Dosage, Phase III Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Administration of stempeucel® (Adult Human Bone Marrow Derived, Cultured, Pooled, Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells) in Patients with Moderate to Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome due to COVID-19 
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