NCT Number: NCT02169531
Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a long-term metabolic disorder that is primarily characterized by insulin resistance, relative insulin deficiency and hyperglycemia. Our hypotheses is that liver would be the primary organ responsible for the metabolic disorder because of some unknown defects, where sugar would not be efficiently converted to glycogen and fat, leading to hyperglycemia. The constant hyperglycemia would keep pressure on beta-cells in the pancreas to eventually exhaust their ability to produce and secret sufficient amount of insulin, exacerbating the disease. The Immunotherapy would enhance the liver functions and correct the abnormal sugar metabolism. In addition, the ex vivo activated cells produce and secret growth factors which would help endothelial cells of blood vessels to reproduce and grow, resulting in reduced arteriosclerosis.
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All sexes
Interventional
Phase 1
The 12th People's Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
We plan to recruit 20 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who suffer hyperglycemia with or without medication. The patients will come to our hospitals for the treatment. A small amount of peripheral blood will be drawn and processed and cultured in our laboratory. The cultured cells (autologous) will be infused intravenously back to patients. Levels of plasma hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and other metabolic parameters before and after the therapy will be compared. The therapy is planned to take four weeks for each patient.
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
The patients who take medication before the enrollment will be required to reduce at least half the amount of the medication before the treatment. The reduction of the medication will continue during and after the therapy until the levels of plasma hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) increase to equal or above the levels of the baseline measured before the treatment.
Time frame: Point 1: The week (week 1) before the first cell infusion assessed as the baseline; Point 2: The week (week 6) after the last cell infusion; Point 3 and after: every 4 weeks up to 27 weeks.
Time frame: Point 1: The week (week 1) before the first cell infusion assessed as the baseline; Point 2: The week (week 6) after the last cell infusion; Point 3 and after: every 4 weeks up to 27 weeks.
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Time frame: Point 1: The week (week 1) before the first cell infusion assessed as the baseline; Point 2: The week (week 6) after the last cell infusion; Point 3 and after: every 4 weeks up to 27 weeks.
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Industry
Pilot Study of a Cell-Based Therapy for Treatment of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Acronym: DISC
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