Improvement in gross motor function and muscle tone in children with cerebral palsy related to neonatal icterus : an open-label, uncontrolled clinical trial

BACKGROUND: Although stem cell transplantation has been successfully performed for cerebral palsy (CP) related to oxygen deprivation, clinical trials involving the use of stem cell transplantation for CP related to neonatal icterus have not been reported. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of transplantation of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell (BMMC) for improving gross motor function and muscle tone in children with CP related to neonatal icterus.

METHODS: This open-label, uncontrolled clinical trial, which included 25 patients with CP related to neonatal icterus who had a Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) score between level II and level V, was conducted between July 2014 and July 2017 at Vinmec International Hospital (Vietnam). BMMC were harvested from the patients' iliac crests. Two procedures involving BMMC transplantation via the intrathecal route were performed: the first transplantation was performed at baseline, and the second transplantation was performed 6 months after the first transplantation. Gross motor function and muscle tone were measured at three time points (baseline, 6 months, and 12 months) using the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) and the Modified Ashworth Scale.

RESULTS: In this trial, we observed significant improvement in gross motor function and a significant decrease in muscle tone values. Total score on the 88-item GMFM (GMFM-88), scores on each GMFM-88 domain, and the 66-item GMFM (GMFM-66) percentile were significantly enhanced at 6 months and 12 months after the first transplantation compared with the corresponding baseline measurements (p-values < 0.05). In addition, a significant reduction was observed in muscle tone score after the transplantations (p-value < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Autologous BMMC transplantation can improve gross motor function and muscle tone in children with CP related to neonatal icterus.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03123562 . Retrospectively registered on December 26, 2017.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

BMC pediatrics - 19(2019), 1 vom: 22. Aug., Seite 290

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Thanh, Liem Nguyen [VerfasserIn]
Trung, Kien Nguyen [VerfasserIn]
Duy, Chinh Vu [VerfasserIn]
Van, Doan Ngo [VerfasserIn]
Hoang, Phuong Nguyen [VerfasserIn]
Phuong, Anh Nguyen Thi [VerfasserIn]
Ngo, Minh Duy [VerfasserIn]
Thi, Thinh Nguyen [VerfasserIn]
Viet, Anh Bui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation
Cerebral palsy
Clinical Trial
Journal Article
Neonatal icterus
Stem cells

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Date Completed 23.10.2020

Date Revised 23.10.2020

published: Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03123562

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12887-019-1669-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM300486626