Intrathecal autologous bone marrow stem cell therapy in children with autism : A randomized controlled trial

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INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of treatment with autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMMSCs) compared with the routine treatment in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

METHODS: In this ethically approved randomized controlled trial, 32 ASD children aged 5-15 years were randomly assigned to receive either autologous BMMSC plus rehabilitation therapy and risperidone (intervention group) or rehabilitation therapy and risperidone (control group). Autologous BMMSCs were intrathecally injected in the intervention group twice in 4 weeks. Patients were assessed using childhood autism rating scale (CARS), Gilliam autism rating scale-second edition (GARS-II), and clinical global impression (CGI) at the baseline, as well as 6 and 12 months after intervention.

RESULTS: Overall, 32 patients in two groups of intervention (n = 14) and control (n = 18) completed the study, of which 27 (84.4%) were male. Mean age was 9.50 ± 2.14 years. The improvements in CARS total score, GARS-II autism index, and CGI global improvement showed no significant differences between the groups over 12 months. However, the main effect for time*group interaction was significant regarding the CGI-severity of illness, showing a significantly more pronounced improvement in the intervention group (F = 6.719; P = .002).

DISCUSSION: Intrathecal injection of autologous BMMSCs seems to be safe and feasible, but has limited clinical efficacy in treatment of children with ASD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Asia-Pacific psychiatry : official journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists - 13(2021), 2 vom: 14. Juni, Seite e12445

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sharifzadeh, Narges [VerfasserIn]
Ghasemi, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Tavakol Afshari, Jalil [VerfasserIn]
Moharari, Fatemeh [VerfasserIn]
Soltanifar, Atefeh [VerfasserIn]
Talaei, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Pouryousof, Hamid Reza [VerfasserIn]
Nahidi, Mahsa [VerfasserIn]
Fayyazi Bordbar, Mohammad Reza [VerfasserIn]
Ziaee, Maliheh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Augmentation therapy
Autism spectrum disorder
Autologous bone marrow stem cell
Journal Article
L6UH7ZF8HC
Mesenchymal stem cell
Randomized Controlled Trial
Risperidone

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Date Completed 25.10.2021

Date Revised 25.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/appy.12445

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317188844