Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:47 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:47 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01576757
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the harvest, isolation and culture of cardiac stem cells from endomyocardial biopsies is feasible.
Detailed Description:
Heart failure is a devastating condition affecting nearly 6 million patients in the United States alone. Ischemic cardiomyopathy, or pump failure secondary to previous heart attack, is considered by many to be the leading cause of heart failure. Stem cell therapy, or regeneration of the lost myocardium, is an intervention that has the potential for reversing the detrimental effects of this disease. Recently published evidence has shown preliminary results indicating the safety and feasibility of utilizing cardiac stem cells for the treatment of ischemic cardiomyopathy. The ability to use a commonly practiced method, such as endomyocardial biopsy, to isolate and expand stem cell cultures could, potentially, make this therapy widely available. The results of this study will be important for the design of future clinical trials.
Study:
NCT01576757
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01576757