Expansion of Umbilical Cord Blood Using a Unique Bio-system

Completed

Conditions studied: Pregnancy

In brief

By doing this study, researchers hope to develop a special technique and laboratory conditions to help support umbilical stem cell growth and multiplication. In this project, researchers propose a three dimensional (3D) microenvironment that mimics the bone marrow stem cell microenvironment, with its supporting cells of osteoblasts and stromal cells. In theory, this will result in better expansion of cord blood stem cells ex vivo.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01061879

Run by

University of Kansas

People needed

8

Starts

2010-02-01

Expected to finish

2010-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• females that consent to permit researchers collect the discarded umbilical cords from the placenta and use for research purposes.

Where it is running

• University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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