Rebuilding bone using a patient's own stem cells
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Cancer clinical trials.
This trial tests whether using a patient's own bone marrow stem cells can help repair large gaps in the shin or arm bones that haven't healed on their own. The stem cells are grown in a lab to create new bone tissue, which may avoid the need for metal implants or donated bone.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 55 years old.
- You have a broken leg or arm bone that hasn't healed (nonunion), with bone loss greater than 30% of the bone's width and a gap of 2 to 3 cm long.
- Or you have a solitary bone cyst that takes up more than half of the bone's width.
- You do not have cancer, active infection, tuberculosis, or other bone problems in the same area.
- You do not have severe osteoporosis (bone density score below -2.5).
- You are not pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy within one year after starting the trial.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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