NCT07485751Not yet recruitingEarly phase 1
Safety and Feasibility of Nasal Delivery of Human Dental Follicle Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes for Negative Symptoms in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: A Pilot Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the safety and feasibility of nasal delivery of human dental follicle mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes in the treatment of negative symptoms of treatment-resistant schizophrenia. It will also learn about the preliminary efficacy of the exosomes. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is the safety of the exosomes enough for participants? Is the feasibility of nasal delivery of exosomes for participants? Do the exosomes exert any benefits on the negative symptoms of treatment-resistant schizophrenia? Participants will: Take a nasal spray of exosomes twice weekly for 2 months Take vital sign checks every day, regular visits for an interview, and lab examinations
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Early phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 15 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 Mar 2026
- Start date
- 1 Mar 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Sept 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Zigong Mental Health Center
- Diseases
- Schizophrenia
- NCT number
- NCT07485751
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Early phase 1
- Planned participants: 15
- From 1 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2026
- No sites listed in no country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- 1\) Has a history of severe allergies; 2) there is a clear brain organic disease; 3) with serious body disease (such as the instability of coronary artery disease, malignant arrhythmia, liver and kidney function is not complete, bronchial asthma, COPD acute aggravating period, autoimmune diseases, etc.); 4) there is accord with the ICD - 10 patients with other psychiatric diagnosis standard sample obstacles (such as schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, bipolar type Ⅱ dysfunction, broad developmental disabilities, mental retardation, delirium, dementia, forgotten obstacles or other cognitive impairment, etc.); 5) condition fluctuation, the need to adjust the drug solution; 6) don't cooperate with treatment, 7) with severe rhinitis, nasal allergies; 8) for nearly three months has a history of MECT therapy; 9) suicide risk; 10) during pregnancy or lactation women, female or male subjects and spouse has pregnancy at the time of test plan or over 3 months to test is not willing to use effective contraception (effective contraceptive measures such as birth control pills and condoms or intrauterine device, etc.); 11) other unfavorable into groups.
Who the study is looking for
- 1\) Conforms to the ICD-10 diagnosis of schizophrenia; 2) age between 18 and 60 years old; 3) course of more than 5 years of long-term inpatients; 4) the last 6 months without acute aggravating period, and no change in recent two months regimen; 5) to including clozapine, two different antipsychotics enough poor foot therapy treatment response; 6) positive and negative symptoms scale - negative symptom factor (PANSS - FSNS) 24 or more; 7) three core of PANSS negative symptoms (N1, N4 interchange and N6) at least 2 or 4; 6) clinical overall impression scale - illness severity (-s) CGI score of 4 or more points; 7) signed a written informed consent.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
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