Status:

RECRUITING

Collection of Donated Placenta for Isolation of Mitochondria for Research and for Future Use in Mitochondrial Augmentation Therapies

Lead Sponsor:

Minovia Therapeutics Ltd.

Conditions:

Pregnancy Related

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-45 years

Brief Summary

Placenta will be collected and from these, mitochondrial will be harvested. Mitochondria will be used in mitochondrial augmentation therapy.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy pregnant females between the age of 18-45, judged to be medically eligible by the Investigator and the Sponsor's Medical Monitor.
  • Planned elective C-section at weeks 36-41 of pregnancy.
  • Uncomplicated pregnancy as determined by the Investigator.
  • Available Medical History of the donor (diagnosis, diseases, medication etc…)

Exclusion

  • Donor is positive for a communicable disease, such as: HBV, HCV, HIV 1\&2, WNV, HTLV 1\&2, Treponema pallidum, CMV, Chagas, Chlamydia Trachomatis, Neisseria Gonorrhea, or any other tests required by the medical facility, IMoH, FDA, EMA or the Sponsor.
  • Donor is at risk for a communicable disease as assessed by medical history, medical records, physical exam, and the Donor Screening Questionnaire.
  • Donor is at risk for COVID-19 as assessed by medical history, medical records, physical exam, and the COVID-19 Screening Questionnaire.
  • Donor smokes more than one pack of cigarettes a day or drinks more than one alcoholic beverage a day.
  • Donor has taken a medication with potential mitochondrial effects within 2 weeks prior to placental donation, such as valproic acid, aminoglycoside antibiotics, neuromuscular blocking drugs (See Appendix 3).
  • Donor has current or history of malignancy.
  • Donor has current or history of insulin dependent diabetes
  • Donor has current gestational diabetes treated with insulin, or pre-eclampsia.
  • Donor is known to be a carrier of a primary mitochondrial disease.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03762512

Start Date

December 1 2018

End Date

March 1 2028

Last Update

June 22 2025

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Sheba Medical Center Hospital- Tel Hashomer

Ramat Gan, Israel