Exploring the use of stem cells in cerebral palsy

• Project Leader
  Dr Kylie Crompton

  kylie.crompton@mcri.edu.au
  +61 3 9936 6756

Project Details

This project is investigating options for testing cord blood stem cells as a therapy for cerebral palsy in Australia. As part of a national collaboration, a small clinical trial is being conducted for children with cerebral palsy who have a sibling’s cord blood in storage.

Researchers

• Dr Kylie Crompton
• Ms Tessa Devries
• Ms Angela Guzys
• Dr Adrienne Harvey
• Ms Alex Holland
• Ms Elaine Meehan
• Ms Clare McKinnon
• Ms Linda McNamara
• Dr Carmen Pace
• Dr Sue Reid
• Dr Kirsty Stewart
• Ms Rachel Toovey
• Dr Kate Willoughby
• A/Professor Adam Scheinberg
• Ms Christine Westbury

Collaborators

• Australian Catholic University
• CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research
• Cerebral Palsy Alliance
• Deakin University
• La Trobe University
• Monash Health
• University of Sydney
• University of Western Australia
• Yooralla

Funding

• Cerebral Palsy Alliance
• Ian Potter Foundation
• Murdoch Children's Research Institute
• National Health and Medical Research Council
• The Lorenzo and Pamela Galli Charitable Trust
• The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation
• Victorian Medical Insurance Agency

Research Outcomes

• Crompton KE, Elwood N, Kirkland M, Clark P, Novak I, Reddihough D. Feasibility of trialling cord blood stem cell treatments for cerebral palsy in Australia J Paediatr Child Health  2014:50(7):540-544.