Vardenafil in Tinnitus

NCT ID: NCT00666809

Last Updated: 2014-12-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

43 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-10-31

Study Completion Date

2007-05-31

Brief Summary

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There is incidental evidence (casuistic findings) that the treatment with vardenafil of male patients suffering from erectile dysfunction and comorbid tinnitus experienced an improvement of their tinnitus.

Randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial over 16 weeks (12 weeks of treatment + 4 weeks follow-up) with 10 mg vardenafil BID p.o. in men and women with chronic tinnitus.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Tinnitus

Keywords

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Vardenafil, Tinnitus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Arm 1

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Levitra (Vardenafil, BAY38-9456)

Intervention Type DRUG

Vardenafil 10 mg BID p.o. for 12 weeks + 4 weeks follow-up

Arm 2

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo BID p.o. for 12 weeks + 4 weeks follow-up

Interventions

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Levitra (Vardenafil, BAY38-9456)

Vardenafil 10 mg BID p.o. for 12 weeks + 4 weeks follow-up

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo BID p.o. for 12 weeks + 4 weeks follow-up

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Chronic subjective cochlear tinnitus
* No treatment of tinnitus within 4 weeks prior to study entry
* Duration of tinnitus \> 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

* Acute tinnitus
* Intermittent tinnitus
* History of M. Menieré
* History of conductive deafness
* History of psychogenic deafness
* History of tumors of the middle ear, inner ear or cerebella-pontine angle (malignant and non malignant)
* Patients diagnosed of multiple sclerosis
* History of myocardial infarction, stroke, or life-threatening arrhythmia within the prior 6 months
* Nitrates or nitric oxide donors
* Any other concurrent treatment of tinnitus during study
* pregnant and breast-feeding women
* women with child-bearing potential not using adequate birth control method (Note: as adequate method of birth control oral contraception, spiral or sexual abstinence is recommended)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bayer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bayer Study Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Bayer

Locations

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Berlin, Berlin / 285, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Related Links

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http://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu

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Other Identifiers

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2006-000463-29

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

12049

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id