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COMPLETED
PHASE2/PHASE3
165 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2010-01-31
2014-01-31
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Detailed Description
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The secondary objective is to identify proteomic and genetic risk factors for IIH by screening a large cohort of IIH patients and controls.
Study Population This project will enroll 166 individuals with IIH who are 18-60 years of age. We anticipate that the population will be primarily composed of women in the childbearing years that are overweight. 154 control subjects will also be enrolled. Control subjects will be matched as closely as possibly by age, sex, race, ethnicity and weight to subjects enrolled at the site.
Study Design: Multi-center, double-blind randomized intervention study followed by a 4-year observation period. Subjects will be randomized to diet and acetazolamide or diet and placebo. The study will use 250 mg acetazolamide or matching placebo tablets taken with food at meals and at bedtime. The subject will begin with one tablet four times daily, at meals and at bedtime for the first week. Beginning on Day 7, subjects will increase the dosage by 1 tablet every 4 days until a final dosage of 4 tablets four times daily (4 grams) is reached or side effects prohibit increasing the dosage further. If the study drug is not tolerated at a dose of 250 mg, then 125 mg (1/2 tablet) will be tried. If this is not tolerated, no pharmacologic treatment will be given.
After the 6 month visit, all subjects will transition from study medication to acetazolamide (open label) by replacing one tablet of study drug with 250 mg of acetazolamide every four days. The acetazolamide dose will be titrated in a manner similar to the initial study drug schedule to the maximum tolerated dose of acetazolamide. To avoid treating subjects (who may have initially been assigned to placebo) unnecessarily, any subject with grade 0-1 papilledema will be tapered off study drug but not placed on acetazolamide unless they have persisting headaches or pulse-synchronous tinnitus. If so, they will be placed on acetazolamide regardless of the low papilledema grade. At the 9-month follow-up visit, we will make sure that the subjects' vision is stable after the transition off of study medication. After the 9 month visit, medication will be prescribed by the subject's treating physician. The intervention phase of the study will end at the subject's 12 month visit and subjects will be invited to participate in the observational phase of the study and consented to do so if willing.
Number of Subjects: 166 subjects with IIH and 154 control subjects Main Inclusion Criteria
1. Diagnosis of IIH by modified Dandy criteria
2. Diagnosis of IIH for 6 weeks or less
3. Age 18 to 60 years at time of diagnosis
4. Reproducible visual loss present on automated perimetry (in eye with greatest loss)\*
5. perimetric mean deviation (PMD) -2 decibel (dB) up to -5 dB in the worst eye
6. Presence of bilateral papilledema
7. Able to provide informed consent or parental permission with appropriate assent
Main Exclusion Criteria
1. Total treatment of IIH of more than one week in the past six weeks
2. Corticosteroids or surgery used for IIH treatment within the past two months
3. Abnormalities on neurologic examination aside from papilledema and its related visual loss or VI nerve paresis (unless pre-existing and unrelated to IIH)
4. Abnormal CT or MRI scan (intracranial mass, hydrocephalus, dural sinus thrombus or arteriovenous malformation) other than empty sella, dilated optic nerve sheath, flattened sclera, or secondary Chiari
5. CSF pressure less than 200 mm water (patients may have repeat CSF pressure measurements if the first is normal or no opening pressure obtained)
6. Abnormal CSF contents (increased cells, elevated protein, low glucose)
7. Intraocular pressure currently \> 28 mm Hg or \> 30 mm Hg at any time in the past
8. Refractive error \> +/- 6.00 sphere or \> +/- 3.00 cylinder in either eye
9. Other disorders causing visual loss except for refractive error and amblyopia including cells in the vitreous or iritis
10. Inability to provide reliable and reproducible visual field examination (failure to maintain fixation using an eye monitoring device, more than 15% false positive errors
11. Abnormal blood work-up indicating a medical or systemic condition associated with raised intracranial pressure (ICP)
12. Exposure to a drug, substance or disorder that has been associated with elevation of intracranial pressure within 2 months of diagnosis such as lithium, vitamin A, tetracycline, steroid withdrawal (see table in Manual of Procedures (MOP) for conditions and drugs)
13. Other condition requiring diuretics, steroids or other pressure lowering agents including topiramate
14. Presence of a medical condition such as renal stones that would contraindicate use of the study drugs (acetazolamide)
15. Pregnancy or unwillingness for subject with childbearing potential to use contraception during the first year of the study
16. Presence of a physical, mental, or social condition likely to affect follow-up (drug addiction, terminal illness, no telephone, homeless)
17. Anticipation of a move from the site area within six months and unwillingness to return for follow-up.
Route and Dosage Form: 250 mg acetazolamide tablets or matching placebo taken with food 4 times daily. Subjects will titrate to a maximum dose of 4 tablets 4 times daily (4 grams) as tolerated. If a subject is not able to tolerate a dose of 250 mg, 125 mg (1/2 tablet) may be tried. If this is not tolerated, no pharmacologic treatment will be given.
Duration of Treatment: 6 months of randomized treatment followed by open label acetazolamide treatment. After the 9-month visit medication will be prescribed by the subject's treating physician. The intervention phase of the study will end at Month 12 and the subject invited to continue in the observational phase.
Primary Outcome Measure(s): The primary outcome measure is the change from baseline to Month 6 in PMD (perimetric mean deviation) in the eye with the most severe initial visual loss.
Secondary Outcome Measure: CSF pressure measurement by lumbar puncture Number of abnormal perimetry test locations Visual field examination ratings (improved, remained the same, or worsened) Papilledema grade QOL assessments Dietary Outcomes (BMI, Waist circumference, urinary sodium) Safety Outcomes: Adverse events will be tabulated by treatment group, severity, and perceived relationship to the study intervention Sample Size Considerations
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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Acetazolamide
Acetazolamide given in escalating doses
Acetazolamide
Subjects will begin with four 250 mg tablets daily. Tablets will be divided among two doses, taken with meals. Beginning on day 7, subjects will increase the dose by 1 pill every week until 16 tablets daily is reached (4 grams acetazolamide or placebo) or side effects prohibit increasing the dosage further. Thus, subjects who are able to tolerate the study medication will reach the maximum dose by day 84.
Formal weight loss counselling program
Teleconference, web-based from central location, using site visits and subject self-assessment tools
Sugar pill
Given in escalating "dose" (number of pill)
Placebo
Subjects will begin with four tablets daily. Tablets will be divided among two doses, taken with meals. Beginning on day 7, subjects will increase the dose by 1 pill every week until 16 tablets daily is reached (4 grams acetazolamide or placebo) or side effects prohibit increasing the dosage further. Thus, subjects who are able to tolerate the study medication will reach the maximum dose by day 84.
Formal weight loss counselling program
Teleconference, web-based from central location, using site visits and subject self-assessment tools
Interventions
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Acetazolamide
Subjects will begin with four 250 mg tablets daily. Tablets will be divided among two doses, taken with meals. Beginning on day 7, subjects will increase the dose by 1 pill every week until 16 tablets daily is reached (4 grams acetazolamide or placebo) or side effects prohibit increasing the dosage further. Thus, subjects who are able to tolerate the study medication will reach the maximum dose by day 84.
Placebo
Subjects will begin with four tablets daily. Tablets will be divided among two doses, taken with meals. Beginning on day 7, subjects will increase the dose by 1 pill every week until 16 tablets daily is reached (4 grams acetazolamide or placebo) or side effects prohibit increasing the dosage further. Thus, subjects who are able to tolerate the study medication will reach the maximum dose by day 84.
Formal weight loss counselling program
Teleconference, web-based from central location, using site visits and subject self-assessment tools
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Diagnosis of IIH for 6 weeks or less
3. Age 18 to 60 years at time of diagnosis
4. Reproducible visual loss present on automated perimetry (in eye with greatest loss)
5. Average PMD -2 dB up to -5 dB in the worst eye
6. Presence of bilateral papilledema
7. Able to provide informed consent
8. Women of child-bearing potential must use an acceptable form of birth control during the intervention phase of the study. Acceptable forms include oral contraceptives, transdermal contraceptives,
Exclusion Criteria
2. Previous surgery for IIH including optic nerve sheath fenestration, CSF shunting procedures, subtemporal decompression and venous stenting
3. Previous gastric bypass surgery
4. Abnormalities on neurologic examination aside from papilledema and its related visual loss or VI nerve paresis
5. Abnormal CT or MRI scan (intracranial mass, hydrocephalus, dural sinus thrombus or arteriovenous malformation) other than empty sella, unfolded optic nerve sheaths, flattened sclera, or smooth- walled venous stenosis
6. CSF pressure less than 200 mm water (patients may have repeat CSF pressure measurements if the first is normal or no opening pressure obtained)
7. Abnormal CSF contents: increased cells: \> 5 cells, elevated protein:
\> 45 mg%, low glucose: \< 30 mg% (If the lumbar puncture produces a cell count compatible with a traumatic needle insertion, the patient does not need to be excluded if the CSF WBC after correction is 5 wbc/mm3 or less- see Operations Manual for calculation) 8. Intraocular pressure currently \> 28 mm Hg or \> 30 mm Hg at any time in the past 9. Refractive error \> +/- 6.00 sphere or \> +/- 3.00 cylinder in either eye with the following exceptions: Subjects with myopia of \>-6.00 D sphere but less than or equal to - 8.00 D sphere are eligible if 1)there are no abnormalities on ophthalmoscopy or fundus photos related to myopia that are associated with visual loss (such as staphyloma, retinal thinning in the posterior pole or more than mild optic disc tilt), and 2) the subject wears a contact lens for all perimetry examinations with the appropriate correction. If either the Site Investigator or the PRC director (or his designate) decides there are optic fundus abnormalities of myopia that are associated with visual loss, then 9. Subjects with hyperopia of \> +6.00 D but less than or equal to
* 8.00 D sphere are eligible if 1) there is an unambiguous characteristic halo of peripapillary edema as opposed to features of a small crowded disc or other hyperopic change related to visual loss determined by the site investigator or the PRC director (or his designate) and 2) the subject wears a contact le 10. Other disorders causing visual loss except for refractive error and amblyopia including cells in the vitreous or iritis 11. Optic disc drusen on exam or in previous history 12. Presence of diagnosed untreated obstructive sleep apnea 13. Inability to provide reliable and reproducible visual field examination (failure to maintain fixation using an eye monitoring device, more than 15% false positive errors) 14. Abnormal blood work-up indicating a medical or systemic condition associated with raised ICP 15. Study blood results showing severe anemia, leukopenia or thrombocytopenia, renal failure, or hepatic disease, based on the Site Investigator's judgment 16. Type I diabetes or the presence of diabetic retinopathy 17. Exposure to a drug, substance or disorder that has been associated with elevation of intracranial pressure within 2 months of diagnosis such as lithium, vitamin A, various cyclines (see table in Operations Manual for conditions and drugs) 18. Other condition requiring diuretics, oral, I.V. or injectable steroids or other pressure lowering agents including topiramate (nasal, inhaled, or topical steroids are allowed since the systemic effects are small) 19. Presence of a medical condition such as renal stones that would contraindicate use of the study drug (acetazolamide) 20. Pregnancy or unwillingness for subject of childbearing potential to use contraception during the first year of the study 21. Breastfeeding mothers are excluded from participation unless willing to discontinue breastfeeding by the baseline visit 22. Presence of a physical, mental, or social condition likely to affect follow-up (drug addiction, terminal illness, no telephone, homeless) 23. Anticipation of a move from the site area within six months and unwillingness to return for follow-up at an IIHTT study site 24. Allergy to pupil dilating drops or narrow angles precluding safe dilation
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Eye Institute (NEI)
NIH
University of Rochester
OTHER
University of Iowa
OTHER
University of California, Davis
OTHER
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Michael Wall, MD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University of Iowa
Locations
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University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Doheny Eye Center, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States
The Eye Care Group, PC
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States
Neuro-Ophthamology & Balance Disorders Clinic
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
University of Illinois
Peoria, Illinois, United States
Department of Ophthamology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Earl K. Long Medical Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Department Of Ophthamology
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Johns Hopkins Universtiy - Wilmer Ophthamological Institute
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Bethesda Neurology, LLC
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Neuro-Ophthamology Service
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Michigan State University Department of Neurology
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
William Beaumont Hosptial Research Institute
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Saint Louis University Eye Institute
St Louis, Missouri, United States
University of St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, United States
New Jersey Medical School/University Physicians Associates of New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey, United States
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
New York, New York, United States
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York, United States
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
University of Rochester - Flaum Eye Institute
Rochester, New York, United States
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York, United States
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Neurology Medical Service Group
Syracuse, New York, United States
Duke Eye Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Raleigh Neurology Associates, PA
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forrest University Eye Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Dean A. McGee Eye Institute
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Oregon Health & Science University - Casey Eye Institute
Portland, Oregon, United States
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Ophthamology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
The Methodist Hospital: Methodist Eye Associates
Houston, Texas, United States
Universtiy of Houston - University Eye Institute
Houston, Texas, United States
University of Texas Science Center
San Antonio, Texas, United States
University of Utah, John A. Moran Eye Center
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
University of Virginia - Department of Ophthalmology
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States
University of Calgary: Rockyview General Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Queen's University - Hotel Dieu Hospital
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Countries
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References
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NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Study Group Writing Committee; Wall M, McDermott MP, Kieburtz KD, Corbett JJ, Feldon SE, Friedman DI, Katz DM, Keltner JL, Schron EB, Kupersmith MJ. Effect of acetazolamide on visual function in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and mild visual loss: the idiopathic intracranial hypertension treatment trial. JAMA. 2014 Apr 23-30;311(16):1641-51. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.3312.
Wang JK, Kardon RH, Ledolter J, Sibony PA, Kupersmith MJ, Garvin MK; OCT Sub-Study Committee and the NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Study Group. Peripapillary Retinal Pigment Epithelium Layer Shape Changes From Acetazolamide Treatment in the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 May 1;58(5):2554-2565. doi: 10.1167/iovs.16-21089.
Wall M, Thurtell MJ; NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Study Group. Optic disc haemorrhages at baseline as a risk factor for poor outcome in the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial. Br J Ophthalmol. 2017 Sep;101(9):1256-1260. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-309852. Epub 2017 Jan 27.
Bruce BB, Digre KB, McDermott MP, Schron EB, Wall M; NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Study Group. Quality of life at 6 months in the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial. Neurology. 2016 Nov 1;87(18):1871-1877. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003280. Epub 2016 Sep 30.
Wall M, Johnson CA, Cello KE, Zamba KD, McDermott MP, Keltner JL; NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Study Group. Visual Field Outcomes for the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial (IIHTT). Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Mar;57(3):805-12. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-18626.
Sibony PA, Kupersmith MJ; OCT Substudy Group of the NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial. "Paton's Folds" Revisited: Peripapillary Wrinkles, Folds, and Creases in Papilledema. Ophthalmology. 2016 Jun;123(6):1397-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.12.017. Epub 2016 Jan 14. No abstract available.
Cello KE, Keltner JL, Johnson CA, Wall M; NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Study Group. Factors Affecting Visual Field Outcomes in the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial. J Neuroophthalmol. 2016 Mar;36(1):6-12. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000327.
Sibony PA, Kupersmith MJ, Feldon SE, Wang JK, Garvin M; OCT Substudy Group for the NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial. Retinal and Choroidal Folds in Papilledema. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015 Sep;56(10):5670-80. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-17459.
Fischer WS, Wall M, McDermott MP, Kupersmith MJ, Feldon SE; NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Study Group. Photographic Reading Center of the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial (IIHTT): Methods and Baseline Results. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015 May;56(5):3292-303. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-16465.
OCT Sub-Study Committee for NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Study Group; Auinger P, Durbin M, Feldon S, Garvin M, Kardon R, Keltner J, Kupersmith MJ, Sibony P, Plumb K, Wang JK, Werner JS. Baseline OCT measurements in the idiopathic intracranial hypertension treatment trial, part II: correlations and relationship to clinical features. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Nov 4;55(12):8173-9. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-14961.
OCT Sub-Study Committee for NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Study Group; Auinger P, Durbin M, Feldon S, Garvin M, Kardon R, Keltner J, Kupersmith M, Sibony P, Plumb K, Wang JK, Werner JS. Baseline OCT measurements in the idiopathic intracranial hypertension treatment trial, part I: quality control, comparisons, and variability. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Nov 4;55(12):8180-8. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-14960.
Keltner JL, Johnson CA, Cello KE, Wall M; NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Study Group. Baseline visual field findings in the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial (IIHTT). Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Apr 29;55(5):3200-7. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-14243.
Wall M, Kupersmith MJ, Kieburtz KD, Corbett JJ, Feldon SE, Friedman DI, Katz DM, Keltner JL, Schron EB, McDermott MP; NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Study Group. The idiopathic intracranial hypertension treatment trial: clinical profile at baseline. JAMA Neurol. 2014 Jun;71(6):693-701. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.133.
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