Evaluating Possible Improvement in Tinnitus Severity After 28 Days Dosing of the Study Drug AUT00063 Compared to Placebo

NCT ID: NCT02315508

Last Updated: 2016-03-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

91 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-10-31

Study Completion Date

2015-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to demonstrate that the new medicine AUT00063 is effective and safe in the treatment of tinnitus.

Detailed Description

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Reduced activity at certain sites in the brain (called "voltage-gated potassium channels") has been linked to hearing problems, like age-related loss of hearing or tinnitus (a 'ringing' or buzzing noise in the ears).

AUT00063 is an experimental new medicine that has been developed to improve the action of these specific channels and so treat the brain component of these hearing problems.

The main purpose of this study is to try to demonstrate an improvement in the severity of tinnitus after 4 weeks of treatment with the study medicine or the placebo (dummy drug which does not contain the medication). Subjects will undergo a safety follow-up after the treatment period.

Safety and efficacy will be determined by looking at a number of assessments (physical examinations, blood sampling, hearing assessments, questionnaires, etc.) and in case of any serious medical event during the study. The amount of drug in the blood will also be measured.

It is expected that up to 152 people with tinnitus may take part in the study. The study participants will be recruited at around 16 Hospital sites in the UK.

Conditions

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Tinnitus, Subjective

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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AUT00063

4 capsules of 200 mg of the new medicine, AUT00063, to take orally with food for 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

AUT00063

Intervention Type DRUG

800 mg orally, once a day, for 4 weeks

Placebo

4 capsules of placebo, to take orally with food for 4 weeks.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

orally, once a day, for 4 weeks

Interventions

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AUT00063

800 mg orally, once a day, for 4 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

orally, once a day, for 4 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Experimental Comparator

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* English-speaking, who are UK residents registered with a UK General Practitioner;
* Experiencing stable tinnitus (consistent from day to day)
* Tinnitus has existed for not less than 6 months, and not more than 18 months - Contraceptive methods must be used before and for at least 30 days after the stop of the study treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe hearing impairment such that verbal communication is unreliable;
* History of important cardiac, endocrine, pulmonary, neurologic, psychiatric, hepatic, renal, hematologic, immunologic, or other major diseases deemed clinically significant at the time of the study by the Investigator and which might be jeopardised by entering the study;
* Moderate or severe depression or generalised anxiety
* Participation in any clinical research study evaluating another investigational drug or therapy within 30 days of starting the investigational treatment
* Participation in hearing study, involving an intervention, within 3 months from last study visit;
* Central nervous system pathologies e.g. Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease;
* Tinnitus as a concomitant symptom of a known otological condition (including but not limited to otitis externa, otitis media, otosclerosis, cholesteatoma, Ménière's disease or other vestibular problems, acoustic neuroma, or temporo-mandibular joint disorder);
* Pulsatile tinnitus (rhythmical sounds that often beat in time with the heartbeat);
* Intermittent tinnitus (comes and goes from one day to the next);
* Surgery or medical condition that might would be expected to significantly affect absorption of medicines;
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Nottingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Autifony Therapeutics Limited

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jaydip Ray, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Locations

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Birmingham University Hospital

Birmingham, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Bradford Teaching Hospital

Bradford, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Bristol, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Cambridge, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley, , United Kingdom

Site Status

University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Manchester, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Freeman Hospital

Newcastle, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Foundation Trust

Norwich, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Derriford Plymouth NHS Trust

Plymouth, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Portsmouth, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Salford Royal Hospital

Salford, , United Kingdom

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Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

Sheffield, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Lister Hospital

Stevenage, , United Kingdom

Site Status

University Hospital of North Staffordshire

Stoke-on-Trent, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Telford, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Wrightington Hospital

Wigan, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Hall DA, Ray J, Watson J, Sharman A, Hutchison J, Harris P, Daniel M, Millar B, Large CH. A balanced randomised placebo controlled blinded phase IIa multi-centre study to investigate the efficacy and safety of AUT00063 versus placebo in subjective tinnitus: The QUIET-1 trial. Hear Res. 2019 Jun;377:153-166. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2019.03.018. Epub 2019 Mar 27.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30939361 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AUT032063

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id