Predictive Factors for Recovery in Idiopathic Sensory Neural Hearing Loss

NCT ID: NCT05112354

Last Updated: 2021-11-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-12-01

Study Completion Date

2021-06-30

Brief Summary

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Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is an otological emergency that is defined as a hearing loss greater than 30 dB over three consecutive frequencies within 72 hours, with abnormalities of the cochlea, auditory nerve, or central auditory system.1 During 2006 and 2007, the annual incidence of SSNHL was 5-27/100,000 persons per year in the United states.2,3 The causative etiologies for SSNHL included viruses, microcirculation abnormalities, and autoimmune disorders. However, definitive evidence remains elusive.4,5 Currently, steroids are the treatment of choice due to their effects on the inner ear such as immunosuppression and circular enhancement.6,7 Combined systemic and intra-tympanic steroid treatment has previously been reported to be beneficial for SSNHL patients, with overall better treatment outcomes.8,9 However, due to the heterogeneous pathological nature and spontaneous recovery potential of the disease, few controlled studies exist in the literature. As a result, the treatment strategies of SSNHL remain a controversial issue in clinicalpractice .10 The condition exhibits a wide age distribution , with an average of 50-60 years and no sex preference. The hearing loss is unilateral in most Population studies of sudden sensorineural hearing loss cases, with bilateral involvement reported in less than 5%. 11 The severity of the hearing loss is divided roughly equally into mild, moderate, and severe profound. The configuration of the hearing loss varies and can affect high, low, or all frequencies. Tinnitus occurs in about 80% of patients, and vertigo, indicating an associated peripheral vestibular dysfunction, in about 30%. 12 The response to medical therapy shows inconsistent results regarding symptoms especially hearing loss may be due to the uncertainty about the cause of the disease and its progress. little is known about the factors which may contribute to either success or failure of the medical therapy.

Aim of work

1. To evaluate the factors contributing to the success or failure of standardized medical therapy in cases of ISSNHL
2. To detect the degree of correlation of the presenting symptoms and comorbidities to the patient final hearing prognosis.

Detailed Description

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Patient and methods Study design The study will be conducted as across sectional observation study. Study setting ENT Department Assiut University Hospital outpatient clinic in the period between the 1st July 2019 end of June 2021.

Inclusion criteria All cases above 6 years presented with unilateral or bilateral ISSNHL Exclusion criteria Patient below 6 years old.

Data Collection

After fulfilling all inclusion and exclusion criteria all the patient will be subjected to:

* Full History taking including : the residency, occupation, duration of the clinical symptoms , associated symptoms like tinnitus , vertigo and aural fullness, the presence of previous episodes of hearing loss, the presence of any chronic medical condition especially diabetes and hypertension and neurological history, the medication history and surgical history specially ear surgeries, in addition to family history if relevant.
* Full medical examination including general examination with special emphasizing upon blood pressure measurements, full neurological examination, full ENT examination with vestibular testing especially in cases presented with vertigo
* Laboratory investigation Complete blood count test with differential to detect neutrophil lymphocyte monocyte ratio.

Renal function test Liver function test. Random blood sugar, oral glucose testing, HbA1c

audiological evaluation upon recruitment, all the patient will be subjected to audiological evaluation using audiogram where the hearing loss will be graded into mild, moderate, , sever and profound. speech discrimition will be graded into good ,fair and poor upon recruitment, all the patient will be subjected to audiological evaluation using ABR to asses retrocochlear pathology

Management plan

1. If the patient come at first two weeks of onset of hearing loss the patient will be manged by oral corticosteroid in the form of ,prednisolone60mg in two divided doses for 2 weeks.
2. Patient will be manged by 5 sessions of intratympanic steroid after failure of systemic steroid and patient who come after 2 weeks of onset of hearing loss , each session will be 3 days apart. The injectable material will be 1ml of hydrocortisone 8ml. The injection will be done under local anesthesia and microscope magnification. A pack of lidocaine gel will be applied in the external canal for 10 minutes in EAC to induce anesthesia by using insulin syringe 1ml bore.

An 8 ml of hydrocortisone will be injected in the ME through posteroinferior part of TM All patients will receive antiviral therapy in the form of acyclovir,valcyclovir All the patient will receive vasodilator.

Follow up All the patient will be subjected to audiological evaluation using the audiogram 2 weeks and one month after the initiation of the therapy to detect the treatment outcome.

Statistical analysis

* Factors affecting the treatment outcome will be grouped into

1. Age.
2. Onset of the disease.
3. . tinnitus.
4. vertigo.
5. audiogram to detect the degree of hearing loss mild,moderate severe profund .speech discrimition low frequencies versus high frequencies.
6. Complete blood count test with differential to detect neutrophil lymphocyte monocyte ratio.
7. Comorbidities as hypertension cardiac All those factors will be compared to each other and to the final hearing outcome using correlation coefficient, regression analysis using the SPSS 20 software.

Ethical consideration:

. The Study will be reviewed by the Assiut University medical ethical committee as a study applied on humans to get their final approval.

The aim of the study will be explained to each patient before the beginning of theprocess Written consent will be obtained from those who are willing to participate in thestudy.

Privacy and confidentiality of all data will be assured .
* The aim of the study will be explained to each patient before the beginning of theprocess.

Written consent will be obtained from those who are willing to participate in the study.

Privacy and confidentiality of all data will be assured .

* Privacy and confidentiality of all data will be assured .
* . The Study will be reviewed by the Assiut University medical ethical committee as a study applied on humans to get their final approval.

The aim of the study will be explained to each patient before the beginning of theprocess Written consent will be obtained from those who are willing to participate in thestudy.

Privacy and confidentiality of all data will be assured .

• The aim of the study will be explained to each patient before the beginning of theprocess.

Written consent will be obtained from those who are willing to participate in the study.

Privacy and confidentiality of all data will be assured .

• Privacy and confidentiality of all data will be assured .

Conditions

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Idiopathic Sudden SNHL

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

-If the patient come at first two weeks of onset of hearing loss the patient will be manged by oral corticosteroid in the form of ,prednisolone60mg in two divided doses for 2 weeks.

2-Patient will be manged by 5 sessions of intratympanic steroid after failure of systemic steroid and patient who come after 2 weeks of onset of hearing loss , each session will be 3 days apart. The injectable material will be 1ml of hydrocortisone 8ml. The injection will be done under local anesthesia and microscope magnification. A pack of lidocaine gel will be applied in the external canal for 10 minutes in EAC to induce anesthesia by using insulin syringe 1ml bore.

An 8 ml of hydrocortisone will be injected in the ME through posteroinferior part of TM All patients will receive antiviral therapy in the form of acyclovir,valcyclovir All the patient will receive vasodilator.
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

both the invistigator and care provider donot know the detailes of audiological evalution of the patient nor the comobidities of the patient

Study Groups

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the main group

Management plan

1. If the patient come at first two weeks of onset of hearing loss the patient will be manged by oral corticosteroid in the form of ,prednisolone60mg in two divided doses for 2 weeks.
2. Patient will be manged by 5 sessions of intratympanic steroid after failure of systemic steroid and patient who come after 2 weeks of onset of hearing loss , each session will be 3 days apart. The injectable material will be 1ml of hydrocortisone 8ml. The injection will be done under local anesthesia and microscope magnification. A pack of lidocaine gel will be applied in the external canal for 10 minutes in EAC to induce anesthesia by using insulin syringe 1ml bore.

An 8 ml of hydrocortisone will be injected in the ME through posteroinferior part of TM All patients will receive antiviral therapy in the form of acyclovir,valcyclovir All the patient will receive vasodilator

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

systemic and intratympanic injection of steoid

Intervention Type DRUG

-If the patient come at first two weeks of onset of hearing loss the patient will be manged by oral corticosteroid in the form of ,prednisolone60mg in two divided doses for 2 weeks.

2-Patient will be manged by 5 sessions of intratympanic steroid after failure of systemic steroid and patient who come after 2 weeks of onset of hearing loss , each session will be 3 days apart. The injectable material will be 1ml of hydrocortisone 8ml. The injection will be done under local anesthesia and microscope magnification. A pack of lidocaine gel will be applied in the external canal for 10 minutes in EAC to induce anesthesia by using insulin syringe 1ml bore.

An 8 ml of hydrocortisone will be injected in the ME through posteroinferior part of TM All patients will receive antiviral therapy in the form of acyclovir,valcyclovir All the patient will receive vasodilator.

Interventions

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systemic and intratympanic injection of steoid

-If the patient come at first two weeks of onset of hearing loss the patient will be manged by oral corticosteroid in the form of ,prednisolone60mg in two divided doses for 2 weeks.

2-Patient will be manged by 5 sessions of intratympanic steroid after failure of systemic steroid and patient who come after 2 weeks of onset of hearing loss , each session will be 3 days apart. The injectable material will be 1ml of hydrocortisone 8ml. The injection will be done under local anesthesia and microscope magnification. A pack of lidocaine gel will be applied in the external canal for 10 minutes in EAC to induce anesthesia by using insulin syringe 1ml bore.

An 8 ml of hydrocortisone will be injected in the ME through posteroinferior part of TM All patients will receive antiviral therapy in the form of acyclovir,valcyclovir All the patient will receive vasodilator.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Microscopic Intratympanic steroid injection

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All cases above 6 years presented with unilateral or bilateral ISSNHL

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient below 6 years old
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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suhaib abdelzaker Mohamed

Resident doctor in otolaryngology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Assiut university

Asyut, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20362815 (View on PubMed)

Stachler RJ, Chandrasekhar SS, Archer SM, Rosenfeld RM, Schwartz SR, Barrs DM, Brown SR, Fife TD, Ford P, Ganiats TG, Hollingsworth DB, Lewandowski CA, Montano JJ, Saunders JE, Tucci DL, Valente M, Warren BE, Yaremchuk KL, Robertson PJ; American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Clinical practice guideline: sudden hearing loss. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Mar;146(3 Suppl):S1-35. doi: 10.1177/0194599812436449.

Reference Type RESULT
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Reference Type RESULT
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Reference Type RESULT
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Wei BP, Stathopoulos D, O'Leary S. Steroids for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jul 2;2013(7):CD003998. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003998.pub3.

Reference Type RESULT
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Reference Type RESULT
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Other Identifiers

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Predictive factors in ISSNHL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id