The Role of Migraine Prophylaxis Agent Topiramate in Treating Patients With Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

NCT ID: NCT05403229

Last Updated: 2024-02-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-10-17

Study Completion Date

2025-09-30

Brief Summary

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Migraine and sudden sensorineural hearing loss(SSNHL) are two related disorders. A systemic steroid is usually used to treat SSNHL but the role of migraine prophylaxis medication remained unknown. Mehdi Abouzari et al. found a better improvement when combining topiramate and nortriptyline with steroids in a retrospective study. However, a prospective study with randomization is needed to elucidate the efficacy of these agents.

This is a clinical study using medication approved and currently prescribed in the clinic. The included patients were those who came to the clinic and were diagnosed with SSNHL within 14 days of onset. Those patients were asked whether they agreed to participate in this clinical trial. Patients who were diagnosed with SSNHL but were later found to be other diseases such as Meniere's disease and cerebellopontine angle will be excluded from this study.

The involved patients were randomized divided into two groups. Both groups received systemic steroids with/without intratympanic steroids. The experimental group receives additional oral topiramate for 6 weeks.

Follow-up time is at least 3 months.

This study is multi-center. Location of the study is performed at Chang gung memorial hospital Linkou branch, Taipei branch, Taoyuan branch, and New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital.

Detailed Description

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Once the patients were diagnosed with SSNHL, detailed information of the clinical trial will be introduced. If the patient agreed to participate, he/she will be randomized. The experimental group receives additional oral topiramate for 6 weeks.

Both groups follow up at the clinic for at least 3 months. The pure tone audiometry and speech audiometry will be measured at the initial and end of follow-up.

Patients who were later diagnosed with cerebellopontine angle tumors, stroke, or Meniere's disease, will be excluded from this study.

The audiometry and other hearing outcomes will be analyzed at the end of the study. The treatment efficacy, and prognostic factors will be analyzed and reported. Data regarding adverse effects and drop-out will also be collected and reported.

Conditions

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Sudden Deafness Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants are assigned to one of two groups in parallel for the duration of the study.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

This is an open-label study.

Study Groups

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Topiramate arm

The experimental group receives a systemic steroid with/without intratympanic steroids as the standard treatment of SSNHL.

The experimental group receives additional oral topiramate for 6 weeks. The dosage of topiramate is 25 mg orally before bedtime with the weekly escalation of 25 mg up to 100 mg. The total duration of oral topiramate is 6 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Topiramate

Intervention Type DRUG

The topiramate arm receives additional oral topiramate for 6 weeks. The dose of topiramate is started from 25mg orally daily with the weekly escalation of 25mg to a maximum of 100mg.

Systemic Steroids

Intervention Type DRUG

Both groups receive a systemic steroid with/without intratympanic steroids as the standard treatment of SSNHL.

Control arm

The control arm receives a systemic steroid with/without intratympanic steroids as the standard treatment of SSNHL.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Systemic Steroids

Intervention Type DRUG

Both groups receive a systemic steroid with/without intratympanic steroids as the standard treatment of SSNHL.

Interventions

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Topiramate

The topiramate arm receives additional oral topiramate for 6 weeks. The dose of topiramate is started from 25mg orally daily with the weekly escalation of 25mg to a maximum of 100mg.

Intervention Type DRUG

Systemic Steroids

Both groups receive a systemic steroid with/without intratympanic steroids as the standard treatment of SSNHL.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age \> 20
* Confirmed diagnosis of unilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss(SSNHL)
* Treatment started 14 days within onset of SSNHL

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous SSNHL history
* Previous middle ear disorder such as chronic otitis media, or previous ear surgery
* Meniere's disease and fluctuating hearing loss patients
* Pregnancy or trying to become pregnant
* Leukemia, hemodialysis, and patients who received chemotherapy before.
* Previous head and neck radiotherapy
* cerebellopontine angle tumors such as vestibular schwannoma
* Patients with moderate to severe hepatic insufficiency
* Patients with major depression disorder or suicide attempt
* Patients with glaucoma
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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BANG-YAN ZHANG, MD.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital (Built and Operated by Chang Gung Medical Foundation)

Locations

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New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital

New Taipei City, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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BANG-YAN ZHANG, MD.

Role: CONTACT

886978810104

Facility Contacts

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BANG-YAN ZHANG

Role: primary

886978810104

References

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Abouzari M, Goshtasbi K, Chua JT, Tan D, Sarna B, Saber T, Lin HW, Djalilian HR. Adjuvant Migraine Medications in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Laryngoscope. 2021 Jan;131(1):E283-E288. doi: 10.1002/lary.28618. Epub 2020 Apr 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32243585 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Other Identifiers

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202200324A3C601

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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