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Study of BGG492 in Patients With Chronic Subjective Tinnitus

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01302873
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 24, 2011
Last Update Posted : March 22, 2017
Sponsor:
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Novartis ( Novartis Pharmaceuticals )

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This study will assess the efficacy of a two week treatment with BGG492 in patients with chronic subjective Tinnitus.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Chronic Subjective Tinnitus Drug: BGG492A Phase 2

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 96 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo- Controlled, Cross-over, Proof of Concept Study Comparing the Effects of Both Single Dose and Repeated Dosing Treatment for 2 Weeks of BGG492 in Patients With Chronic Subjective Tinnitus
Study Start Date : January 2011
Actual Primary Completion Date : January 2012
Actual Study Completion Date : January 2012

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MedlinePlus related topics: Tinnitus

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: BGG492 Drug: BGG492A
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Drug: BGG492A


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change in tinnitus loudness using a visual analogue scale (VAS) [ Time Frame: after 15 days of treatment ]
  2. Change in Clinical status of tinnitus (patients' reaction to tinnitus) using the TBF-12 (Tinnitus Impairment Questionnaire) [ Time Frame: after 15 days of treatment ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients diagnosed with THI (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory) severity grade 3, 4 or 5 (moderate, severe or catastrophic), chronic (> 6 months and < 36 months) subjective tinnitus
  • Willing to abstain from activities that require focused attention, e.g. driving a car or other vehicles, operating machines or engaging in potentially dangerous activities that require focused attention and intact physical balance
  • Willing and able to refrain from engaging in activities or work involving loud noise exposure

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients diagnosed with tinnitus of THI severity grade equal to 2 or 1
  • Patients with diagnosis of intermittent or pulsatile tinnitus
  • Patients who have tinnitus as a concomitant symptom of a treatable otological disease (such as otitis media, Menière's disease, otosclerosis), neurological tumors or/and have temporo-mandibular joint disorders
  • Patients with a history of frequent middle ear infections (> 3 infections per year during the last 3 years)
  • Patients with diagnosed anxiety disorders, depression, schizophrenia or other significant psychiatric diseases requiring current drug treatment or patients who required treatment in the previous 3 months for these diseases.
  • Patients with current unilateral or bilateral hearing loss of 75 dB or more in one or more tested frequencies (125 Hz, 250 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz, 4 kHz, 6 kHz, 8 kHz)
  • Patients with Vestibular Schwannoma
  • Patients with a cochlear implant
  • Patients with regular intake of central nervous system acting drugs for the treatment of tinnitus in the previous 6 months prior to initial dosing

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

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Locations
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Germany
Novartis Investigative Site
Berlin, Germany, 10117
Novartis Investigative Site
Frankfurt, Germany
Novartis Investigative Site
Lepzig, Germany
Netherlands
Novartis Investigative Site
Groningen, Netherlands, 9700
Sponsors and Collaborators
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Investigators
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Study Director: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Responsible Party: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01302873    
Other Study ID Numbers: CBGG492A2210
2010-022166-27 ( EudraCT Number )
First Posted: February 24, 2011    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 22, 2017
Last Verified: March 2017
Keywords provided by Novartis ( Novartis Pharmaceuticals ):
Tinnitus
AMPA Receptor antagonist
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Tinnitus
Hearing Disorders
Ear Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
 Sensation Disorders
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases