Study of OTO-104 in Subjects With Unilateral Meniere's Disease (AVERTS-2)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02717442 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Negative Efficacy Results from the recently completed Phase 3 study 104-201506)
First Posted : March 23, 2016
Last Update Posted : February 11, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Meniere's Disease | Drug: OTO-104 Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 176 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter, Phase 3 Study of OTO-104 Given as a Single Intratympanic Injection in Subjects With Unilateral Meniere's Disease |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 21, 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 31, 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 15, 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: OTO-104
12 mg dexamethasone
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Drug: OTO-104
Single intratympanic injection of 12 mg OTO-104 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo |
Drug: Placebo
Single intratympanic injection of placebo |
- Reduction in number of definitive vertigo days compared to placebo as assessed by a daily diary [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- Change in hearing from baseline as assessed by audiometry [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- Change in the condition of the ear from baseline as assessed by otoscopic examinations [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- Evaluation of adverse events as a measure of safety and tolerability [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- Impact of vertigo experience on daily activities [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Questionnaire

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria includes, but is not limited to:
- Subject has a diagnosis of unilateral Meniere's disease by 1995 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS) criteria and reports active vertigo for the 2 months prior to the study lead-in period.
- Subject has experienced active vertigo during the lead-in period.
- Subject has documented asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss.
- Subject agrees to maintain their current treatments for Meniere's disease while on-study.
Exclusion Criteria includes, but is not limited to:
- Subject is pregnant or lactating.
- Subject has a history of immunodeficiency disease.
- Subject has a history of previous endolymphatic sac surgery.
- Subject has a history of previous use of intratympanic (IT) gentamicin in the affected ear.
- Subject has a history of tympanostomy tubes with evidence of perforation or lack of closure.
- Subject has experienced an adverse reaction to IT injection of steroids.
- Subject has used an investigational drug or device in the 3 months prior to screening.
- Subject has previously been randomized to a trial of OTO-104.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02717442
United States, California | |
Many sites in Europe. Refer to the contact info listed below. | |
San Diego, California, United States, 92121 |
Study Chair: | Kathie Bishop, PhD | Otonomy, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Otonomy, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02717442 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
104-201508 |
First Posted: | March 23, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 11, 2019 |
Last Verified: | February 2019 |
Meniere's Disease Vertigo |
Meniere Disease Endolymphatic Hydrops Labyrinth Diseases Ear Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |