Vardenafil in Tinnitus

December 8, 2014 updated by: Bayer

Evaluation of Vardenafil for the Treatment of Subjective Tinnitus: A Controlled Pilot Study

There is incidental evidence (casuistic findings) that the treatment with vardenafil of male patients suffering from erectile dysfunction and comorbid tinnitus experienced an improvement of their tinnitus.

Randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial over 16 weeks (12 weeks of treatment + 4 weeks follow-up) with 10 mg vardenafil BID p.o. in men and women with chronic tinnitus.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

43

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Germany
    • Berlin / 285
      • Berlin, Berlin / 285, Germany, 10117

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 64 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Chronic subjective cochlear tinnitus
  • No treatment of tinnitus within 4 weeks prior to study entry
  • Duration of tinnitus > 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute tinnitus
  • Intermittent tinnitus
  • History of M. Menieré
  • History of conductive deafness
  • History of psychogenic deafness
  • History of tumors of the middle ear, inner ear or cerebella-pontine angle (malignant and non malignant)
  • Patients diagnosed of multiple sclerosis
  • History of myocardial infarction, stroke, or life-threatening arrhythmia within the prior 6 months
  • Nitrates or nitric oxide donors
  • Any other concurrent treatment of tinnitus during study
  • pregnant and breast-feeding women
  • women with child-bearing potential not using adequate birth control method (Note: as adequate method of birth control oral contraception, spiral or sexual abstinence is recommended)
  • Other exclusion criteria apply according to the Summary of Product Characteristics

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Arm 2
Drug: Placebo
Placebo BID p.o. for 12 weeks + 4 weeks follow-up
Active Comparator: Arm 1
Drug: Levitra (Vardenafil, BAY38-9456)
Vardenafil 10 mg BID p.o. for 12 weeks + 4 weeks follow-up

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Total score of the Tinnitus
Time Frame: 4 times in 16 weeks
4 times in 16 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Audiometric measurements (mode, frequency and loudness of tinnitus, pure tone audiogram, speech audiogram)
Time Frame: 16 weeks
16 weeks
Quality of life (SF 36 Questionnaire)
Time Frame: 16 weeks
16 weeks
Serum human chorionic Gonadotropin (hcG), pregnancy test
Time Frame: once at screening
once at screening
Safety and tolerability
Time Frame: 16 weeks
16 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Bayer

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 23, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 24, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

April 25, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 9, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2014

Last Verified

December 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 12049 (Other Identifier: Division of AIDS (DAIDS-ES))
  • 2006-000463-29 (EudraCT Number)

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