Study of BGG492 in Patients With Chronic Subjective Tinnitus

March 20, 2017 updated by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

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

This study will assess the efficacy of a two week treatment with BGG492 in patients with chronic subjective Tinnitus.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

96

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, Germany, 10117
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Frankfurt, Germany
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Lepzig, Germany
        • Novartis Investigative Site
  • Netherlands
      • Groningen, Netherlands, 9700
        • Novartis Investigative Site

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

16 years to 73 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

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: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: BGG492A
Experimental: BGG492
Drug: BGG492A

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 7, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

February 24, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 22, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 20, 2017

Last Verified

March 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CBGG492A2210
  • 2010-022166-27 (EudraCT Number)

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