Intratympanic Injection for Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIED)

October 10, 2013 updated by: House Research Institute

Safety and Efficacy of Intratympanically Delivered Golimumab for Stabilization of Hearing in Patients With Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease: An Open-label Proof-of-concept Clinical Trial

The investigators plan to conduct an open-label intratympanic injection proof-of-concept trial of golimumab, a TNF-alpha inhibitor, assessing for hearing loss progression in patients with autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED). This specific aim will be achieved using a two-arm approach. First, the investigators propose to dose 3 individual subjects with a single intratympanic injection of golimumab and follow each for 30 days, closely examining them for adverse events. If there are no serious adverse events, with FDA approval, the investigators propose to dose 14 subjects, each with 4 intratympanic injections of golimumab.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

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 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) by the principal investigator
  • Idiopathic, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
  • History of, or audiograms showing, rapid progression of hearing loss
  • Bilateral loss of at least 30 dB in one or more frequencies (0.25 - 6 kHz)
  • Hearing responsive on high-dose oral steroids and steroid-dependent, as determined by history and the principal investigator. The subject can be taking oral steroid, at the maintenance level, if enrolled in the First Arm and, if enrolled in the Second Arm, will begin taper after the first injection.
  • Provided written informed consent for participation in the clinical study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Positive MRI for vestibular schwannoma
  • Positive FTA (syphilis)
  • Significant middle ear disease (e.g., otitis media)
  • Positive blood test for Lyme disease
  • Positive tuberculosis test
  • Concurrent or past treatment or use of medications and/or substances known to cause ototoxicity(for example, aminoglycosides [e.g., gentamicin], cisplatin, loop diuretics, Yorgason et al., 2006)
  • Known adverse reaction to golimumab, adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab, rituximab, ustekinumab, or other biologic immunomodulators
  • Concurrent (within the past 3 months prior to enrollment) live viral intranasal vaccine (flu)
  • Positive test for HIV
  • Positive test for Hepatitis B and C
  • Presence of a demyelinating disease, such as multiple sclerosis
  • Women of childbearing potential only: Positive serum pregnancy test prior to the only/first injection
  • Active infections

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: First Arm
Determine safety of intratympanic injection
Drug: Golimumab
Intratympanic injection 0.3ml First Arm: 1 injection Second Arm: 4 injections
Other Names:
  • Simponi
Experimental: Second Arm
Efficacy evaluation of 4 intratympanic injections
Drug: Golimumab
Intratympanic injection 0.3ml First Arm: 1 injection Second Arm: 4 injections
Other Names:
  • Simponi

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Serious Adverse Events
Time Frame: 30 days
Serious Adverse Events
30 days
Pure-tone threshold change
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Change in pure-tone threshold from baseline to 6 week after initiation of treatment
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

House Research Institute

Collaborators

Janssen Services, LLC

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jennifer Derebery, MD, House Research Institute

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

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 1, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 2, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

February 3, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 14, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 10, 2013

Last Verified

October 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HRI-002
  • TNFalpha (Other Identifier: House Research Institute)

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