Prevention of Ototoxicity in NTM Patients Treated With IV Amikacin

March 4, 2024 updated by: Kevin Winthrop

Phase 2 Study of the Efficacy and Safety of ORC-13661 for the Prevention of Drug-Induced Hearing Loss in Patients Receiving Intravenous Amikacin for Treatment of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium Disease

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of the study drug, ORC-13361, in preventing hearing loss in patients with NTM infection who are undergoing treatment with IV amikacin therapy. The main question this study aims to answer is:

  • Is ORC-13661 effective for preventing or lessening hearing loss induced by amikacin treatment?
  • Is ORC-13661 effective for preventing or lessening other measures of hearing impairment?

Participants will be asked to take a study drug while they are being treated with IV amikacin. Participants will take study drug for 90 days or until the end of their amikacin treatment, whichever comes first. During this time, researchers will gather clinical data on the participants' health.

Researchers will compare three groups - two groups taking different doses of the study drug and one group taking a placebo drug - to see if dose of drug has any effect on preventing hearing loss. A placebo is a look-alike substance that contains no active drug.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental bacteria that can cause chronic, debilitating pulmonary disease, primarily affecting those over age 60. In more severe cases of NTM infection, patients are given a therapy with parenteral aminoglycoside antibiotics (AGs), to achieve control or cure. Amikacin is the most commonly used aminoglycoside for treatment in this setting, however it is limited by in its use by its tendency to cause ototoxicity including hearing loss and/or vestibular dysfunction. Ototoxicity refers to substances (i.e. medications) which are damaging to the inner ear sensory cells and may result in functional hearing loss and other negative effects.

This main goal of this study is to test the effectiveness of the study drug, ORC-13661, a small molecule compound being developed as an adjunct therapy to be administered during AG use in order to prevent associated ototoxicity. This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, dose-ranging clinical trial to compare the effects and safety of ORC-13661 in preventing or mitigating hearing in patients taking amikacin.

105 participants will be enrolled across 5 enrolling sites over the course of the study. Participants will be randomized in equal numbers between three different study arms: high-dose ORC-13661, low-dose ORC-13661, and placebo. Participants will take study drug for 90 days from the start of their amikacin treatment or until their amikacin treatment ends, whichever comes first.

The primary outcome of this study is prevention or mitigation of amikacin-induced ototoxicity. Secondary outcomes include changes in speech perception, auditory and balance effects, and quality of hearing.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

105

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80206
        • National Jewish Health
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Charles L Daley, MD
        • Contact:
    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Timothy Aksamit, MD
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
        • Oregon Health & Science University
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Kevin Winthrop, MD, MPH
        • Contact:
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
        • Medical University of South Carolina
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Patrick Flume, MD
        • Contact:
    • Texas
      • Tyler, Texas, United States, 75708
        • University of Texas Health Science Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Julie Philley, MD

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Providing informed consent, documented by signing and dating the currently valid informed consent form.
  2. Considered by the Investigator to have unimpaired consent capacity, without reliance on a legally authorized representative.
  3. Stated willingness and ability to comply with study procedures and availability for the duration of the study.
  4. Aged > 18 and < 80.
  5. NTM infection meeting current Pulmonary NTM guidelines from the American Thoracic Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ATS/IDSA) for systemic (IV) aminoglycoside therapy.
  6. Anticipated duration of IV amikacin treatment of at least 30 days at time of study entry.
  7. Statement of ability to take oral medication and adhere to the daily dosing regimen.
  8. For females of reproductive potential: If they are of childbearing potential, they must agree in writing to practice an effective double barrier method of contraception from the signing of the informed consent form until 1 month following discontinuation of study drug treatment or agree to practice true abstinence, when this is consistent with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject.
  9. For males of reproductive potential: Agree to practice effective barrier contraception from the signing of the informed consent form until 3 months (one spermatogenesis cycle) following the last dose of study drug or agree to practice true abstinence.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Received a systemic aminoglycoside antibiotic within 6 months prior to planned first dose of amikacin.
  2. ECG at Screening or prior to randomization (mean of triplicate values) with QT interval corrected using Fridericia's formula (QTcF interval) ≥ 450 msec.
  3. ECG at Screening or prior to randomization with abnormalities that, in the Investigator's judgment, might predispose patient to clinically significant arrhythmia.
  4. Patients taking strong CYP3A4 inducers such as rifampin and rifabutin in the 7 days prior to randomization or have the need for ongoing treatment with concomitant oral or intravenous therapy with strong CYP3A4 inducers during the study. If an additional antibiotic is needed, then azithromycin will be used.
  5. Patients taking strong CYP3A4 inhibitors such as clarithromycin in the 7 days prior to randomization or the need for ongoing treatment with concomitant oral or intravenous therapy with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors during the study. If an additional antibiotic is needed, then azithromycin will be used.
  6. Patients taking clofazimine or bedaquiline AND who also have congestive heart failure, significant ventricular arrhythmia, uncorrected hypokalemia, or ECG (single at Screening, mean of triplicate prior to randomization) showing QRS > 120 msec or heart rate < 50 bpm.
  7. Patients with amikacin exposure within the 6 months prior to randomization.
  8. Patients with known amikacin resistance (MIC >64)
  9. Progressive liver disease (Child-Pugh B or C) which would affect or invalidate interpretation of change from the baseline liver function tests over the course of the study.
  10. Signs of disturbed integrity of the tympanic membrane, determined by otoscopy or tympanometry, including chronic perforation or middle ear or ear canal inflammation or effusion.
  11. History of congenital hearing loss, otological surgery (excluding myringotomy tubes or simple tympanoplasty healed and currently intact), sudden hearing loss, or Meniere's disease.
  12. Bilateral profound hearing loss (>90 Decibels [dB] HL) at all test frequencies.
  13. Conductive hearing loss evidenced by average air-bone-gaps >15 dB HL for 0.25-4.0 kilohertz (kHz)
  14. History of active malignancy, either untreated or under active treatment.
  15. History of risk factors for Torsades des Pointes (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of Long QT Syndrome).
  16. Venous access not adequate for performance of study procedures.
  17. Presence of any circumstance, condition, ECG or laboratory finding that, based on investigator judgment, would interfere with study procedures or assessments or present to the patient an unreasonable risk from participation in this study.
  18. Current or anticipated use of excluded concomitant medications as specified in Section 6.5.
  19. Pregnant or lactating.
  20. Female of childbearing potential who does not have a negative serum pregnancy test and does not agree in writing to using a double barrier method of contraception.
  21. Female relying on menopausal status for contraception who does not have Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) level consistent with that condition and who does not agree in writing to using a double barrier method of contraception.
  22. Currently under correctional supervision (imprisoned, on probation or parole).

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: High Dose ORC-13661
This arm is a daily treatment regimen of study drug (ORC-13661) with a loading dose of 150mg followed by a daily dose of 30mg. Treatment regimen will run concurrently with treatment with IV amikacin. Study drug treatment will continue until treatment with IV amikacin ends or 90 days, whichever is earlier.
Drug: ORC-13661
High-dose intervention (30mg daily)
Drug: ORC-13661
Low-dose intervention (12mg daily)
Experimental: Low Dose ORC-13661
This arm is a daily treatment regimen of study drug (ORC-13661) with a loading dose of 60mg capsules followed by a daily dose of 12mg capsules. Treatment regimen will run concurrently with treatment with IV amikacin. Study drug treatment will continue until treatment with IV amikacin ends or 90 days, whichever is earlier.
Drug: ORC-13661
High-dose intervention (30mg daily)
Drug: ORC-13661
Low-dose intervention (12mg daily)
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
This arm is a daily treatment regimen of a placebo with a loading dose and a daily dose of placebo capsules to match the treatment arms. Placebo regimen will run concurrently with treatment with IV amikacin. Placebo regimen will continue until treatment with IV amikacin ends or 90 days, whichever is earlier.
Drug: Placebo
Placebo intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mitigation or Prevention of Ototoxicity
Time Frame: Baseline to 28 (±5) days after study treatment discontinuation or 28 days after 90 days of study treatment, whichever comes first.
Outcome is measured by changes from baseline using the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) shift criterion in patients with NTM disease undergoing treatment with IV amikacin therapy
Baseline to 28 (±5) days after study treatment discontinuation or 28 days after 90 days of study treatment, whichever comes first.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mitigation or Prevention of hearing impairment with regards to speech perceptions
Time Frame: Baseline to 28 (±5) days after study treatment discontinuation or 28 days after 90 days of study treatment, whichever comes first.
Outcome is measured by changes to patient's speech perceptions using the High Frequency Digits-in-Noise (HF-DIN) test
Baseline to 28 (±5) days after study treatment discontinuation or 28 days after 90 days of study treatment, whichever comes first.
Mitigation or Prevention of hearing impairment with regards to perceived auditory and balance effects
Time Frame: Baseline to 28 (±5) days after study treatment discontinuation or 28 days after 90 days of study treatment, whichever comes first.
Outcome is measured by changes to patient's tinnitus using the Modified-Tinnitus Ototoxicity Monitoring Interview (TOMI)
Baseline to 28 (±5) days after study treatment discontinuation or 28 days after 90 days of study treatment, whichever comes first.
Mitigation or Prevention of hearing impairment with regards to speech, spatial and quality of hearing
Time Frame: Baseline to 28 (±5) days after study treatment discontinuation or 28 days after 90 days of study treatment, whichever comes first.
Outcome is measured by changes to patient's Speech, Spatial and Quality of Hearing Scale (SSQ12)
Baseline to 28 (±5) days after study treatment discontinuation or 28 days after 90 days of study treatment, whichever comes first.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Kevin Winthrop

Collaborators

Medical University of South Carolina
Mayo Clinic
University of Washington
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
National Jewish Health
Oricula Therapeutics

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kevin L Winthrop, MD, MPH, Oregon Health and Science University
  • Principal Investigator: Edwin Rubel, PhD, Oricula Therapeutics

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 (Estimated)

June 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 7, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 7, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

February 15, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

March 6, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Ototoxicity U01
  • U01DC020175 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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