Status:

TERMINATED

Famvir for Treatment of Hearing in Unilateral Meniere's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

House Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

House Clinic, Inc.

Conditions:

Meniere's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The specific aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of treatment with famciclovir in unilateral Meniere's Disease patients, specifically whether hearing can be improved. The investigators will...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Unilateral Meniere's Disease
  • 2 vertigo episodes of at least 20 minutes
  • Fluctuating hearing by subjective history and/or audiometric documentation. Audiometric documentation is defined as affected ear pure-tone average change from an audiogram at Time 1 to Time 2 (less than one year apart) of greater than 15 dB.
  • Less than 45 dB 4-frequency pure-tone average in the affected ear
  • Tinnitus and/or aural fullness
  • Willing to undergo the clinical trial procedures
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion

  • Acute or chronic middle ear disease in either ear
  • Only hearing ear
  • 4-frequency pure-tone average \> 45 dB in either ear
  • Known allergy to famciclovir or any of the ingredients in the formulation
  • Taking oral steroids or receiving IT steroids at time of enrollment. If the subject has been on oral steroids/IT steroids, 3 months must elapse from last dose to start of treatment in the study
  • Must not have had previous inner ear surgery
  • History of immunodeficiency diseases such as HIV
  • History of renal insufficiency or other kidney diseases
  • A female of child-bearing potential who is pregnant
  • History of noncompliance to medical regimens
  • Unwilling to or unable to comply with the protocol, including scheduling study evaluations

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

11 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01526408

Start Date

December 1 2011

End Date

March 1 2015

Last Update

April 19 2021

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