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NCT Number: NCT07134075

Intracochlear Injection of Glucocorticoid

This study is a prospective, randomized pilot study. To verify safety and efficacy of intracochlear injection of glucocorticoid through the round window membrane in patients with total sudden sensorineural hearing loss safety and efficacy in total sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients as an early salvage therapy.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Fenyang Road 83

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200031, China

Location contact

Haibo Shi, MD, Ph.D

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Huawei Li, MD, Ph.D

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wei Li, MD, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

0086-18301969566

Wuqing Wang, MD, Ph.D

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Xinsheng Huang, MD, Ph.D

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Whether is it safe when total sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients receive intracochlear injection of glucocorticoid through the round window membrane.
  • Whether is it effective in reversing hearing capability when total sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients receive intracochlear injection of glucocorticoid through the round window membrane.
  • Whether is intracochlear glucocorticoid injection more effective than intratympanic glucocorticoid injection for treating total sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
  • Which glucocorticoid intracochlear injection is more effective in patients with total sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Age between 18 and 65 years Unilateral idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss greater than 95dB at the average of 4 frequencies (500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz and 4000 Hz) in PTA (contralateral hearing is less than 30dB) at the onset of sudden hearing loss Participant who were treated with standard treatment for 14 days, but no recovery was confirmed as type IV (final hearing level with hearing gain of ≤15 dB) at the end of the 14-day treatment

Exclusion criteria

Bilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss Hearing loss with known causes (e.g., Meniere's disease, retrocochlear pathology, history of otologic surgery, perilymphatic fistula, barotrauma) History in the past 6 months of ototoxic treatment such as chemotherapy, use of loop diuretics, high dose aspirin, etc History of sudden sensorineural hearing loss within the past 2 years History of ischemic diseases (cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial obstructive disease) Neuropsychiatric disorders (epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis) Severe hepatic or renal insufficiency The CT diagnosis is "abnormality of the round window niche"

Treatment and study plan

intracochlear triamcinolone acetonide injection

Drug

intracochlear triamcinolone acetonide injection of through the round window membrane

Other names: intracochlear triamcinolone acetonide (40mg/ml, 30μl)injection

intracochlear injection of dexamethasone through the round window membrane

Drug

intracochlear injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate through the round window membrane

Other names: intracochlear injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate(7.5mg/ml, 30μl)through the round window membrane

intracochlear dexamethasone injection and intratympanic dexamethasone injection

Drug

intracochlear dexamethasone sodium phosphate injection of through the round window membrane, intratympanic dexamethasone sodium phosphate injection through the tympanic membrane

Other names: intracochlear injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate through the round window membrane (7.5mg/ml, 30μl) and intratympanic dexamethasone sodium phosphate injection (10mg/ml)

intratympanic dexamethasone injection

Drug

intratympanic dexamethasone sodium phosphate injection (10mg/ml) through tympanic membrane,once every other day, for a total of 4 injections.

Other names: intratympanic dexamethasone sodium phosphate injection (10mg/ml)

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in pure tone audiometry (PTA)

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week12, Week24

    hearing capacity of thresholds (PTA)

  2. Change from Baseline in auditory brainstem response (ABR)

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week12, Week24

    hearing capacity of thresholds (ABR)

  3. Change from Baseline in auditory steady state response (ASSR)

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week12, Week24

    hearing capacity of thresholds (ASSR)

  4. Change from Baseline in speech Discrimination Scores

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week12, Week24

    hearing capacity of thresholds (speech Discrimination Scores)

Secondary outcomes

  1. change from baseline in tinnitus handicap inventory

    Time frame: Baseline, Week2, Week4, Week12, Week24

    The THI questionnaire includes functional, emotional, and catastrophic subscales. It consists of 25 questions. The total score is calculated by adding up the scores for all questions and classifying the severity of tinnitus as no handicap (0-16), mild handicap (18-36), moderate handicap (38-56), and severe handicap (58-100).

  2. change from baseline in dizziness handicap inventory

    Time frame: Baseline, Week2, Week4, Week12, Week24

    The 25-item self-report Dizziness Handicap inventory (DHI) validated questionnaire that assesses functional, emotional and physical domains. Responses are graded 0 (no), 2 (sometimes) or 4 (yes) with higher scores indicating greater impact of dizziness maximum and maximum score of 100 points (15 minutes).

  3. change from baseline in quality of life score

    Time frame: Baseline, Week2, Week4, Week12, Week24

    Quality of life questionnaire will be measured to compare the change in individual's health-related quality of life using face to face Interview for the scores. Higher scores mean better functioning or fewer symptoms.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Wei Li, MD, Ph.D

CONTACT

[email protected]

0086-18301969566

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University

Other

Collaborators

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital
  • Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

Safety and Efficacy of Intracochlear Injection of Glucocorticoid Through the Round Window Membrane in Patients With Total Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Aug 21, 2025
Registry last updated
Aug 21, 2025

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