Transtympanic Gentamicin vs. Steroids in Refractory Meniere's Disease

NCT00802529 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2019-06-27

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Summary

This trial aims to compare transtympanic steroids against the standard treatment (transtympanic gentamicin) in refractory unilateral Meniere's disease.

Conditions

  • Meniere's Disease

Interventions

DRUG

Methylprednisolone

2 transtympanic injections at interval of two weeks.

DRUG

Gentamicin

2 transtympanic injections at an interval of two weeks. If there is significant hearing loss before second injection, it will be replaced by normal saline in double blinded fashion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

    collaborator OTHER
  • Medical Research Council

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • Imperial College London

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Adolfo M Bronstein, PhD, FRCP · Imperial College London

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2015-05-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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