Trial Outcomes & Findings for Safety and Efficacy Evaluation of Topical AL-60371 Otic Suspension, 0.3% in the Treatment of Acute Otitis Externa (NCT NCT01535599)

NCT ID: NCT01535599

Last Updated: 2014-07-08

Results Overview

An otoscopic exam was conducted by the physician. Clinical cure was considered attained if the sum of the numerical scores of the 3 signs and symptoms of AOE (tenderness, erythema, and edema) was 0 at Day 11. In this analysis, the clinical cure outcome at Day 11 (TOC) was considered a failure for all pathogen positive patients who did not complete the study (for any reason). Proportion of patients is reported as a percentage.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

768 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Day 11

Results posted on

2014-07-08

Participant Flow

Participants were recruited from 68 investigational centers located in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

Of the 768 consented participants, 75 were exited from the study as screen failures prior to randomization. This reporting group includes all randomized participants (693).

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
AL-60371
AL-60371, 0.3% Otic Suspension, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Vehicle
AL-60371 Vehicle, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Overall Study
STARTED
347
346
Overall Study
COMPLETED
297
250
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
50
96

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
AL-60371
AL-60371, 0.3% Otic Suspension, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Vehicle
AL-60371 Vehicle, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Overall Study
Adverse Event
6
15
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
3
4
Overall Study
Subj Decision Unrelated to Adverse Event
4
3
Overall Study
Treatment Failure
33
66
Overall Study
BL Culture + for Group A Strep
0
1
Overall Study
BL Culture + for Yeast//Fungi
0
1
Overall Study
Randomized in Error
2
4
Overall Study
Did not use product
1
0
Overall Study
Other
1
0
Overall Study
Stopped medication
0
1
Overall Study
Noncompliance
0
1

Baseline Characteristics

Safety and Efficacy Evaluation of Topical AL-60371 Otic Suspension, 0.3% in the Treatment of Acute Otitis Externa

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
AL-60371
n=344 Participants
AL-60371, 0.3% Otic Suspension, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Vehicle
n=342 Participants
AL-60371 Vehicle, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Total
n=686 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Customized
Infants/Toddlers (18 days to 23 months)
3 participants
n=99 Participants
2 participants
n=107 Participants
5 participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Customized
Children (2 to 11 years)
61 participants
n=99 Participants
83 participants
n=107 Participants
144 participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Customized
Adolescents (12 to 17 years)
64 participants
n=99 Participants
42 participants
n=107 Participants
106 participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Customized
Adults (18 to 64 years)
195 participants
n=99 Participants
186 participants
n=107 Participants
381 participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Customized
Elderly (≥ 65 years)
21 participants
n=99 Participants
29 participants
n=107 Participants
50 participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
202 Participants
n=99 Participants
183 Participants
n=107 Participants
385 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
142 Participants
n=99 Participants
159 Participants
n=107 Participants
301 Participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 11

Population: This analysis population includes the pathogen positive participants of the intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set, ie, all participants who received study medication and were pathogen positive in the study ear at baseline.

An otoscopic exam was conducted by the physician. Clinical cure was considered attained if the sum of the numerical scores of the 3 signs and symptoms of AOE (tenderness, erythema, and edema) was 0 at Day 11. In this analysis, the clinical cure outcome at Day 11 (TOC) was considered a failure for all pathogen positive patients who did not complete the study (for any reason). Proportion of patients is reported as a percentage.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
AL-60371
n=145 Participants
AL-60371, 0.3% Otic Suspension, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Vehicle
n=138 Participants
AL-60371 Vehicle, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Proportion of Patients With Clinical Cures at the Day 11 (TOC) Visit
71.7 percentage of participants
33.3 percentage of participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 11

Population: This analysis population includes the pathogen positive participants of the intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set, ie, all participants who received study medication and were pathogen positive in the study ear at baseline.

Microbiological success was considered attained if all pretherapy bacteria were absent from the exit otic specimen. The presence of fungi and/or yeast was not considered in the determination of microbiological success. In this analysis, the microbiological success value at Day 11 (TOC) was considered a failure for all pathogen positive patients who did not complete the study (for any reason). Proportion of patients is reported as a percentage.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
AL-60371
n=145 Participants
AL-60371, 0.3% Otic Suspension, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Vehicle
n=138 Participants
AL-60371 Vehicle, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Proportion of Patients With Microbiological Successes at the Day 11 (TOC) Visit
66.9 percentage of participants
13.0 percentage of participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Time to event, up to Day 11

Population: This analysis population includes the pathogen positive participants of the intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis set, ie, all participants who received study medication and were pathogen positive in the study ear at baseline. Patients who did not report ear pain at any diary entry during first 7 days of the study were excluded from the analysis.

Cessation of ear pain was defined as occurring on the first time point that ear pain was absent (morning or evening) and did not return in any subsequent diary entries. Day 1 was the starting point for this time-to-event analysis. For this analysis, all patients who did not complete the study and ear pain never ceased had their ear pain considered as being present throughout the planned duration of the study.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
AL-60371
n=138 Participants
AL-60371, 0.3% Otic Suspension, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Vehicle
n=128 Participants
AL-60371 Vehicle, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Median Time to Cessation of Ear Pain as Reported by the Patient or Parent/Legal Guardian Via the Telephone Diary
4.0 days
Standard Error 0.2
7.0 days
Standard Error 0.4

Adverse Events

AL-60371

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Vehicle

Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
AL-60371
n=344 participants at risk
AL-60371, 0.3% Otic Suspension, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Vehicle
n=342 participants at risk
AL-60371 Vehicle, 4 drops to the affected ear(s) twice daily for 7 days
Psychiatric disorders
Anxiety
0.00%
0/344 • Adverse events (AE) were collected for the duration of the study (1 year, 2 months). An AE was considered to be any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who was exposed to the study medication, regardless of causal relationship.
This reporting group includes all randomized participants who were treated with study medication (686). AEs were obtained as solicited comments from the study participants and as observations by the study Investigator.
0.29%
1/342 • Adverse events (AE) were collected for the duration of the study (1 year, 2 months). An AE was considered to be any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who was exposed to the study medication, regardless of causal relationship.
This reporting group includes all randomized participants who were treated with study medication (686). AEs were obtained as solicited comments from the study participants and as observations by the study Investigator.
Infections and infestations
Gastroenteritis
0.00%
0/344 • Adverse events (AE) were collected for the duration of the study (1 year, 2 months). An AE was considered to be any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who was exposed to the study medication, regardless of causal relationship.
This reporting group includes all randomized participants who were treated with study medication (686). AEs were obtained as solicited comments from the study participants and as observations by the study Investigator.
0.29%
1/342 • Adverse events (AE) were collected for the duration of the study (1 year, 2 months). An AE was considered to be any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who was exposed to the study medication, regardless of causal relationship.
This reporting group includes all randomized participants who were treated with study medication (686). AEs were obtained as solicited comments from the study participants and as observations by the study Investigator.

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Sally Scheib, Sr. Clinical Project Lead

Alcon Research, Ltd.

Phone: 1-888-451-3937

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee Sponsor reserves the right of prior review of any publication or presentation of information related to the study.
  • Publication restrictions are in place

Restriction type: OTHER