ACOU085 for Hearing Loss Prevention in Testicular Cancer Patients Receiving Cisplatin (NCT06521190) | Clinical Trial Compass
UnknownPhase 2
ACOU085 for Hearing Loss Prevention in Testicular Cancer Patients Receiving Cisplatin
Germany40 participantsStarted 2023-12-15
Plain-language summary
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter phase IIa clinical trial in adult male TCa patients with the risk to suffer from sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) due to cisplatin therapy within a chemotherapeutic regimen of testicular cancer. Patients will have an indication for a cisplatin-containing chemotherapy according to current guidelines and trial site tumor board recommendations. The trial is designed to show efficacy, safety, and tolerability of ACOU085 administered into the middle ear using 3 transtympanic injections per ear prior to 3 planned and corresponding 3-week chemotherapeutic cycles. The intra-individual control will be done by placebo injection into the respective contralateral middle ear.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 45 Years
Sex
MALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Confirmed diagnosis of testicular cancer with indication for a cis-Pt-containing chemotherapeutic regimen according to current treatment guidelines and site-specific tumor board recommendations
* Male adult patients at an age between 18 and 45 years
* Planned cis-Pt treatment with a cumulative dose of ≥300 mg/m2 which has to be administered in three chemotherapeutic cycles
* Normal or not clinically relevant otoscopic findings in both ears
* Normal hearing at both ears according to current WHO criteria for air-conduction 4PTA (0.5/1/2/4 kHz; 0 to 19 dB HL; average of audiometric thresholds at 0.5/1/2/4 kHz) at baseline
* Normal hearing at both ears according to ASHA criteria with a hearing threshold at any frequency (0.25 to 12 kHz) not exceeding 20 dB and a 4PTA (0.5/1/2/4 kHz) showing ≤15 dB HL at baseline
* Normal distortion product oto-acoustic emissions (DPOAE) present in both ears at baseline
* Patient shows normal results at trial start (V1) concerning heart rate (50 to 90 bpm), blood pressure (according to commonly accepted ranges), ECG (no pathological findings), and laboratory parameters (ie, liver and renal function values not clinically significant)
* Male patients and their female partner(s) must agree to use 2 forms of contraception (one of which must be a barrier method) during 6 months after trial start (V1)
* Patient is cooperative, able to understand all aspects of the trial, and able to speak German comparable to native speakers as pe…
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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
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