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Sildenafil For Meniere's Disease

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00145483
First received: September 1, 2005
Last updated: January 30, 2008
Last verified: January 2008
History of Changes
  Purpose

Meniere's disease affects a person's sense of balance. An attack can last 20 minutes to 2 hours or longer. Symptoms include rotational vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus and a sensation of fullness in the affected ear and may be associated with nausea and vomiting. One hypothesis is that Meniere's disease is caused by the excessive accumulation of fluid in the balance tubes within the inner ear. Sildenafil may alleviate the symptoms due to its vasodilatory activity. The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of sildenafil (Viagra) compared with placebo on symptoms during one acute attack.


Condition Intervention Phase
Meniere's Disease
 Drug: Sildenafil
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Multicentre, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study Of The Efficacy and Safety Of Sildenafil Given For The Acute Treatment Of Meniere's Disease

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Pfizer:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Vertigo Response (4 x 6 point scale); Balance (6 point scale)

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Hearing/Tinnitus; Ear, Nose & Pressure/Fullness; Perf. daily activities; Nausea; Vomiting; Func. Response; Duration of the Attack and Vertigo; Rescue Medications Use; Acceptability to subject; Composite Assessment Score; Comparison to Previous Attack

Estimated Enrollment: 180
Study Start Date: June 2002
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Active Meniere's disease (2 or more definitive spontaneous episodes of vertigo 20 minutes or longer, plus hearing loss on at least 1 occasion, tinnitus or aural fullness) with confirmed diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or breast feeding females or fertile females unwilling to use agreed contraceptive methods
  • severe Meniere's diseased (more than 8 attacks per month)
  • previous ear surgery
  • intratympanic perfusions of steroids or gentamicin; requiring other medications contraindicated for Viagra (eg. nitrates)
  • with medical conditions that make Viagra contraindicated
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00145483

Locations
Australia, New South Wales
Pfizer Investigational Site
Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia
Australia, Queensland
Pfizer Investigational Site
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Australia, Victoria
Pfizer Investigational Site
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Pfizer Investigational Site
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sponsors and Collaborators
Pfizer
Investigators
Study Director: Pfizer CT.gov Call Center Pfizer
  More Information

Additional Information:
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No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00145483     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: A1481107
Study First Received: September 1, 2005
Last Updated: January 30, 2008
Health Authority: Australia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Meniere Disease
Endolymphatic Hydrops
Labyrinth Diseases
Ear Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Sildenafil
Vasodilator Agents
 Cardiovascular Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013