OLLTT: Open-Label, Long-Term Treatment Study, to Assess the Long-Term Safety and Tolerability and Efficacy of Neramexane in Patients With Subjective Tinnitus

Sponsor
Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH (Industry)
Overall Status
Terminated
CT.gov ID
NCT00827008
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the long-term safety and tolerability and efficacy of neramexane mesylate in the long-term treatment of subjective tinnitus after a completed double-blind randomized placebo controlled study

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: Neramexane mesylate
Phase 3

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
821 participants
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
An Open-Label, Long-Term Treatment Study to Assess the Long-Term Safety and Tolerability and Efficacy of Neramexane With Subjective Tinnitus
Study Start Date :
Jan 1, 2009
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2011
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2011

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: 1, verum

Drug: Neramexane mesylate
Up-titration treatment period of 5 weeks up to 75mg Neramexane mesylate oral per day followed by 49 weeks treatment maintenance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Descriptive analyses of TBF-12 (Tinnitus-Beeinträchtigungs-Fragebogen 12 "Tinnitus Handicap Inventory 12")total score and its subscores, of the Tinnitus Rating Scale and its single items as well as of SF-36 and safety/tolerability parameters [54 weeks]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Main Inclusion Criteria:
  • Male or female patients who have successfully completed one of the double-blind Phase 3 tinnitus studies of Merz with Neramexane mesylate

  • patients aged equal or older 18 but not older than 75 years with clinical diagnosis of first onset, persistent (i.e. tinnitus should never be absent for more than 24 hours in a row), subjective, uni-or bilateral subacute tinnitus at the timepoint of the lead-in study

Main Exclusion Criteria:
  • clinical diagnosis of intermittent or pulsatile tinnitus

  • Patients who have tinnitus as a concomitant symptom of an otological/neurological disease (such as otitis media, Meniére´s disease, otosclerosis etc.)

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Paradigm Clinical Research Tucson Arizona United States 85705
2 Providence Clinical Research Burbank California United States 91505
3 Central California Clinical Research Fresno California United States 93720
4 UC Davis Health System Department of Otolaryngology Sacramento California United States 95817
5 Colorado Otolaryngology Associates Colorado Springs Colorado United States 80909
6 New West Physicians Golden Colorado United States 80401
7 Visions Clinical Research Boynton Beach Florida United States 33472
8 Clinical Research of West Florida Tampa Florida United States 33603
9 Deerpath Physicians Group Gurnee Illinois United States 60031
10 Knight Center for Integrated Health, Peoria Illinois United States 61614
11 University of Kansas Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Kansas City Kansas United States 66160-0001
12 Heartland Research Associates, LLC. Wichita Kansas United States 67205
13 Heartland Research Associates, LLC. Wichita Kansas United States 67207
14 Commonwealth Ear, Nose & Throat Louisville Kentucky United States 40207
15 Glacier Ear, Nose, and Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, P.C. Kalispell Montana United States 59901
16 Immedicenter Bloomfield New Jersey United States 07003
17 David L. Bortniker, M.D, FACS Somerville New Jersey United States 08876
18 Montefiore Medical Center Attn: Anxiety and Depression Center Bronx New York United States 10867
19 Erie County Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Buffalo New York United States 14221
20 Cary Medical Research Cary North Carolina United States 27518
21 Wake Research Associates, LLC Raleigh North Carolina United States 27612
22 Wilmington Medical Research Wilmington North Carolina United States 28401
23 Piedmont Medical Research Winston-Salem North Carolina United States 27103
24 Medical University of South Carolina - Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Charleston South Carolina United States 29425-5500
25 Future Search Trials of Neurology Austin Texas United States 78756
26 FutureSearch Trials of Dallas Dallas Texas United States 75231
27 R/D Clinical Research, Inc. Lake Jackson Texas United States 77566
28 South Texas Research Alliance LLC Laredo Texas United States 78041
29 Research Across America Plano Texas United States 75093
30 Advanced Clinical Research West Jordon Utah United States 84088
31 Health Research of Hampton Roads, Inc. Newport News Virginia United States 23606
32 Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen Graz Austria 8020
33 Bezirkskrankenhaus Kufstein Dr. Christof Pauli (PI: Prim. Dr. Peter Ostertag Kufstein Austria 6330
34 Clin Pharm International GmbH, Zentrum Wien Vienna Austria 1090
35 University Hospital Brussels Brussels Belgium 1090
36 Clinique Universitaire Saint-luc Bruxelles Belgium 1200
37 AZ Sint Lucas, ENT department Gent Belgium 9000
38 University Hospital Leuven, ENT Department Leuven Belgium 3000
39 Consultório Dr. Marcelo Rates Belo Horizonte/Mimaf Gerais Brazil CEP 30150-270
40 Osmar Clayton Person Santo André/SP Brazil zip 09060-650
41 Instituto Ganz Sanchez São Paulo/SP Brazil ZIP CODE: 05469-000
42 Clínica OTOSUL Valenca/RJ Brazil CEP.: 27211-130
43 Medico Chodov Prague Czech Republic 4
44 prof. MUDr. Ivo Šlapák Brno Czech Republic 602 00
45 Teaching University Hospital, ORL klinika Brno Czech Republic 65691
46 ORL oddělení, Karlovarská krajská nemocncie a.s. Karlovy Vary Czech Republic 360 66
47 Oblastní nemocnice Kladno a.s., Nemocnice Středočeského kraje Kladno Czech Republic 272 59
48 Pro-audio,s.r.o.-private ENT clinic Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 29301
49 ORL oddělení, Všeobecná Fakultní Nemocnice v Praze Praha Czech Republic 128 08
50 ORL oddělení , Karlovarská krajská nemocnice a. s. Sokolov Czech Republic 356 01
51 Dr. Ebbo Issy les moulineaux France 92130
52 Dr. Sarfati La seyne sur Mer France 83500
53 Centre Hospitalier de Bretagne Sud Service ORL-B9 Lorient France 2233-56322
54 Dr. Bonfils Paris France 75015
55 Dr. Ohresser Paris France 75015
56 Hopital Nord Saint-etienne France 42055
57 Dr. Fraysse Toulouse cedex France 31059
58 Service ORL CHU Bretonneau Tours France 37044
59 Hopital Paul BROUSSE Polyclinique Villejuif France 94800
60 Dr. Kühne, Elisabeth Halle Saale Germany 06112
61 Dr. med. Norbert Pasch Aachen Germany 52074
62 Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin-Tinnituszentrum Berlin Germany 10117
63 Klin. Forschung Berlin Buch GmbH Berlin Germany 13125
64 Dr. med. Frank Reintjes Braunschweig Germany 38100
65 DM Helena Sigal Chemnitz Germany 09120
66 Dr. Klaus Peter Jayme Darmstadt Germany 64283
67 Dr. Christian Dörr Dresden Germany 01277
68 HNO-Praxis im Gesundheitszentrum Duisburg Germany 47179
69 Dr. Gieselmann, Werner Heiligenhaus Germany 42579
70 Dr. Wolfgang Lotte Iserlohn Germany 58642
71 Dr. Dr. med. Hans-Detlev Stahl Leipzig Germany 04103
72 HNO Praxis Lichtenfels Germany 96215
73 Dr. Dannesberger Lorsch Germany 64653
74 ClinPharm International Magdeburg Germany 39104
75 HNO Gemeinschaftpraxis Meppen Germany 48716
76 Martin Canis, MD Munich Germany 81377
77 Dr. Susanne Wiedemann Nuernberg Germany 90443
78 Dr. med. Ulrike Walter Nürnberg Germany 90402
79 Dr. Norbert Staab Schlüchtern Germany 36381
80 Dr. Hannelore Neumaier Wiesbaden Germany 65183
81 Unidad Médica de Especialidades del Noroeste (UMEN) Centro Culiacán Sinaloa Mexico 80000
82 Hospital General de Chihuahua. "Dr. Salvador Anchondo" Chihuahua C.P. 31000 Mexico
83 Hospital Christus Muguerza del Parque Chihuahua CP 3100 Mexico
84 Internal Medicine Clin Trials (IMED) Col Obispado, Monterrey , N.L. C.P. 64060 Mexico
85 Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Col. El Retiro CP 44280 Cuadalajara Jalis Mexico
86 Grupo Médico Terranova CP 44630 Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico
87 Clinical Research Instutute S.C. Edo. de México CP 54055 Mexico
88 Instituto Biomédico de Investigación A.C. Fracc. Bosques del Prado Norte Aguascalientes Mexico CP 20127
89 Unidad de Investigación Clínica Cardiometábolica de Occidente S.C. (UNICAMO) Jalisco, 44150 Mexico
90 Monterrey International Research Center (MIRC) Nuevo León CP 64000 Mexico
91 Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González. Edificio Elizondo Barragán, Servicio de Otorrinolaringología Nuevo León CP 64400 Mexico
92 Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto" Servicio de Otorrinolaringología San Luis Potosí, SLP, México, 78240 Mexico
93 Andromed Zoetermeer Zoetermeer EK Netherlands 2724
94 Andromed Oost Velp ES Netherlands 6883
95 Rijnland Ziekenhuis, ENT department Leiderdorp GA Netherlands 2353
96 Andromed Rotterdam Rotterdam HC Netherlands 3021
97 Adromed Nijmegen Nijmegen HL Netherlands 6533
98 Andromed Leiden Leiderdorp RA Netherlands 2352
99 Andromed Breda Breda VL Netherlands 4811
100 Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Bialymstoku Bialystok Poland 15-276
101 Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Prywatne Centrum Medyczne PROMEDIS Gdansk Poland 80-288
102 Szpital Miejski im. J.Brudzinskiego Gdynia Poland 81-348
103 Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny im. Andrzeja Mieleckiego Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach Katowice Poland 40-027
104 NZOZ Specjalistyczne Centrum Medyczne Nowomed Krakow Poland 30-349
105 Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej PROMED Krakow Poland 31- 636
106 Specjalistyczny Gabinet Otolaryngologiczny Krakow Poland 31-534
107 Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Stefana Zeromskiego, SP ZOZ w Krakowie, Oddzial Otolaryngologii Krakow Poland 31-913
108 Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej, Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny nr 1 im. Norberta Barlickiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi Lodz Poland 91-153
109 Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Stefana Kardynała Wyszynskiego Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Lublin Poland 20-718
110 Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Olsztynie Olsztyn Poland 10-561
111 Instytut Fizjologii i Patologii Sluchu Warszawa Poland 01-943
112 Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 1 we Wroclawiu Wroclaw Poland 50-369
113 Hospital Militar Regional nº 1 Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia Porto Portugal 4050-113
114 Louis Leipoldt Mediclinic Bellville South Africa 7530
115 Lakeview Hospital Benoni South Africa 1501
116 1007 Louis Pasteur Building Pretoria South Africa 0002
117 GCT Eastmed Clinical Trial centre Pretoria South Africa 0186
118 Constantiaberg Medi Clinic, Western Cape South Africa 7800
119 Prince Alfred House Wynberg South Africa 7800
120 Hospital Sagunto Sagunto Valencia Spain 46520
121 Fundación Hospital de Alcorcón, Otorhinolaryngology Alcorcon - Madrid Spain 28922
122 Hospital Clínico Barcelona, Dept. Of ORL Barcelona Spain 08036
123 Hospital Puerta del Hierro, Madrid- Servicio de ORL Madrid Spain 28035
124 Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias Madrid Spain 28805
125 Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Dept. ORL Pamplona, Navarra Spain 31008
126 Hospital Universitario de Salamanca- Hospital Virgen de la Vega Salamanca Spain 37007
127 Oldfield Surgery Bath United Kingdom BA2 3HT
128 Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge United Kingdom CB2 2QQ
129 Avondale Surgery, Research Office Chesterfield United Kingdom S40 4TF
130 Burbage Surgery Leicestershire United Kingdom LE10 2SE
131 The university Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary Leicester United Kingdom LE1 5WW
132 The Freeman Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom NE7 7DN
133 Wansford and Kings Cliffe Practice Petereborough United Kingdom PE8 6PL
134 Frome Medical Practice Somerset United Kingdom BA11 1EZ
135 Sherbourne Medical Centre Warwickshire United Kingdom CV32 4RA

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH

Investigators

  • Study Director: Medical Expert, Merz Pharmaceuticals

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00827008
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • MRZ 92579/TI/3004
  • 2008-001432-13
First Posted:
Jan 22, 2009
Last Update Posted:
Nov 28, 2012
Last Verified:
Nov 1, 2012
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 28, 2012