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Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV)Phase 2/3GANCIMVEARNCT02606266

Evaluation of the Benefit of Antiviral Treatment With Valganciclovir on Congenital CMV Infection-related Deafness on Hearing and Balance

A Phase 2/3 study testing Valganciclovir in people with Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV), run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading cause of non-genetic neurosensory deafness and affects 0.5 to 1% of births. Twenty to thirty per cent of children will develop deafness, some of whom will progress gradually to profound bilateral deafness. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 months to 12 years
Conditions the study is for
Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
What is being tested?
Valganciclovir
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
11 Jul 2017to 11 Dec 2018
Phase
Phase 2/3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 months to 12 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Children ≥ 6 months old and < 12 years old
  • Past history of proven congenital CMV infection
  • Auditory threshold of between 40 and 90 dB in at least 1 ear.

Who cannot join

  • Bilateral deafness > 90 dB
  • Contraindication to valganciclovir, particularly: Neutropenia with a known neutrophil count of <500/mm3, Hb<8g/dl or platelets< 25,000/mm3 (FBC to be confirmed before randomisation)
  • Past history of neutropenia on valganciclovir or allergy to the compound
  • Renal impairment with creatinine clearance of < 10 ml/min/1.72m2 (confirmation of renal function before randomisation) according to the Schwartz equation
  • Patients on other antiviral treatment
  • Gastrointestinal absorption problems
  • Patients participating in a biomedical research project on a medicinal product or similar product

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Robert Debré Hospital

    Paris, 75019

Other trials in France

About this study

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading cause of non-genetic neurosensory deafness and affects 0.5 to 1% of births. Twenty to thirty per cent of children will develop deafness, some of whom will progress gradually to profound bilateral deafness.

No curative treatment is currently offered for this deterioration in hearing and management involves the use of a hearing aid or cochlear implant. Many studies describe the utility of antiviral treatment on the course of the deafness. These mostly involve neonates with multi-system symptomatic forms of the infection who have been given 6 weeks of ganciclovir possibly switched to valganciclovir, which has shown benefit in stabilising auditory loss, or even improvement.

Read the detailed description

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading cause of non-genetic neurosensory deafness and affects 0.5 to 1% of births. Twenty to thirty per cent of children will develop deafness, some of whom will progress gradually to profound bilateral deafness.

No curative treatment is currently offered for this deterioration in hearing and management involves the use of a hearing aid or cochlear implant. Many studies describe the utility of antiviral treatment on the course of the deafness. These mostly involve neonates with multi-system symptomatic forms of the infection who have been given 6 weeks of ganciclovir possibly switched to valganciclovir, which has shown benefit in stabilising auditory loss, or even improvement.

Being tested
Valganciclovir
Medical subject headings
Cytomegalovirus Infections

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ValganciclovirDrug

    Also called Oral valganciclovir (Rovalcyte 50 mg/ml, powder for oral suspension)

    Oral valganciclovir (Rovalcyte 50 mg/ml, powder for oral suspension) at a dose of 16 mg/kg 2 times/day (max 900 mg/d) for 6 weeks.

Study groups in NCT02606266
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ValganciclovirExperimentalOral valganciclovir (Rovalcyte 50 mg/ml, powder for oral suspension), at a dose of 16 mg/kg 2 times/day (max 900 mg/d) for 6 weeks.
Receives: Drug: Valganciclovir
Control groupNo interventionControl group with standard care who do not receive the investigational medicinal product

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Auditory threshold in db

    Measured: 6 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Canal function

    Canal function will be assessed using 3 tests : caloric reflex tests; electronystamography \& HIT (Head Impulse Test)

    Measured: 6 months

  2. FBC (haemoglobin and leukocyte count)

    Measured: 6 weeks

  3. Serum valganciclovir concentrations

    Measured: 6 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Nov 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start11 Jul 2017
  3. Primary completion11 Jul 2018
  4. Study completion11 Dec 2018

Why it stopped: No eligibles patients

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02606266
Sponsor's protocol ID
P140310
Other IDs
2015-002232-41, 2015
Acronym
GANCIMVEAR
Status last verified
Feb 2018
First submitted
5 Nov 2015
Last updated
18 Nov 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Valganciclovir in people with Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV), run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Nov 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: No eligibles patients). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Auditory threshold in db (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Nov 2019.

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