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Ototoxic Hearing LossPhase 2NCT05129748

Efficacy of Sodium Thiosulfate and Mannitol in Reducing Ototoxicity in Adult Patients Receiving Cisplatin Chemotherapy

A Phase 2 study testing Sodium Thiosulfate + Mannitol in people with Ototoxic Hearing Loss, run by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at 1 site in Canada.

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Trial summary

One common side effect of cisplatin chemotherapy is ototoxicity. The drugs sodium thiosulfate and mannitol may protect against cisplatin-induced hearing loss. Specifically, sodium thiosulfate has been found to protect the cells in the inner ear, and may therefore prevent hearing loss. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Ototoxic Hearing Loss
What is being tested?
Sodium Thiosulfate + Mannitol
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
92 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
15 Feb 2023to Dec 2027
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients undertaking systemic cisplatin therapy as part of their cancer treatment
  • Age ≥ 18
  • Willing to provide informed consent
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • For female of child-bearing potential, a negative pregnancy test (beta-HCG) prior to study treatment is required
  • Any patient who is of reproductive age should provide written agreement to use adequate contraception for the duration of the trial

Who cannot join

  • Age less than 18
  • Preexisting severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss (unilateral or bilateral) (speech reception threshold >70dB, or word recognition score <50%) as confirmed with an audiogram
  • History of Meniere's or fluctuating hearing loss
  • Asymmetrical hearing loss (bone conduction threshold difference of: (a) 20 dB threshold difference at a single frequency, (b) 15 dB threshold difference at 2 frequencies, (c) 10 dB threshold difference at 3 frequencies
  • Abnormal renal function (creatinine clearance <60 ml/min)
  • Abnormal liver function (liver function tests (ALT and ALP) >2.5 times upper limit of normal without liver metastasis and >5 times upper limit of normal with liver metastasis
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  • Previous hypersensitivity to STS or mannitol
  • Pregnant and/or nursing women
  • Patient unable to follow the protocol for any reason

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Canada1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    Toronto, Ontario

    Yasmeen Aboulhawa, yasmeen.aboulhawa@sri.utoronto.ca

    Trung Le

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Multicenter Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial of the Efficacy of Sodium Thiosulfate and Mannitol in Reducing Ototoxicity in Adult Patients Receiving Cisplatin Chemotherapy

One common side effect of cisplatin chemotherapy is ototoxicity. The drugs sodium thiosulfate and mannitol may protect against cisplatin-induced hearing loss. Specifically, sodium thiosulfate has been found to protect the cells in the inner ear, and may therefore prevent hearing loss. Mannitol can help sodium thiosulfate enter the inner ear, and ponteially increase the effectiveness of sodium thiosulfate. This study aims to assess the efficacy of sodium thiosulfate and mannitol to reduce the hearing impairment caused by cisplatin chemotherapy.

Read the detailed description

Randomized phase II clinical trial: with 1:1 randomization between cisplatin alone, and cisplatin + sodium thiosulfate and mannitol. Participants will first be recruited into a 2-year pilot feasibility study of 24 patients (12 in each arm). The pilot study will be performed to evaluate the feasibility of the trial as defined by the following factors: treatment outcomes, occurrence of adverse events, logistics of treatment delivery, as well as dropout and recruitment rates. The results from the pilot study will support the safety, efficacy, and effectiveness of the sodium thiosuldate and mannitol treatment, confirm feasibility using the factors mentioned above, and serve as an earlier-phase developmental function to enhance the probability of success of the subsequent clinical trial. Participants will complete various pre-treatment hearing tests. Participants will receive sodium thiosulfate and mannitol 4 - 8 hours following chemotherapy treatment. The control group will not receive the experimental intervention. Follow-up hearing tests will be performed at select time intervals following completion of their cancer treatment.

Being tested
Sodium Thiosulfate + Mannitol
Keywords
Hearing Loss, Deafness, Cisplatin-induced Ototoxicity, Sensorineural hearing loss, Ear diseases, Sodium Thiosulfate
Medical subject headings
Hearing Loss, Deafness, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Ear Diseases

What participants receive

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

  • Sodium Thiosulfate + MannitolDrug

    Drug delivery will be sequential, where Mannitol will be infused over 30 minutes and Sodium Thiosulfate will be infused over 15 minutes.

Study groups in NCT05129748
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Standard Cisplatin-based Chemotherapy + Sodium Thiosulfate + MannitolExperimentalParticipants will receive the standard of care (cisplatin-based chemotherapy) plus the experimental treatment of Sodium Thiosulfate and Mannitol. Both drugs will be administered IV 4 - 8 hours following chemotherapy treatment, as part of post-chemotherapy hydration.
Receives: Drug: Sodium Thiosulfate + Mannitol
Standard Cisplatin-based ChemotherapyNo interventionParticipants will receive the standard of care (cisplatin-based chemotherapy) only.

What is being measured

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

  1. Improvement in hearing threshold with sodium thiosulfate and mannitol administration

    The primary outcome measure of this study will be a comparison of hearing loss between the control and experimental groups. More specifically, each ear will be scored as having hearing loss if there is a greater than 10dB hearing loss in three contiguous frequencies. This will be measured via threshold hearing tests.

    Measured: 2 months

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. To monitor potential oncological impact of sodium thiosulfate and mannitol on long-term renal clearance

    Participants will be monitored for renal function via serum creatinine (umol/L) and creatinine clearance (ml/min).

    Measured: 12 months

  2. To monitor potential oncological impact of sodium thiosulfate and mannitol on disease free survival

    Participants will be monitored for disease free survival via cancer staging details and clinical prognosis

    Measured: 12 months

  3. To monitor potential oncological impact of sodium thiosulfate and mannitol on overall survival

    Participants will be monitored for overall survival via time in months

    Measured: 12 months

  4. To assess the short and long-term adverse event reporting from combination of sodium thiosulfate, mannitol and cisplatin.

    To determine the causality of adverse events and serious adverse events and grading according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v.5.0

    Measured: 12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted22 Nov 2021
  2. Study start15 Feb 2023
  3. Primary completionJan 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2027 (estimated)

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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
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
1:1 randomization between cisplatin alone, and cisplatin, sodium thiosulfate and mannitol.
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
92 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05129748
Sponsor's protocol ID
1818
Status last verified
Apr 2023
First submitted
3 Nov 2021
Last updated
14 Apr 2023
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Sodium Thiosulfate + Mannitol in people with Ototoxic Hearing Loss, run by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at 1 site in Canada.

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 6 inclusion and 9 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Apr 2023. 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 Canada. 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 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.

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

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Yasmeen Aboulhawa (1-416-480-6100 ext. 85392, yasmeen.aboulhawa@sri.utoronto.ca), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Improvement in hearing threshold with sodium thiosulfate and mannitol administration (time frame: 2 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 14 Apr 2023.

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