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CompletedNCT00772980Updated Jul 1, 2010

Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Neramexane in Comparison to Placebo in Patients With Subjective Tinnitus

A Phase 3 interventional study of Neramexane mesylate and Placebo in Subjective Tinnitus, sponsored by Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH. Completed at 56 sites in 6 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-07-01.

Sponsored by Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
400
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of neramexane mesylate in the treatment of subjective tinnitus in comparison to placebo.

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Conditions studied

  • Subjective Tinnitus

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In context

Tinnitus

412 studies on the registry are indexed under Tinnitus; 87 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 400 is above the median of 60 across 339 interventional studies indexed under Tinnitus.

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Lead sponsor

Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH is the lead sponsor of 60 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • patients aged 18 to 75 years with a clinical diagnosis of first onset, persistent (i.e. tinnitus sghould never be absent for >24 hours in a row), subjective, uni-or bilateral tinntius present for at least 3 months but not more than 12 months.

Exclusion criteria

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.)
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
400 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    1

    Drug: Neramexa mesylate Double-blind treatment period of 17 weeks up to 75 mg Neramexane mesylate per day

    Drug: Neramexane mesylate

  • Placebo comparator
    2

    Drug: Placebo Double-blind treatment period of 17 weeks placebo

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugNeramexane mesylate

    Double-blind treatment period of 17 weeks up to 75 mg Neramexane mesylate per day, 12 weeks follow-up.

  • DrugPlacebo

    Double-blind treatment period of 17 weeks placebo, 12 weeks follow-up.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. TBF-12 (Tinnitus-Beeinträchtigungs-Fragebogen-12 "Tinnitus Handycap Inventory-12") total score change from baseline to end of treatment

    Time frame: Screening, Baseline, week 5, 13, 17

Secondary outcomes

  1. TBF-12 factorial scores, individual respond rate, Tinnitus Rating Scale, Sleep Questionnaire, Qualitiy Of Life, population pharmacokinetics, optional pharmacogenetics

    Time frame: 29 weeks

  2. safety parameters

    Time frame: 29 weeks

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Study locations

56 sites
  • AZ Sint Lucas, ENT department
    Assebroek-Brugge, 8310, Belgium
  • University Hospital Brussels, ENT department
    Brussels, 1090, Belgium
  • Clinique Universitaire Saint-Luc
    Brussels, 1200, Belgium
  • Dr. Henri HABERMAN
    Bruxelles, 1200, Belgium
  • AZ Sint Lucas, ENT department
    Gent, 9000, Belgium
  • Centre hospitalier de jolimont
    La Louvière, 7100, Belgium
  • University Hospital Leuven, ENT Department
    Leuven, 3000, Belgium
  • CHU Liege Service ORL
    Liège, 4000, Belgium
  • Medico
    Chodov, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Prof. MUDr. Ivo Šlapák, CSc
    Brno, 60200, Czech Republic
  • Teaching University Hospital, ORL klinika
    Brno, 65691, Czech Republic
  • Nemocnice Havlíčkův Brod
    Havlíčkův Brod, 58022, Czech Republic
  • ORL - Otorynolaryngologické oddělení
    Jihlava, 58633, Czech Republic
  • ORL oddělení, Karlovarská krajská nemocncie a.s.
    Karlovy Vary, 36066, Czech Republic
  • Oblastní nemocnice Kladno a.s.
    Kladno, 27259, Czech Republic
  • Pro-audio,s.r.o.-private ENT clinic
    Mladá Boleslav, 29301, Czech Republic
  • ORL oddělení, Všeobecná Fakultní Nemocnice v Praze
    Praha, 12808, Czech Republic
  • ORL oddělení , Karlovarská krajská nemocnice a. s.
    Sokolov, 35601, Czech Republic
  • Dr. Ebbo
    Issy les moulineaux, 92130, France
  • Dr. Sarfati
    La seyne sur Mer, 83500, France
  • Centre Hospitalier de Bretagne Sud Service
    Lorient, 56322, France
  • Hopital Edouard Herriot
    Lyon cedex 03, 69437, France
  • BONFILS
    Paris, 75015, France
  • OHRESSER
    Paris, 75015, France
  • Hopital Nord
    Saint-Etienne, 42055, France
  • FRAYSSE
    Toulouse cedex, 31059, France
  • Service ORL CHU
    Tours, 37044, France
  • Hopital Paul BROUSSE Polyclinique
    Villejuif, 94800, France
  • Andromed Breda
    Breda, 4811 VL, Netherlands
  • Andromed Leiden
    Leiderdorp, 2352 RA, Netherlands
  • Rijnland Ziekenhuis, ENT department
    Leiderdorp, 2353 GA, Netherlands
  • Adromed Nijmegen
    Nijmegen, 6533 HL, Netherlands
  • Andromed Rotterdam
    Rotterdam, 3021 HC, Netherlands
  • Andromed Rotterdam
    Rotterdam, HC 3021, Netherlands
  • Andromed Oost
    Velp, 6883 ES, Netherlands
  • Andromed Zoetermeer
    Zoetermeer, 2724 EK, Netherlands
  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Bialymstoku
    Bialystok, 15-279, Poland
  • Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Prywatne Centrum Medyczne PROMEDIS
    Gdansk, 80-288, Poland
  • Szpital Miejski im. J.Brudzinskiego
    Gdynia, 81-348, Poland
  • Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny im. Andrzeja Mieleckiego Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach
    Katowice, 40-027, Poland
  • NZOZ Specjalistyczne Centrum Medyczne Nowomed
    Krakow, 30-349, Poland
  • Specjalistyczny Gabinet Otolaryngologiczny Dr Anna Otto- Markiewicz
    Krakow, 31-534, Poland
  • Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej PROMED
    Krakow, 31-636, Poland
  • Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Stefana Zeromskiego, SP ZOZ w Krakowie, Oddzial Otolaryngologii
    Krakow, 31-913, Poland
  • Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej, Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny nr 1 im. Norberta Barlickiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi
    Lodz, 91-153, Poland
  • Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. Prof. Dr med. Jerzego Nofera w Lodzi
    Lodz, 91-348, Poland
  • Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Stefana Kardynała Wyszynskiego Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej
    Lublin, 20-718, Poland
  • Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Olsztynie
    Olsztyn, 10-561, Poland
  • Instytut Fizjologii i Patologii Sluchu
    Warszawa, 01-943, Poland
  • Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 1 we Wroclawiu
    Wroclaw, 50-369, Poland
  • Louis Leipoldt Mediclinic
    Bellville, 7530, South Africa
  • Lakeview Hospital
    Benoni, 1501, South Africa
  • Dr. A. Viljoen
    Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
  • GCT Eastmed Clinical Trial centre
    Pretoria, 0186, South Africa
  • Constantiaberg Medi Clinic
    Western Cape, 7800, South Africa
  • Dr. J. Steer
    Wynberg, 7800, South Africa
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 1, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00772980
Lead sponsor
Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH
First posted
Oct 15, 2008
Start date
Nov 2008
Primary completion
Jun 2010
Completion
Jun 2010
Last update
Jul 1, 2010

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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