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SPI-1005 for the Treatment of Patients With Meniere's Disease

A Phase 2 interventional study of 200mg SPI-1005 BID and 400mg SPI-1005 BID in Meniere's Disease, sponsored by Sound Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated. Completed at 13 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-09-18.

Sponsored by Sound Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
149
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will evaluate the safety, efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of two dose levels of SPI-1005 administered for 28 days compared to placebo in patients with Meniere's disease.

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Study participants will be randomized to SPI-1005 or placebo in this double-blind study to evaluate both safety and efficacy of the investigational treatment. Participants, aged 18-75 years, with probable or definite Meniere's disease will undergo baseline testing to assess severity of sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo. During the study, and 28 days after completion of treatment, participants will be evaluated for safety (adverse events, physical examinations, vital signs and clinical laboratory testing (CBC,serum chemistry). Trough plasma levels of ebselen and its major metabolite will be determined using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS) at specified visits. Additionally, plasma will be analyzed for selenium at the corresponding visits. The effect of SPI-1005 on hearing and balance will be evaluated. Tinnitus (TFI) and vertigo (VSS) will be evaluated at baseline, during and study treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Meniere's Disease

Keywords

  • Meniere's disease
  • Hearing Loss
  • Vertigo
  • Tinnitus
  • Ebselen
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Safety
  • Efficacy
  • Speech
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In context

Meniere Disease

74 studies on the registry are indexed under Meniere Disease; 12 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 149 is above the median of 44 across 61 interventional studies indexed under Meniere Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Sound Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated is the lead sponsor of 13 studies on the registry; 2 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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Adult male and female patients, 18-75 years of age at the time of enrollment.
  • Diagnosis of probable or definitive Meniere's disease by American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) 1995 criteria.
  • Two of three active symptoms including vertigo or disequilibrium, fluctuating hearing loss, or tinnitus within the 3 months prior to study enrollment.
  • Hearing loss of ≥ 30 decibels (dBHL) at either 250, 500 or 1000 Hz.
  • Voluntary consent to participate in the study.
  • Male subjects that are willing to use condoms throughout the study period and 90-days following study completion even if not fertile.
  • Females of should either be sexually inactive (abstinent) for 14 days prior to screening and throughout the study or be using one of the following acceptable methods:

    • Intrauterine Device in place for at least 3 months prior to study; or
    • Barrier method (condom or diaphragm) with spermicide for at least 14 days prior to screening through study completion; or
    • Stable hormonal contraceptive for at least 3 months prior to study and through study completion; or
    • Surgical sterilization (vasectomy) of partner at least 6 months prior to study enrollment.
  • Females of non-childbearing potential should be surgically sterile (bilateral tubal ligation with surgery at least 6 months prior to study enrollment, hysterectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy at least 2 months prior to study) or be at least 1 year since last menses.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current use of or within 60 days prior to study IV ototoxic medications such as chemotherapy including cisplatin, carboplatin, or oxaliplatin; aminoglycoside antibiotics including gentamicin, amikacin, tobramycin, kanamycin, or streptomycin; or loop diuretics including furosemide.
  • History of otosclerosis or vestibular schwannoma.
  • History of significant middle ear or inner ear surgery.
  • Current conductive hearing loss, otitis media, or mixed hearing loss.
  • Significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, or psychiatric disease.
  • Current use or within 30 days prior to study enrollment systemic or drugs known to be strong inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 enzymes.
  • or idiosyncratic reaction to compounds related to ebselen or selenium.
  • Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Participation in another interventional drug or device study within 30 days prior to study consent.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

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Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
149 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo

    Other: Placebo

  • Experimental
    200mg SPI-1005 twice daily (BID)

    200mg SPI-1005 BID

    Drug: 200mg SPI-1005 BID

  • Experimental
    400mg SPI-1005 BID

    400mg SPI-1005 BID

    Drug: 400mg SPI-1005 BID

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE)

    Number and severity of adverse events in patients treated with placebo versus SPI-1005. Outcome Measure 1 includes all adverse events, including those which are not reported in the Adverse Event module, i.e., adverse events which did not result in death, were not Serious Adverse Events, and which were below the frequency threshold (5%) in any arm as required for reporting.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  2. Efficacy of SPI-1005 on Hearing Loss

    Improvement in sensorineural hearing loss from baseline using Pure Tone Audiometry

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  3. Efficacy of SPI-1005 on Word Recognition Score

    Improvement in Words-in-Noise (WIN) test score from baseline. WIN test score, 0-35 words, in which a higher score means a better outcome.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  4. Efficacy of SPI-1005 on Tinnitus

    Improvement in the Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) from baseline. TFI Total Score: 0-100, in which a higher score means a worse outcome.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  5. Efficacy of SPI-1005 on Tinnitus Loudness

    Improvement in Tinnitus Loudness (TL) on response to Tinnitus Functional Index Question Number 2. Question Number 2: "How Strong or Loud is your tinnitus?": 0-10, in which a higher score means a worse outcome.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  6. Efficacy of SPI-1005 on Vertigo

    Improvement in Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS) from baseline. VSS Total Scale: 0-60, in which a higher score means a worse outcome

    Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Trough Plasma Concentration of SPI-1005

    Trough plasma concentration of SPI-1005 (ebselen) will be determined at certain time intervals

    Time frame: 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks

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Results

Posted Aug 14, 2023

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePlacebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BID
Started424242
Completed414138
Not completed114

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE)

Number and severity of adverse events in patients treated with placebo versus SPI-1005. Outcome Measure 1 includes all adverse events, including those which are not reported in the Adverse Event module, i.e., adverse events which did not result in death, were not Serious Adverse Events, and which were below the frequency threshold (5%) in any arm as required for reporting.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE)
ParticipantsPlacebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BID
Total Number of Patients with Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE)192020
Number of Patients with Mild TEAE151818
Number of Patients with Moderate TEAE637
Number of Patients with Severe TEAE002
PrimaryEfficacy of SPI-1005 on Hearing Loss

Improvement in sensorineural hearing loss from baseline using Pure Tone Audiometry

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Efficacy of SPI-1005 on Hearing Loss
ParticipantsPlacebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BID
Threshold Improvement from Baseline >=10 dB in at least 1 low frequency (250, 500, or 1000 Hz) — Yes151625
Threshold Improvement from Baseline >=10 dB in at least 1 low frequency (250, 500, or 1000 Hz) — No262616
Threshold Improvement >=10 dB in 2 adjacent low frequencies (250 and 500 Hz, or 500 and 1000 Hz) — Yes8715
Threshold Improvement >=10 dB in 2 adjacent low frequencies (250 and 500 Hz, or 500 and 1000 Hz) — No333525
PrimaryEfficacy of SPI-1005 on Word Recognition Score

Improvement in Words-in-Noise (WIN) test score from baseline. WIN test score, 0-35 words, in which a higher score means a better outcome.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Efficacy of SPI-1005 on Word Recognition Score
ParticipantsPlacebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BID
WIN Score Improvement from Baseline >=10% — Yes232330
WIN Score Improvement from Baseline >=10% — No181810
WIN Score Improvement from Baseline >=20% — Yes191727
WIN Score Improvement from Baseline >=20% — No222413
WIN Score Improvement from Baseline >= 4 words — Yes141324
WIN Score Improvement from Baseline >= 4 words — No272816
PrimaryEfficacy of SPI-1005 on Tinnitus

Improvement in the Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) from baseline. TFI Total Score: 0-100, in which a higher score means a worse outcome.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Efficacy of SPI-1005 on Tinnitus
ParticipantsPlacebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BID
TFI Total Score >= 10pt. reduction from Baseline201913
No TFI Total Score >= 10pt. reduction from Baseline212328
PrimaryEfficacy of SPI-1005 on Tinnitus Loudness

Improvement in Tinnitus Loudness (TL) on response to Tinnitus Functional Index Question Number 2. Question Number 2: "How Strong or Loud is your tinnitus?": 0-10, in which a higher score means a worse outcome.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Efficacy of SPI-1005 on Tinnitus Loudness
ParticipantsPlacebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BID
TL >= 2pt. reduction from Baseline141514
No TL >= 2pt. reduction from Baseline272727
PrimaryEfficacy of SPI-1005 on Vertigo

Improvement in Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS) from baseline. VSS Total Scale: 0-60, in which a higher score means a worse outcome

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Efficacy of SPI-1005 on Vertigo
ParticipantsPlacebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BID
VSS Total Scale >= 6pt. reduction from Baseline212118
No VSS Total Scale >= 6pt. reduction from Baseline202123
SecondaryTrough Plasma Concentration of SPI-1005

Trough plasma concentration of SPI-1005 (ebselen) will be determined at certain time intervals

Time frame:
2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Reported as:
Mean · ng/mL
Trough Plasma Concentration of SPI-1005
ng/mL200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BID
2 weeks27.2 ± 19.848.4 ± 33.2
4 weeks19.7 ± 14.740.6 ± 29.1
8 weeks0 ± 00 ± 0

Adverse events

Collected over 8 weeks. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Placebo0/42 (0%)0/42 (0%)3/42 (7.1%)
200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)0/42 (0%)0/42 (0%)7/42 (16.7%)
400mg SPI-1005 BID0/42 (0%)0/42 (0%)8/42 (19%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventPlacebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BID
Blood triglycerides increasedInvestigations1/425/421/42
Upper respiratory tract infectionInfections and infestations1/422/424/42
Alanine aminotransferase increasedInvestigations0/423/424/42
Gamma-glutamyltransferase increasedInvestigations1/423/420/42

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Placebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BIDTotal
Mean55.1 ± 13.0355.9 ± 9.5550.6 ± 10.5553.9 ± 11.30
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Placebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BIDTotal
Female20262066
Male22162260
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Placebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BIDTotal
Hispanic or Latino37414
Not Hispanic or Latino393538112
Unknown or Not Reported0000
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Placebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BIDTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native0101
Asian2002
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0000
Black or African American1225
White393739115
More than one race0000
Unknown or Not Reported0213
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Placebo200mg SPI-1005 Twice Daily (BID)400mg SPI-1005 BIDTotal
United States424242126
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Study locations

13 sites
  • Ccent/Cccr
    Fresno, California 93720, United States
  • UCSD
    San Diego, California 92093, United States
  • UCSF
    San Francisco, California 94115, United States
  • Georgetown University
    Washington, District of Columbia 20057, United States
  • UMiami
    Miami, Florida 33146, United States
  • KUMC
    Kansas City, Kansas 66160, United States
  • Advanced ENT & Allergy
    Louisville, Kentucky 40207, United States
  • ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP
    New York, New York 10017, United States
  • CEENTA
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28210, United States
  • TJU
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19144, United States
  • MUSC
    Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
  • UT Southwestern
    Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
  • Northwest Ear, Inc.
    Seattle, Washington 98104, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Kil J, Pierce C, Tran H, Gu R, Lynch ED. Ebselen treatment reduces noise induced hearing loss via the mimicry and induction of glutathione peroxidase. Hear Res. 2007 Apr;226(1-2):44-51. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2006.08.006. Epub 2006 Oct 6. PubMed 17030476 ↗
  • Lynch E, Kil J. Development of ebselen, a glutathione peroxidase mimic, for the prevention and treatment of noise-induced hearing loss. Semin Hear 2009; 30(1):47-55
  • Kil J, Lobarinas E, Spankovich C, Griffiths SK, Antonelli PJ, Lynch ED, Le Prell CG. Safety and efficacy of ebselen for the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. Lancet. 2017 Sep 2;390(10098):969-979. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31791-9. Epub 2017 Jul 14. PubMed 28716314 ↗
  • Kil J, Harruff EE, Longenecker RJ. Development of ebselen for the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus. Hear Res. 2022 Jan;413:108209. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2021.108209. Epub 2021 Feb 19. PubMed 33678494 ↗
  • Nelson L, Johns JD, Gu S, Hoa M. Utilizing Single Cell RNA-Sequencing to Implicate Cell Types and Therapeutic Targets for SSNHL in the Adult Cochlea. Otol Neurotol. 2021 Dec 1;42(10):e1410-e1421. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003356. PubMed 34510123 ↗

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 18, 2023, 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
NCT03325790
Lead sponsor
Sound Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 30, 2017
Start date
Sep 28, 2017
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2019
Completion
Apr 30, 2019
Results posted
Aug 14, 2023
Last update
Sep 18, 2023

Study contacts

Jonathan Kil, MD
study chair · Sound Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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