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CompletedNCT05776459Updated Nov 4, 2026

Efficacy and Safety of AC102 Compared to Steroids in Adults With Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (ISSNHL)

A Phase 2 interventional study of AC102 gel and Prednisolone in Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, sponsored by AudioCure Pharma GmbH. Completed at 39 sites in 6 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-04.

Sponsored by AudioCure Pharma GmbH · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 4 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Oct 2022, registered Mar 2023).
Updated Nov 4, 2026Now CompletedPrimary completion moved+2 moreGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
223
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this Phase 2 clinical trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of AC102 administered as single intratympanic injection compared to oral steroid treatment in patients with Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (ISSNHL).

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Conditions studied

  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural

Keywords

  • Hearing Loss
  • Hearing impairment
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
  • Ear Diseases
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
  • Hearing Loss, Unilateral
  • Intratympanic Administration
  • Restoration of Hearing Loss
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In context

Hearing Loss, Sensorineural

346 studies on the registry are indexed under Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; 100 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 223 is above the median of 32 across 247 interventional studies indexed under Hearing Loss, Sensorineural.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with AudioCure Pharma GmbH as lead sponsor.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female patients aged between 18 and 85 years
  • Unilateral ISSNHL
  • Onset of unilateral ISSNHL between 24 to 120 hours prior to randomization
  • An absolute air conduction hearing threshold of at least 65 dB,
  • Patients with a relative hearing loss of at least 30 dB compared to the current audiogram of the non-affected ear

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Insufficient handling of the language used in the speech audiometry tests
  • Bilateral hearing loss
  • Acute hearing loss from noise trauma, barotrauma or head trauma in either ear at any time
  • Congenital hearing loss
  • Conductive hearing loss or combined hearing loss determined by a 4PTA > 10 dB
  • History of ISSNHL in the past 1 years in the affected ear
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
223 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    AC102

    AC102 gel and placebo tablets

    Drug: AC102 gel · Other: Placebo Tablets

  • Active comparator
    Prednisolone

    Placebo gel and prednisolone tablets

    Drug: Prednisolone · Other: Placebo gel

Interventions

  • DrugAC102 gel

    Drug: AC102 Single intratympanic injection

  • Active comparator: Prednisolone Tablets taken daily by mouth

  • OtherPlacebo Tablets

    Placebo Tablets taken daily by mouth

  • OtherPlacebo gel

    Placebo Single intratympanic injection

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in pure tone audiometry (PTA; dB)

    Mean change in absolute hearing thresholds measured by PTA from baseline to Day 28

    Time frame: 28 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Absolute improvement of speech recognition measured in quiet compared to baseline using standardized word lists

    Scores between 0% to 100% correctly understood words at predefined sound pressure levels are determined

    Time frame: 14, 28, 56, 84 days

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Study locations

39 sites
  • Universitätsklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde
    Graz, 8036, Austria
  • Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH Barmherzige Schwestern
    Linz, 4010, Austria
  • Universitätsklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Krankheiten
    Salzburg, 5020, Austria
  • Universitätsklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenkrankheiten
    Vienna, 1090, Austria
  • Zdravotnická zařízení Olomouc, ORL
    Olomouc, 779 00, Czechia
  • Pardubická nemocnice, Klinika ORL a chirurgie hlavy a krku
    Pardubice, 532 03, Czechia
  • Fakultní nemocnice v Motole
    Prague, 150 06, Czechia
  • Heilig Geist Hospital
    Bensheim, 64625, Germany
  • Klinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde - Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin - HNO Hochschulambulanz
    Berlin, 10117, Germany
  • Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin
    Berlin, 12683, Germany
  • University Hospital Dresden 'Carl Gustav Carus' - HNO
    Dresden, 01307, Germany
  • Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenkrankheiten, Kopf- und Halschirurgie
    Greifswald, 17475, Germany
  • Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie
    Halle, 06120, Germany
  • HNO-Praxis Eidelstedter Platz
    Hamburg, 22523, Germany
  • Klinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde am Universitätsklinikum
    Jena, 07747, Germany
  • Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenklinik und Poliklinik
    Mainz, 51131, Germany
  • Johannes Weseling Clinic Minden
    Minden, 32429, Germany
  • Klinikum rechts der Isar
    München, 81675, Germany
  • Evangelisches Krankenhaus - Universitätsklinik für HNO
    Oldenburg, 26122, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Regensburg - Klinik für HNO-Heilkunde
    Regensburg, 93053, Germany
  • SRH Zentralklinikum Suhl GmbH
    Suhl, 98527, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum HNO
    Würzburg, 97080, Germany
  • Centrum Medyczne Kwiatowa
    Bydgoszcz, 85-047, Poland
  • Centrum Medyczne MAVIT - Szpital Specjalistyczny Katowice
    Katowice, 40-431, Poland
  • ALL-MED Cetrum Medyczne
    Lodz, 94-046, Poland
  • Oddział Laryngologii
    Opole, 45-418, Poland
  • Kliniczny Szpital Wojewódzki Nr 1 im. Fryderyka Chopina w Rzeszowie
    Rzeszów, 35-055, Poland
  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1
    Szczecin, 71-252, Poland
  • Trialmed
    Warsaw, 02-482, Poland
  • University Clinical Centre of Serbia
    Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
  • Clinical Hospital Centar "dr Dragisa Misovic-Dedinje"
    Belgrade, 11040, Serbia
  • Military Medical Academy - ENT department
    Belgrade, 11040, Serbia
  • Clinical Hospital Centre Zvezdara
    Belgrade, 11050, Serbia
  • Clinical-Hospital Center Zemun
    Belgrade, 11080, Serbia
  • Municipal non-profit enterprise Regional Clinical Hospital of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council
    Ivano-Frankivsk, 76000, Ukraine
  • Communal non-profit enterprise "Central city clinical hospital of Ivano-Frankivsk city council"
    Ivano-Frankivsk, 76018, Ukraine
  • Municipal non-profit enterprise Oleksandrivska clinical hospital of Kyiv of the executive body of Kyiv city council
    Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
  • MC Universal Clinic Oberig of Kapytal LLC
    Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine
  • LLC Clinic of Healthy Family Astramed
    Uzhhorod, 88000, Ukraine
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
Status
Active, not recruiting→Completed
changed Nov 4, 2026
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2026→Nov 18, 2025 (actual)
Nov 4, 2026
Study completion
Jul 31, 2026→Jan 15, 2026 (actual)
Nov 4, 2026
Enrollment
210 (estimated)→223 (actual)
Nov 4, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Nov 4, 2026
    Active, not recruiting→Completed
    Primary completion Feb 28, 2026→Nov 18, 2025 (now actual)
    Study completion Jul 31, 2026→Jan 15, 2026 (now actual)
    Enrollment 210 (estimated)→223 (actual)
    + 1 other change: verification date

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05776459
Lead sponsor
AudioCure Pharma GmbH
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 20, 2023
Start date
Oct 13, 2022
Primary completion
Nov 18, 2025
Completion
Jan 15, 2026
Last update
Nov 4, 2026

Study contacts

Reimar Schlingensiepen, MD
study director · AudioCure Pharma GmbH

Oversight

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