Effects of Huperzine A on Presbycusis(Δ,kHz, dB,MMSE, AD)

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Trial end date: 2021-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To investigate the effects of huperzine A on tinnitus suppression, hearing and cognitive function protection in patients with presbycusis-related subjective tinnitus and cognitive impairment.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Zhijun Bao
• Treatments: Cholinesterase Inhibitors; Huperzine A

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

(1) 60 to 85 years old; (2) Mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss (the pure tone averaged across octave frequencies between 0.25 to 4kHz of 26-70 dB HL), with subjective tinnitus, subjective cognitive decline or mild cognitive impairment; (3) Able to tolerate huperzine A treatment; (4) more than 3 months' experience of constant tinnitus; (5) Tinnitus Handicap Inventory score values >10; (6) No participation in any other clinical trial in the past 3 months; (7) Able to accomplish relevant tests and follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

(1) Conductive hearing loss; (2) current (3+ months) hearing aid(s) user; (3) Dependence due to poor physical activity; (4) Allergic to huperzine A; (5) History of malignancy within 5 years or other serious medical conditions before screening, including severe bradycardia, hypotension, angina, asthma, ileus, renal insufficiency, neurological diseases (e.g. epilepsy), psychiatric disorder (e.g. schizophrenia, severe depression and anxiety); (6) Acute brain trauma and stroke within 2 weeks; (7) history of general pain disorder and the use of pain relief drugs on a regular basis; (8) Patients who have started treatment or made changes in treatment with drugs known to influence tinnitus within 6 weeks before investigation starts. (9) Individuals simultaneously or previously (within 30 days prior to investigation start) participate in a clinical investigation using experimental drugs or devices. (10) Ongoing serious life event; (11) Vision impairment.