Overview

Sudden Deafness Treatment Trial

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This trial aims to compare the efficacy of oral prednisone vs. methylprednisolone injected into the middle ear for the treatment of moderate-to-severe, sudden sensorineural hearing loss (inner ear hearing loss affecting one ear that occurs over less than 72 hours).
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Collaborator:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Treatments:
Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone Acetate
Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate
Prednisolone
Prednisolone acetate
Prednisolone hemisuccinate
Prednisolone phosphate
Prednisone