Hearing loss injection study pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT06437054
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study aimed to test whether a mixture of dexamethasone, hyaluronic acid, and a green dye could be safely injected into the ear to treat certain types of hearing loss that don't improve with standard treatments. The plan was to enroll 26 adults with sudden hearing loss, Meniere's disease, or other inner-ear conditions. However, the study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no data were collected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dexamethasone, hyaluronic acid, and indocyanine green
- What this could lead to
- If it had worked, this could point toward a new way to deliver drugs into the ear for stubborn hearing loss.
- What could go wrong
- The study was withdrawn before it started, so no results exist. Even if it had run, it was a very small pilot—too early to know if the approach would be safe or effective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with sudden hearing loss, Meniere's disease, ototoxic hearing loss, and noise-induced hearing loss of 25dB HL at the frequency at which hearing loss occurs as a result of pure tone hearing test * Patients whose original hearing ability has not been restored with existing standard treatment (oral, intravenous steroids) * Those who have not participated in clinical trials within 3 months are selected as subjects Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating women * When accompanied by lesion, infection, or anatomical deformity of the outer ear, middle ear, or inner ear * Those with liver disease or metabolic disease or a history thereof * History of hypersensitivity to indocyanine green or iodine hypersensitivity * History of ear surgery * Cases with posterior labyrinth lesions * Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to the ingredients of this drug * In addition, serious diseases such as end-stage renal disease, end-stage liver disease, cardiovascular surgery, progressive brain tumor, progressive hemorrhage, and progressive cerebral hemorrhage are included Cases with brain disease and cancer are excluded from the study
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