Hearing Preservation Using Dexamethasone and Hyaluronic Acid for Cochlear Implantation

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The objective of the present study is to investigate the effect dexamethasone and hyaluronic acid have on hearing preservation

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
• Treatments: BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate; Hyaluronic Acid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults (greater than 18 years old) with severe/profound, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss with indication of cochlear implantation.

• Hearing thresholds better than 80 dB in 125 Hz, 90 dB in 250Hz and 100 dB in 500, 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 Hz in at least 3 of these frequencies

Exclusion Criteria:

• Malformation or cochlear ossification

• Developmental Disabilities