Transmyringeal ventilation tube insertion for unilateral Menière’s disease: a protocol for a prospective, sham-controlled, double-blinded, randomized, clinical trial

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Background: Menière’s disease is an idiopathic disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of vertigo lasting more than 20 min, unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, and tinnitus. If vertigo attacks occur frequently, the patient is usually severely incapacitated. Currently, there is no consensus on the treatment of Menière’s disease. The evidence regarding most treatment options is sparse due to a lack of randomized trials together with an often-spontaneous relief over time and a considerable placebo effect. Insertion of a transmyringeal tube is a simple and relatively safe, minimally invasive procedure and previous open-label trials have shown promising results. Study design: This is a prospective, sham-controlled, double-blinded, randomized, clinical trial. Aim: This trial aims to assess the effects of inserting a ventilation tube into the tympanic membrane compared with sham treatment for definite or probable unilateral Menière’s disease according to the criteria formulated by the Classification Committee of the Bàràny Society. Outcomes: The primary outcome will be the number of spontaneous vertigo attacks lasting more than 20 min and time to treatment failure. In addition to the primary outcome, we will assess various secondary outcomes related to hearing, ear fullness, dizziness, and serious adverse events. Sample size: An estimated 104 participants in total or 52 participants in each group will be necessary. The primary analysis will be according to the intention-to-treat principle. The trial will be initiated in 2021 and is expected to end in 2025. Trial status: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04835688. Registered on April 8, 2021. Protocol version: 1.8, 26-09-2022. Date of first enrollment: October 1st, 2021. End of study: anticipated January 2025.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer877
TidsskriftTrials
Vol/bind23
ISSN1745-6215
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2022

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Sponsor-investigator: Casper Grønlund Larsen, MD, PhD-student, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Zealand University Hospital, Køge. Address: Lykkebækvej 1, 4600 Køge. E-mail: caslar@regionsjaelland.dk. This funding source had no role in the design of this study and will not have any role during its execution, analyses, interpretation of the data, or decision to submit results. The role of the investigator is to plan the relevant study design, write the protocol, and coordinate the trial process. The coordinating centre (Zealand University Hospital) will be responsible for the access as well as security of the data throughout the study. The sponsor-investigator will prepare the protocol and revisions, create the RedCap system, collect relevant permissions, contact the relevant collaborators in the study and coordinate the inclusion and follow-up with the local investigator at each centre. In each participating centre, a local investigator will be identified, be responsible for the identification, recruitment along with follow-up of study patients, and adherence to study protocol.

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