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Not yet taking people in EgyptPhase 4

Intratympanic Injection of Dexamethasone With Hyaluronic Acid in Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Key facts

Who runs it
Assiut University
Where
Asyut, EgyptSee the site
Trial code
Status
Not yet recruiting
Phase
Phase 4
People taking part
70 people, planned
Started
1 May 2025
Expected to end
Oct 2028
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Hyaluronic Acid (HA)
  • Dexamethasone
Record updated
17 March 2025

Who can take part

Age
18 years and older
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Adult patients (aged 18 and over)
  • Patients with sudden sensory neural hearing loss (SSNHL)

Who cannot take part

  • Patients with previous ear surgery
  • Patient with history of traumatic skull base fracture
  • Patients with middle or external ear pathology
  • Patients with other neurological symptoms or signs (Other cranial nerves affection)

Where in Egypt

  • Assiut University hospitalAsyut, EgyptContact: Mai AbuElmagd, SpecialistNo longer taking part

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

* To evaluate efficacy of intratympanic injection of dexamethasone and hyaluronic acid mixture as a treatment modality in cases of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). * To compare outcomes of intratympanic injection of dexamethasone and hyaluronic acid mixture to dexamethasone alone in treatment of SSNHL.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Hyalouronic acid with dexamethasone injectionTreatment being tested

    Intratympanic injection

    Treatment: Hyaluronic Acid (HA) and Dexamethasone

  • Dexamethasone injectionExisting treatment, for comparison

    Intratympanic injection

    Treatment: Dexamethasone

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Record updated
17 March 2025