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NCT04462198

Phase I/IIa Study Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of an Intratympanic Dose of PIPE-505 in Subjects With Hearing Loss

Completed Phase 1, PHASE2 Results posted Last updated 1 April 2025
What this trial tests

Phase 1, PHASE2 trial testing PIPE-505 in Sensorineural Hearing Loss in 28 participants. Completed in 17 June 2021.

Timeline
15 October 2020
Primary endpoint
17 June 2021
17 June 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsorContineum Therapeutics
PhasePhase 1, PHASE2
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingdouble
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment28
Start date15 October 2020
Primary completion17 June 2021
Estimated completion17 June 2021
Sites8 locations across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Contineum Therapeutics — full company profile →

Who can join

Adults 18 to 75, any sex, with Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Safety: Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE) Primary · From baseline to 3 months follow up

Number of participants with TEAEs

GroupValue95% CI
PIPE-50513
Placebo5

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: 90 days. Reporting threshold: 0%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

PIPE-505
Serious: 0/21 (0%)
Deaths: 0/21
Placebo
Serious: 0/7 (0%)
Deaths: 0/7
Other adverse events (31 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemPIPE-505Placebo
Ear discomfortEar and labyrinth disorders
Inner ear disorderEar and labyrinth disorders
DizzinessNervous system disorders
Ear painEar and labyrinth disorders
Ear congestionEar and labyrinth disorders
Ear pruritusEar and labyrinth disorders
HypoacusisEar and labyrinth disorders
Blood creatine phosphokinase increasedInvestigations
Deafness unilateralEar and labyrinth disorders
TinnitusEar and labyrinth disorders
Tympanic membrane hyperemiaEar and labyrinth disorders
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders
ChillsGeneral disorders
PainGeneral disorders
GastroenteritisInfections and infestations
Otitis mediaInfections and infestations
Tooth infectionInfections and infestations
Urinary tract infectionInfections and infestations
Blood glucose increasedInvestigations
Haemoglobin decreasedInvestigations
Lymphocyte count decreasedInvestigations
Neutrophil count increasedInvestigations
Diabetes mellitusMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Back painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
BursitisMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Muscle spasmsMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Pain in extremityMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Invasive ductal breast carcinomaNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
HeadacheNervous system disorders
Renal cystRenal and urinary disorders
AsthmaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04462198 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

This is a randomized, double-blind study of PIPE-505, or placebo, in subjects with hearing loss associated with speech-in-noise impairment.

Publications & conference data

7 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Investigational Medicinal Products for the Inner Ear: Review of Clinical Trial Characteristics in ClinicalTrials.gov.
    Le Prell CG. · · 2021 · cited 18× · PMID 35609594 · DOI 10.1055/s-0041-1735522
  2. Recent Therapeutic Progress and Future Perspectives for the Treatment of Hearing Loss.
    Lye J, Delaney DS, Leith FK, Sardesai VS, et al · · 2023 · cited 17× · PMID 38137568 · DOI 10.3390/biomedicines11123347
  3. Future Pharmacotherapy for Sensorineural Hearing Loss by Protection and Regeneration of Auditory Hair Cells.
    Matsunaga M, Nakagawa T. · · 2023 · cited 16× · PMID 36986638 · DOI 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030777
  4. The audiogram: Detection of pure-tone stimuli in ototoxicity monitoring and assessments of investigational medicines for the inner ear.
    Le Prell CG, Brewer CC, Campbell KCM. · · 2022 · cited 12× · PMID 35931504 · DOI 10.1121/10.0011739
  5. Prevention of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Using Investigational Medicines for the Inner Ear: Previous Trial Outcomes Should Inform Future Trial Design.
    Le Prell CG. · · 2022 · cited 12× · PMID 34346254 · DOI 10.1089/ars.2021.0166
  6. Speech-in-noise testing: Innovative applications for pediatric patients, underrepresented populations, fitness for duty, clinical trials, and remote services.
    Sanchez VA, Arnold ML, Moore DR, Clavier O, et al · · 2022 · cited 10× · PMID 36319253 · DOI 10.1121/10.0014418
  7. Rational Design of Inner Ear Drug Delivery Systems.
    Maimaitikelimu X, Xuan Z, Ren H, Chen K, et al · · 2025 · cited 4× · PMID 40344640 · DOI 10.1002/advs.202410568

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