Hydrogen therapy for sudden deafness
Phase 3
- Conditions
- idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
- Registration Number
- JPRN-jRCTs061190004
- Lead Sponsor
- Hato Naohito
- Brief Summary
The changes in hearing threshold were significantly better in the hydrogen group than in the control group, suggesting that the inhalation of hydrogen gas may be effective in the treatment for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 82
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
treatment started within 14 days after onset of hearing loss
can be evaluated three months after treatment
age of at least 18
Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
can not be evaluated 3 months after onset
Other etiologies
difficult to be treated with systemic steroid
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvements in pure-tone audiometric thresholds three months after treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvements in pure-tone audiometric thresholds one months after treatment<br>ratio of complete recovery and Partial recovery three months after treatment