Otoferlin Gene-mediated Hearing Loss Natural History Study

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 44
SponsorAkouos, Inc.

About this trial

This is a retrospective and prospective longitudinal study in participants with Otoferlin Gene-Mediated Hearing Loss.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Clinical presentation of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), including auditory neuropathy (AN) / auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) phenotype or medical history of AN / ANSD phenotype earlier in life

Mutation(s) in the otoferlin gene

Able and willing to comply with all study requirements, as evidenced by successful completion of the informed consent (and assent, if applicable) process

Presence of OAE / CM and absent / abnormal ABRs in at least one ear (that does not have a cochlear implant) within 12 months prior to or at the Month 0 visit

Disqualifiers

Unwillingness or inability of the potential participant and/or legally authorized representative to comply with all protocol requirements

Presence of cochlear nerve deficiency and/or cochlear nerve dysplasia

Presence of bilateral cochlear implants at the time of record review or planned within the next 6 months

Presence of middle ear or auditory brainstem implant(s) at the time of record review or planned within the next 6 months

Trial population

Individuals with hearing loss due to confirmed otoferlin gene mutation(s)

Trial design

Design model

Case-only

Time perspective

Other

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Natural History Study

    Other intervention

    Natural History Study

Treatment groups

150 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Retrospective1 intervention
Group B: Prospective1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

ABR

Auditory Brainstem Response

Time frame
First audiologic data in participant medical record through five-year prospective follow up

Secondary outcomes

1

OAE

Otoacoustic Emissions

Time frame
First audiologic data in participant medical record through the five-year prospective follow up

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Akouos, Inc.

Lead sponsor

Eli Lilly and Company

Collaborator