Otoprotection With SPI-1005 for Prevention of Temporary Auditory Threshold Shift

Summary

Exposure to loud sounds can cause hearing loss. The purpose of this research study is to evaluate potential prevention of temporary changes in hearing that may occur after listening to music through an iPod or personal music player. We will measure temporary changes in hearing in subjects who listen to music and take either the study drug, SPI-1005, or a placebo for 4 days. SPI-1005 is a proprietary preparation of ebselen that allows it to be taken by mouth. Ebselen contains the mineral selenium and behaves like Glutathione Peroxidase, an enzyme that helps to rid the body of damaging chemicals caused by loud sounds.

Timeline

Start

2011-09

Primary completion

2013-12

Completion

2014-03

Publications

• Background Pourbakht A, Yamasoba T. Ebselen attenuates cochlear damage caused by acoustic trauma. Hear Res. 2003 Jul;181(1-2):100-8. doi: 10.1016/s0378-5955(03)00178-3.
• Background Lynch ED, Gu R, Pierce C, Kil J. Ebselen-mediated protection from single and repeated noise exposure in rat. Laryngoscope. 2004 Feb;114(2):333-7. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200402000-00029.
• Background Lynch ED, Gu R, Pierce C, Kil J. Reduction of acute cisplatin ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity in rats by oral administration of allopurinol and ebselen. Hear Res. 2005 Mar;201(1-2):81-9. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2004.08.002.
• Background Yamasoba T, Pourbakht A, Sakamoto T, Suzuki M. Ebselen prevents noise-induced excitotoxicity and temporary threshold shift. Neurosci Lett. 2005 Jun 3;380(3):234-8. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.01.047. Epub 2005 Feb 1.
• Background Lynch ED, Kil J. Compounds for the prevention and treatment of noise-induced hearing loss. Drug Discov Today. 2005 Oct 1;10(19):1291-8. doi: 10.1016/S1359-6446(05)03561-0.
• Background Kil J, Pierce C, Tran H, Gu R, Lynch ED. Ebselen treatment reduces noise induced hearing loss via the mimicry and induction of glutathione peroxidase. Hear Res. 2007 Apr;226(1-2):44-51. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2006.08.006. Epub 2006 Oct 6.
• Background Lynch E, Kil J. Development of Ebselen, a Glutathione Peroxidase Mimic, for the Prevention and Treatment of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. Semin Hear 2009; 30(1): 047-055
• Background Le Prell CG, Yang Q, Harris JG. Modification of digital music files for use in human temporary threshold shift studies. J Acoust Soc Am. 2011 Oct;130(4):EL142-6. doi: 10.1121/1.3630017.
• Background Le Prell CG, Dell S, Hensley B, Hall JW 3rd, Campbell KC, Antonelli PJ, Green GE, Miller JM, Guire K. Digital music exposure reliably induces temporary threshold shift in normal-hearing human subjects. Ear Hear. 2012 Nov-Dec;33(6):e44-58. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31825f9d89.
• Kil J, Lobarinas E, Spankovich C, Griffiths SK, Antonelli PJ, Lynch ED, Le Prell CG. Safety and efficacy of ebselen for the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. Lancet. 2017 Sep 2;390(10098):969-979. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31791-9. Epub 2017 Jul 14.
• Spankovich C, Le Prell CG. Associations between dietary quality, noise, and hearing: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002. Int J Audiol. 2014 Nov;53(11):796-809. doi: 10.3109/14992027.2014.921340. Epub 2014 Jun 30.

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