NCT07404709

Study on the Safety and Efficacy of Intratympanic Injection of Small Extracellular Vesicles Derived From Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Severe and Profound Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Clinical Phase I and IIa Trials of Intratympanic Injection of Small Extracellular Vesicles Derived From Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Severe and Profound Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 9 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if small extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells work to treat severe and above sudden sensorineural hearing loss. It will also learn about the safety of small extracellular vesicles. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does small extracellular vesicles combined with traditional drug treatment improve hearing even better in severe and above sudden deafness participants? 2. What medical problems do participants have with intratympanic injection of small extracellular vesicles? Researchers will compare small extracellular vesicles to dexamethasone to see if small extracellular vesicles work to treat severe and above sudden sensorineural hearing loss. In clinical Phase I trial, the investigators will complete the safety check and dose exploration. Participants will: 1. Receive traditional drug treatment in accordance with the "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sudden Deafness (2015) 2. Receive small extracellular vesicles or a placebo tympanic injection additionally 3. Visit the clinic once every 2 weeks for checkups and tests 4. Receive tympanic injections of small extracellular vesicles ranging from low concentration to high concentration 5. Be evaluated for any adverse reactions In clinical Phase II trial, participants were randomly divided into a control group and an experimental group. Participants will: 6. Received intratympanic injections of small extracellular vesicles 3 times together with traditional drug treatment in experimental group 7. Received intratympanic injections of 5mg dexamethasone 3 times together with traditional drug treatment in control group, also for a total of 3 times Visit the clinic once 7 days , 1month and 3 months after treatment for checkups and tests of pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, tinnitus disability scale and visual analogue scale assessment

Conditions

• Sudden Hearing Loss
• Extracellular Vesicles

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Tympanic injection of hUC-MSC-sEV-003 (small extracellular vesicles) at low doses	In Clinical Phase I, three participants were first injected with small extracellular vesicles at low doses (2×108particles/mL) together with traditional drug treatment. The intratympanic injection of small extracellular vesicles was given every other day for a total of 3 times for every participants.
DRUG	Tympanic injection of hUC-MSC-sEV-003 (small extracellular vesicles) at moderate doses	In Clinical Phase I, if no adverse reactions were observed for 2 weeks after the low-dose group was injected, three participants were then injected with small extracellular vesicles at moderat doses (1×109particles/mL) together with traditional drug treatment. The intratympanic injection of small extracellular vesicles was given every other day for a total of 3 times for every participants.
DRUG	Tympanic injection of hUC-MSC-sEV-003 (small extracellular vesicles) at high doses	n Clinical Phase I, if no adverse reactions were observed for 2 weeks after the moderate-dose group was injected, three participants were then injected with small extracellular vesicles at high doses (5×109particles/mL) together with traditional drug treatment. The intratympanic injection of small extracellular vesicles was given every other day for a total of 3 times for every participants.
DRUG	Standard treatment for sudden deafness+hUC-MSC-sEV-003 at an appropriate dose as determined by stage I trial	After the safety verification and dose determination of the Phase I clinical trial were completed, about 20 participants received standard treatment in accordance with the "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sudden Deafness (2015)", and at the same time, they were administered intratympanic injections of small extracellular vesicles every other day, for a total of 3 times.
DRUG	Standard treatment for sudden deafness+dexamethasone	Participants in the control group received standard treatment in accordance with the "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sudden Deafness (2015)", and during their hospitalization, they received intratympanic injections of dexamethasone at a dose of 5mg every other day for a total of 3 times.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-28
• Primary completion: 2027-12-31
• Completion: 2028-12-31
• First posted: 2026-02-11
• Last updated: 2026-03-25

Locations

5 sites across 1 country: China