Gene Therapy Trial for Otoferlin Gene-mediated Hearing Loss

Last updated: June 3, 2025
Sponsor: Akouos, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1/2

Condition

Hearing Loss

Hearing Impairment

Deafness

Treatment

AAVAnc80-hOTOF via Akouos Delivery Device

Clinical Study ID

NCT05821959
AK-OTOF-101
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Part A of this trial will evaluate the safety and tolerability of a single unilateral administration of one of two dose levels of AAVAnc80-hOTOF and will evaluate the Akouos delivery device to safely achieve the intended product performance.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Criteria for Inclusion:

  1. Participants may be of any age, based on Cohort Criteria

  2. At least two mutations in the otoferlin gene

  3. Clinical presentation of Profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss as assessed by ABR

  4. Preserved distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs)

  5. Able and willing to comply with all study requirements, including willingness to participate in a separate long term follow-up study after completion of this trial

Criteria for Exclusion:

  1. Persistent ear infections, anatomic or other abnormalities of the ear, and/or medical conditions that would contraindicate undergoing surgery, anesthesia, and/or administration of investigational gene therapy

  2. Bilateral cochlear implants

  3. Prior participation in a clinical trial with an investigational drug, within six months prior to administration, or any prior participation in a gene therapy clinical trial

Study Design

Total Participants: 14
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: AAVAnc80-hOTOF via Akouos Delivery Device
Phase: 1/2
Study Start date:
September 15, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
October 31, 2028

Study Description

The following two dose levels will be tested sequentially:

  • 4.1E11 total vg/cochlea

  • 8.1E11 total vg/cochlea

Connect with a study center

  • The Hospital for Sick Children Jaina.negandhi@sickkids.ca +1 (416) 813 6683

    Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei City, 100
    Taiwan

    Active - Recruiting

  • University College London

    London, NW1 2PG
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa 52242
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02115
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center

    Nashville, Tennessee 37232
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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