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NCT01649869 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Valganciclovir Therapy in Infants and Children With Congenital CMV Infection and Hearing Loss

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
54
Enrollment target

NCT01649869: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

NCT01649869 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The registered enrollment target is 54 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (59% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01649869, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
54 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This is an international, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation valganciclovir treatment for up to 54 children (up to 4 years of age) with virologically-confirmed congenital CMV infection and hearing loss. Subject participation will be over a six-month period and study subjects will be stratified according to age. The primary objective is to assess whether a six-week course of oral valganciclovir can stabilize the hearing of children with congenital CMV infection who present with hearing loss.

Primary Outcome

A single, independent study audiologist who is masked (blinded) to treatment assignment will assess the audiology test battery for each subject and assign the classifications of normal hearing, mild hearing loss, moderate hearing loss, or severe hearing loss based upon their hearing thresholds (in decibels). The classifications will be assigned by ear (one for the left ear and one for the right ear), giving "total ear" classifications. At the analyses stage, the "best ear" classification for the

Interventions

  • OTHER Placebo
  • DRUG Valganciclovir

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 54 participants
Start Date 2015-02-24
Est. Completion 2019-12-24
Phase Phase 2

What the finished NCT01649869 record still lists

NCT01649869 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 54 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (59% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT01649869 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01649869 about?

NCT01649869 is a clinical study titled "Valganciclovir Therapy in Infants and Children With Congenital CMV Infection and Hearing Loss". This is an international, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation valganciclovir treatment for up to 54 children (up to 4 years of age) with virologically-confirmed congenital CMV infection and hearing loss. Subject participation will be over a six-month period and study subjects w...

What is the current status of trial NCT01649869?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 54 participants. The study started on 2015-02-24. Estimated completion is 2019-12-24.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01649869?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (OTHER), Valganciclovir (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01649869?

This trial is sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which has 2,006 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01649869's enrollment target sits among peer trials

54 1160th of 2000 higher than 830 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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