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This study is a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of an intranasal topical timolol gel in the care for epistaxis in adults with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
This study is a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, 8-week randomized clinical trial investigating the efficacy of timolol gel in the management of epistaxis in adults with HHT.
The Specific Aims are to determine in adults with HHT-associated epistaxis:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Timolol Gel Arm | Experimental | Participants in the timolol gel arm (active medication arm) will receive timolol nasal gel 0.1% with 0.5 mL applied to each nostril twice daily via a syringe that will amount to a 2 mg total daily dose. |
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| Placebo Gel Arm | Placebo Comparator | Participants in the placebo gel arm will receive the gel itself with no active medication. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Timolol Gel | Drug | Timolol nasal gel 0.1% will be prepared with a poloxamer gel (combination of poloxamer 188 and 407; pH adjusted to 4.5-6.5) and 0.5 ml applied to each nostril twice daily. The total daily dose would amount to 2 mg. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Assisted Epistaxis Severity Scale (aESS) Score From Baseline at 8 Week Follow-up | Assessment of epistaxis severity will be obtained by the validated instrument, the Epistaxis Severity Score (ESS). To complete the ESS, patients are asked to consider typical symptoms over the previous 3 months. The ESS contains 6 items - frequency, duration, and intensity of nosebleeds, whether patient has sought medication attention, whether patient is anemic, and whether patient has received a blood transfusion. The overall score ranges from 0 to 10, with severity of nosebleed based on score graded as None composite score of 0-1, Mild 1-4, Moderate 4-7, and Severe as 7-10.The minimal important difference noticeable by both patients and clinicians in the ESS scoring system is estimated as a change of 0.71. The scoring and MCID of the aESS is the same as the ESS. The aESS references a participant's epistaxis over the past 1 month, and the change in aESS was calculated as the aESS score at 8 weeks minus the aESS score at baseline. | Baseline to 8-week follow-up |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of Participants With Improved Response on Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Scale | CGI-I is a global rating of improvement scale, which requires subjects to rate their degree of improvement on a seven-point scale: "Compared to your condition at admission to the project [prior to medication initiation], how would you rate your overall response: 1=very much improved since the initiation of treatment; 2=much improved; 3=minimally improved; 4=no change from baseline (the initiation of treatment); 5=minimally worse; 6= much worse; 7=very much worse since the initiation of treatment." |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contraindications for systemic β adrenergic blocker administration
Known hypersensitivity to timolol
Severe peripheral circulatory disturbances (Raynaud phenomenon)
Known intermediate or poor metabolizer variant of the liver enzyme CYP2D6
Current use of any of the following known strong CYP2D6 inhibitors: fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), bupropion (Welbutrin), quinidine, quinine, ritonavir (Norvir), and terbinafine (Lamisil)
Current use of the following other drugs known to pharmacodynamically interact with timolol: diltiazem, verapamil, digoxin, digitalis, propafenone, disopyramide, clonidine, flecainide, or lidocaine
Patients currently treated or who plan to initiate treatment with β-blockers
Use of any anti-angiogenic medication in the last month prior to recruitment, including bevacizumab, pazopanib, thalidomide, or lenalidomide
Illicit drug use, except marijuana
Known pheochromocytoma
Use of anticoagulants, antiplatelet, or fibrinolytic therapies within the last month prior to recruitment, except for low-dose (81 mg or less) of aspirin
Pregnancy or planned pregnancy in the next 6 months or currently breastfeeding
Inability to read or understand English
Inability to complete 8 weeks of therapy for any reason
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jay F Piccirillo, MD | Washington University School of Medicine | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Washington University | St Louis | Missouri | 63110 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 32940653 | Derived | Peterson AM, Lee JJ, Kallogjeri D, Schneider JS, Chakinala MM, Piccirillo JF. Efficacy of Timolol in a Novel Intranasal Thermosensitive Gel for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia-Associated Epistaxis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Nov 1;146(11):1006-1014. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.3025. |
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272 participants total were assessed for eligibility; 245 met exclusion criteria
Recruitment occurred from October 2019 through March 2020 at Washington University HHT Center of Excellence
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| ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FG000 | Timolol Gel Arm | Participants in the timolol gel arm (active medication arm) will receive timolol nasal gel 0.1% with 0.5 mL applied to each nostril twice daily via a syringe that will amount to a 2 mg total daily dose. Timolol Gel: Timolol nasal gel 0.1% will be prepared with a poloxamer gel (combination of poloxamer 188 and 407; pH adjusted to 4.5-6.5) and 0.5 ml applied to each nostril twice daily. The total daily dose would amount to 2 mg. |
| FG001 | Placebo Gel Arm | Participants in the placebo gel arm will receive the gel itself with no active medication. Placebo Gel: Placebo gel is prepared with poloxamers and no active ingredients. |
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| BG000 | Timolol Gel Arm | Participants in the timolol gel arm (active medication arm) will receive timolol nasal gel 0.1% with 0.5 mL applied to each nostril twice daily via a syringe that will amount to a 2 mg total daily dose. Timolol Gel: Timolol nasal gel 0.1% will be prepared with a poloxamer gel (combination of poloxamer 188 and 407; pH adjusted to 4.5-6.5) and 0.5 ml applied to each nostril twice daily. The total daily dose would amount to 2 mg. |
| Units | Counts |
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| Participants |
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| Title | Description | Population Description | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Denominator Units Selected | Denominators | Classes |
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| Age, Continuous | Median |
| Type | Title | Description | Population Description | Reporting Status | Anticipated Posting Date | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Time Frame | Units Analyzed | Denominator Units Selected | Arm/Group Information | Denominators | Classes | Analyses |
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| Primary | Change in Assisted Epistaxis Severity Scale (aESS) Score From Baseline at 8 Week Follow-up | Assessment of epistaxis severity will be obtained by the validated instrument, the Epistaxis Severity Score (ESS). To complete the ESS, patients are asked to consider typical symptoms over the previous 3 months. The ESS contains 6 items - frequency, duration, and intensity of nosebleeds, whether patient has sought medication attention, whether patient is anemic, and whether patient has received a blood transfusion. The overall score ranges from 0 to 10, with severity of nosebleed based on score graded as None composite score of 0-1, Mild 1-4, Moderate 4-7, and Severe as 7-10.The minimal important difference noticeable by both patients and clinicians in the ESS scoring system is estimated as a change of 0.71. The scoring and MCID of the aESS is the same as the ESS. The aESS references a participant's epistaxis over the past 1 month, and the change in aESS was calculated as the aESS score at 8 weeks minus the aESS score at baseline. | Analysis was used with intention-to-treat principles, so all patients enrolled with baseline data were included. Note: the screen fail participant within the timolol gel arm had no baseline data say they were excluded from the analysis. | Posted | Median | Full Range | units on a scale | Baseline to 8-week follow-up |
Adverse events collected throughout the whole duration of the study and assessed multiple times throughout a participant's 8 weeks of intervention.
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| ID | Title | Description | Deaths (Affected) | Deaths (At Risk) | Serious Events (Affected) | Serious Events (At Risk) | Other Events (Affected) | Other Events (At Risk) |
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| EG000 | Timolol Gel Arm | Participants in the timolol gel arm (active medication arm) will receive timolol nasal gel 0.1% with 0.5 mL applied to each nostril twice daily via a syringe that will amount to a 2 mg total daily dose. Timolol Gel: Timolol nasal gel 0.1% will be prepared with a poloxamer gel (combination of poloxamer 188 and 407; pH adjusted to 4.5-6.5) and 0.5 ml applied to each nostril twice daily. The total daily dose would amount to 2 mg. |
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| Term | Organ System | Source Vocabulary | Assessment Type | Notes | Statistical Information |
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| Shortness of breath | Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders | Systematic Assessment |
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| Title | Organization | Phone | Extension | |
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| Jay Piccirillo, M.D., Vice Chair for Research | Washington University School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery | 314-362-8641 | piccirij@wustl.edu |
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot_SAP | Yes | Yes | No | Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan | Nov 1, 2019 | Jul 29, 2021 | Prot_SAP_001.pdf |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013683 | Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic |
| D004844 | Epistaxis |
| ID | Term |
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| D020141 | Hemostatic Disorders |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D013684 | Telangiectasis |
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| Placebo Gel | Drug | Placebo gel is prepared with poloxamers and no active ingredients. |
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| Scores at 8-week follow-up only |
| Lost to Follow-up |
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| BG001 | Placebo Gel Arm | Participants in the placebo gel arm will receive the gel itself with no active medication. Placebo Gel: Placebo gel is prepared with poloxamers and no active ingredients. |
| BG002 | Total | Total of all reporting groups |
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| Sex: Female, Male | Count of Participants | Participants |
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| Race (NIH/OMB) | Count of Participants | Participants |
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| Region of Enrollment | Number | participants |
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| Hypertension | Count of Participants | Participants |
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| Seasonal Allergies | Count of Participants | Participants |
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| Comorbidity Status | Count of Participants | Participants |
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| Baseline Clinical Global Impression - Severity | Measures severity of epistaxis on a 5-point Likert scale from "No problem" to "Problem as bad as it could be" | Count of Participants | Participants |
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| OG000 | Timolol Gel Arm | Participants in the timolol gel arm (active medication arm) will receive timolol nasal gel 0.1% with 0.5 mL applied to each nostril twice daily via a syringe that will amount to a 2 mg total daily dose. Timolol Gel: Timolol nasal gel 0.1% will be prepared with a poloxamer gel (combination of poloxamer 188 and 407; pH adjusted to 4.5-6.5) and 0.5 ml applied to each nostril twice daily. The total daily dose would amount to 2 mg. |
| OG001 | Placebo Gel Arm | Participants in the placebo gel arm will receive the gel itself with no active medication. Placebo Gel: Placebo gel is prepared with poloxamers and no active ingredients. |
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| Secondary | Number of Participants With Improved Response on Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Scale | CGI-I is a global rating of improvement scale, which requires subjects to rate their degree of improvement on a seven-point scale: "Compared to your condition at admission to the project [prior to medication initiation], how would you rate your overall response: 1=very much improved since the initiation of treatment; 2=much improved; 3=minimally improved; 4=no change from baseline (the initiation of treatment); 5=minimally worse; 6= much worse; 7=very much worse since the initiation of treatment." | Posted | Count of Participants | Participants | Scores at 8-week follow-up only |
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| 14 |
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| 14 |
| 7 |
| 14 |
| EG001 | Placebo Gel Arm | Participants in the placebo gel arm will receive the gel itself with no active medication. Placebo Gel: Placebo gel is prepared with poloxamers and no active ingredients. | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 13 |
| Dizziness | Vascular disorders | Systematic Assessment |
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| Nasal congestion | General disorders | Systematic Assessment |
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| Headache | General disorders | Systematic Assessment |
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| Rhinorrhea | General disorders | Systematic Assessment |
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| Nausea | General disorders | Systematic Assessment |
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| Bad taste of medication | General disorders | Systematic Assessment |
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| Sore throat | General disorders | Systematic Assessment |
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| Irritation upon applying gel | General disorders | Systematic Assessment |
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| D006474 |
| Hemorrhagic Disorders |
| D006402 | Hematologic Diseases |
| D006425 | Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases |
| D054079 | Vascular Malformations |
| D018376 | Cardiovascular Abnormalities |
| D000013 | Congenital Abnormalities |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D009668 | Nose Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D010038 | Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |
| D006470 | Hemorrhage |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D012818 | Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| Much Improved |
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