Table of contents
- Trial overview
- Who can participate
- What is being studied
- Trial phase and design
- Endpoints and what researchers measure
- What this means for patients
Trial overview
The authorised study ESCRT is an interventional clinical trial of Vsf1.01 in people with hearing loss who are receiving cochlear implantation.[1]
The full title states that the study looks at intracochlear application of Vsf1.01, which means it is given inside the cochlea during surgery.[1]
This trial includes 11 participants and is listed as Phase 1/2.[1]
Who can participate
The trial is designed for patients with hearing loss who are already receiving cochlear implantation.[1]
This means the study is not for all people with hearing loss, but for a small group in the setting of cochlear implant surgery.[1]
What is being studied
Researchers are studying Vsf1.01 as an adjuvant, which means it is used together with another treatment, here cochlear implantation.[1]
The study aims to see whether Vsf1.01 can help reduce surgery-related trauma, meaning tissue injury linked to the operation.[1]
Trial phase and design
This is a Phase 1/2 study, so it is an early clinical trial that first focuses on safety and also looks for early signals of possible benefit.[1]
The study is interventional, which means the research team gives the study treatment and then measures the results.[1]
Endpoints and what researchers measure
The primary endpoint is safety.[1]
To assess safety, the study records the number and severity of adverse events and serious adverse events.[1]
These are unwanted medical events that happen during the study, and the results are used to build a safety profile for Vsf1.01 in this setting.[1]
What this means for patients
For patients, this study is mainly about whether Vsf1.01 can be given safely during cochlear implant surgery.[1]
Because the trial is small and early, it is not yet meant to prove long-term benefit, but to gather first information on safety and how the treatment behaves in this surgical setting.[1]



