drugset / Trial / NCT00552786
Antioxidation Medication for Noise-induced Hearing Loss
Phase 2
Completed
53 enrolled
National Taiwan University Hospital
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Taiwan · collabMunicipal Hospital of Tainan, Taiwan · collab
RandomizedCrossoverDouble-blindPrevention
Summary
This study will examine whether oral intake of 1200mg N-Acetylcysteine/day will prevent temporary threshold shift in hearing among workers exposed to noise
Timeline
- Start
- 2007-11
- Primary completion
- 2008-01
- Completion
- 2008-03
Publications
- Background Coleman JK, Kopke RD, Liu J, Ge X, Harper EA, Jones GE, Cater TL, Jackson RL. Pharmacological rescue of noise induced hearing loss using N-acetylcysteine and acetyl-L-carnitine. Hear Res. 2007 Apr;226(1-2):104-13. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2006.08.008. Epub 2006 Oct 4.
- Background Kopke R, Bielefeld E, Liu J, Zheng J, Jackson R, Henderson D, Coleman JK. Prevention of impulse noise-induced hearing loss with antioxidants. Acta Otolaryngol. 2005 Mar;125(3):235-43. doi: 10.1080/00016480410023038.
- Background Duan M, Qiu J, Laurell G, Olofsson A, Counter SA, Borg E. Dose and time-dependent protection of the antioxidant N-L-acetylcysteine against impulse noise trauma. Hear Res. 2004 Jun;192(1-2):1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2004.02.005.
- Background Kopke RD, Jackson RL, Coleman JK, Liu J, Bielefeld EC, Balough BJ. NAC for noise: from the bench top to the clinic. Hear Res. 2007 Apr;226(1-2):114-25. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2006.10.008. Epub 2006 Dec 20.
- Lin CY, Wu JL, Shih TS, Tsai PJ, Sun YM, Ma MC, Guo YL. N-Acetyl-cysteine against noise-induced temporary threshold shift in male workers. Hear Res. 2010 Oct 1;269(1-2):42-7. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.07.005. Epub 2010 Jul 16.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | N-acetylcysteine | Small molecule | 600 mg | Oral |