prevention of noise induced hearing loss by n- acetyl cysteine

Evaluation of effect of N-acetyl cysteine on prevention of noise induced hearing loss in textile workers in Yazd-Iran

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611001116910

Enrollment

120

Registered

2011-10-26

Start date

2011-12-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Can N-acetyl cysteine prevent or reduce noise indused hearing loss in textile workers who exposed to continious and hazardous noise

Interventions

n- acetyl cysteine: Effervescent tablet 600 mg (oral tablet), twice a day over a total of 14 days

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Primary purpose

Prevention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. exposure to noise >= 85 dbA at work environment 2. at least 1 year work duration

Exclusion criteria

conductive hearing loss, past exposure to organic solvents or noise, diabetes, hypertension, thyroid dysfunction, head trauma, head surgery, acoustic trauma, ototoxic drug consumption, chronic otitis media, congenital hearing loss, consumption of supplementary drugs or vitamines for >= 6 months

Outcome results