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National Taiwan University NAC Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Study

Also known as: Antioxidation Medication for Noise-induced Hearing Loss, N-acetylcysteine for noise-induced hearing loss, N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), Acetin 600 mg, NAC 1200 mg/day, glucose placebo comparator, NCT00552786, 200704018M

Institution-led study

Primary source
Sponsor / Institution
Institution-led study
Program Type
Therapeutic
Modality
Small Molecule
Stage
Phase 2
Status
Completed
Target Gene
Route / Mode
Oral
Confidence
88%
Status Confidence
Status needs checking
Evidence Strength
Needs more support
Last Reviewed
2026-06-10
Geography
Taiwan
Population
adult, noise-induced, occupational-noise
Trial IDs
1
Mechanism

Academic randomized crossover Phase 2 study evaluating oral N-acetylcysteine 1200 mg/day as antioxidant prophylaxis for temporary threshold shift in noise-exposed workers. Glucose was the placebo comparator, not a separate hearing-loss pipeline program.

Indications
Notes

Promoted from needs-review after confirming ClinicalTrials.gov, registry mirror, and publication-backed context. This remains an institution-led generic-repurposing study-level record, not an active commercial NAC product program. Glucose is the placebo comparator and should not appear as a standalone HearScape therapeutic program.

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Key Events
Clinical Trials (1)
Data Checks
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