Assessment of DNA Damage Due to Ionizing Radiation

• Conditions: Occupational Exposure

• Registration Number: NCT03240172
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

detection of DNA damage due to occupational exposure to low dose ionizing radiation using comet assay technique and genotyping of certain DNA repair genes to detect inherited polymorphism.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-07-20
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-02
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-15
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-17
• Primary Completion: 2018-07
• Study Completion: 2018-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• • The radiation exposed workers will include nurses, technicians and physicians.

These persons will be occupationally exposed to different radiation sources.

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Exclusion Criteria

• History of diagnostic X-rays, radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy 12 months prior to sampling.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
detection of DNA damage due to occupational exposure to ionizing radiation	6 month	comet assay technique will be used

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assiut university; 🇪🇬 Assiut, Egypt