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UnknownNCT02768077

Effect of Melatonin on Sleep Disturbances in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Effect of Melatonin on Sleep Disturbances in Patients With Parkinson's Disease: Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial

Status
Unknown
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100 (estimated)
Sponsor
Kuhnil Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · Industry
Sex
All
Age
55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This clinical study is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to investigate the effects of melatonin on the sleep disturbance symptoms of Parkinson's disease patients, symptoms which have a significant impact on the quality of life of these patients.

Detailed description

After selecting patients who satisfied the inclusion criteria and were not disqualified by the exclusion criteria, through a double-blind procedure the patients are directed to orally take either the investigational drug melatonin or a placebo(allocation ratio 1:1) for 4 weeks, once daily, before going to sleep. The evaluation of efficacy and safety is performed at the first baseline and immediately after administering the drug for 4 weeks.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGMelatonin(Circadin®)
DRUGPlacebo

Timeline

Start date
2016-01-01
Primary completion
2017-02-01
Completion
2017-02-01
First posted
2016-05-11
Last updated
2016-05-18

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02768077. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.