NCT06910345

Effect of Melatonin Patches on Sleep in Urological Surgery

Effect of Melatonin Patches on Sleep Quality in Patients Undergoing Urological Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Atlas University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Patients undergoing urological surgery may experience a decrease in sleep quality due to many factors such as hospitalization, different environment, pain, stress and anesthesia. After surgery, melatonin secretion decreases and circadian rhythm becomes irregular in patients. This problem can lead to sleep disorders in patients. Melatonin is an important hormone that regulates both sleep and circadian rhythms. The aim of this study is to observe the effect of a melatonin skin patch designed to produce melatonin in a way that ensures a stable increase in melatonin levels in the blood, on patients undergoing urological surgery.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study was to observe the effect of a melatonin skin patch designed to produce melatonin, which would provide a stable increase in blood melatonin levels, on patients undergoing urological surgery. The patients were applied a melatonin patch before surgery. The other group received routine nursing care.

Conditions

• Urological Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	A skin patch (2.1 mg melatonin) was applied to the melatonin group. The melatonin patches will be placed at 8:00 PM (on the upper chest or forearm, as determined by the patient) before going to sleep	A skin patch (2.1 mg melatonin) was applied to the melatonin group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-25
• Primary completion: 2025-03-20
• Completion: 2025-05-15
• First posted: 2025-04-04
• Last updated: 2025-11-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)