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Melatonin on sleep architecture in COPD patients

A Pilot study to assess the effect of melatonin on sleep and daily activity in patients with Stable COPD

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/04/013444
Enrollment
50
Registered
2018-04-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Moderate and severe stable COPD.

Interventions

Intervention1: The IP Melatonin 3 mg that means N-acetyl-5-methoxy tryptamine (5 mg) tablet will be used in this study.: 3 mg IP will be advised after the baseline visit.The drug would be used for 4 w

Sponsors

Artemis Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with or without smoking history along with the diagnosis of moderate to severe COPD along with the treatment of LABA/LAMA or LABA/ICS and LAMA 2.Patients who have not had an exacerbation of COPD for at least 6 wks 3. Willing to give consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Concurrent Obstructive Sleep Apnoea 2.Heart failure 3.Uncontrolled diabetes 4.Primary insomnia 5.Any other pulmonary disease 6.Patients who exacerbate during study participation 7.Patients on Long term Oxygen therapy 8.Patients who are on BIPAP/CPAP 9.Patients who are on Sleeping medications (hypnotics/opioids, pain killers-pregabalin etc)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1) Activity Data (number of steps in a day) before and after Melatonin 2) Changes in Hindi Mini Functional Outcome Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) Timepoint: 1 yr

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change in modified Hindi Epworth Sleepiness score -1 (ESS-1)Timepoint: 1 yr

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Himanshu Garg

ARTEMIS HOSPITALS

drhimgarg@yahoo.com9540156157

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026