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Melatonin for prevention of icu delirium

RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF MELATONIN AS PROPHYLAXIS FOR PREVENTION OF DELIRIUM IN ICU

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/01/023038
Enrollment
180
Registered
2020-01-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: G969- Disorder of central nervous system, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: tablet melatonin: 3 mg once a day enterally at 9 PM for 7 consecutive days Control Intervention1: Placebo inert compound: administered enterally once a day for 7 consecutive days for 7

Sponsors

PGIMER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients with an expected ICU stay of more than 24 hours will be assessed for inclusion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. pregnant/breastfeeding females 2. comatose patients 3. patients who are delirious on ICU admission

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine whether prophylactic melatonin decreases the incidence of delirium in the first 24 hours of ICU admission in critically ill patients as compared to placebo.Timepoint: To determine whether prophylactic melatonin decreases the incidence of delirium in the first 24 hours of ICU admission in critically ill patients as compared to placebo.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To determine whether prophylactic melatonin decreases the incidence of delirium in the first 7 days of ICU admission in critically ill patients as compared to placeboTimepoint: first 7 days;To determine whether prophylactic melatonin is associated with better Glasgow Outcome scores at discharge from ICUTimepoint: at discharge from ICU;To determine whether prophylactic melatonin is associated with decrease in- a. Length of ICU stay b. Duration of mechanical ventilation c. ICU mortality as compared to placebo. Timepoint: at discharge from ICU

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr LN Yaddanapudi

PGIMER, chandigarh

narayana.yaddanapudi@gmail.com7087009522

Outcome results

None listed

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