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Melatonin Immune Boost COVID 19 Study

Melatonin For COVID 19 pre exposure prophylaxis in High Risk population . (MELATONIN IMMUNE BOOST COVID 19 STUDY )

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/06/025613
Enrollment
200
Registered
2020-06-04
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

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Melatonin: Oral melatonin 3 mg at 6 pm daily once x 8 weeks Control Intervention1: Placebo: Placebo for 8 weeks

Sponsors

Rohit Walia
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: High groups for COVID 19 related disease Elderly : age > 60 years Diabetes Obesity Heart Failure Immuno supressed patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Chronic Renal Failure Chronic Hepatic Failure Any hospitalisation for past 3 months Any recent vaccination Nutrition supplements Any addiction Chronic infections live Human immunodeficiency disorder , Hepatitis B,C., etc Any autoimmune disease Irregular sleep pattern Primary immunodeficiency states Vitamin deficiency states

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
SARS-CoV 2 infection rate : Number of confirmed (positive CRP) symptomatic infections in each treatment group Timepoint: 8 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency of respiratory tract infections during course of study using the â?¨Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey Timepoint: 8 weeks;Change from baseline immune cells and markers after 8 weeks of medications Timepoint: 8 weeks;Number of participants with treatment-related adverse eventsTimepoint: 8 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRohit Walia

All India Institute of Medical Science Rishikesh

rwalia7731@yahoo.in8800492549

Outcome results

None listed

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