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Comparison of effectiveness of Oleanzepine versus Melaton in for treatment of delirium in critically Ill patients

Comparison of melatonin vs olanzapine for treating delirium in critically ill patient

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/05/033908
Enrollment
90
Registered
2021-05-31
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: F59- Unspecified behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors

Interventions

Intervention1: Tab. Olanzapine 5mg and tab. Melatonin 9mg and Haloparidol 2.5 mg orally: Within 5 hours of diagnosis of delirium. Control Intervention1: Tab. Melatonin and Tab. Olanzapine and tab. hal

Sponsors

Self Sponsored
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Written and informed consent from patients 2) Critically ill patients Age >18 or 3) All patients having delirium assessed through CAM-ICU scale were considered eligible for the study 4) Patients who are verbally responsive, and not having demenî??a wereincluded in the study. 5) Diagnosed within five hours of onset of delirium

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.If they had less than 5 days of ICU stay 2.Sensitivity reaction to the melatonin and olanzapine supplement. 3.Pregnancy 4.Previous history of seizure or active seizure 5.Unable to assess for delirium 6.History of severe cognitive or neurodegenerative disease 7.Unable to communicate in English or Hindi 8.Absolute contraindication to enteral nutrition

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare melatonin and olanzapine for treating delirium in critically ill patients in terms of following parameters: - 1)Severity of delirium measured with the Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS) 2)delirium durationTimepoint: Every 24 to 48 hours till total duration in ICU stay.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To observe the length of stay in ICU 2. To observe adverse effects of melatonin and olanzapine 3. pattern of symptom improvement with treatment of delirium Timepoint: Every 24 to 48 hours till total duration in ICU stay.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPriyamvada Gupta

Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Science and Technology

drpriyamvada@hotmail.co.uk9413418336

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026