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Efficacy of herbal medication in case of sleep disturbances after surgery

Efficacy of herbal medication in case of sleep disturbances after surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00027903
Enrollment
22000
Registered
2022-01-25
Start date
2020-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

F51

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with postoperative usage of sleep medication

Sponsors

Uni-Zentrum Naturheilkunde Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Surgery at the University Hospital Freiburg (Deparment for General and Visceral surgery, Gynecology or Urology), postoperative stay on the normal ward between the first and fifth postoperative night or, if discharged, before the fifth postoperative night until discharge, all types of surgery and pre-existing illnesses, both genders and any age over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: First surgery performed at another hospital, no surgery performed, sleep disorder known (ICD-10-GM-2020 G47.x or F51.x), long-term therapy with valerian or other herbal medication as well as with a conventional sleeping medication such as zolpidem, zopiclone, midazolam or lorazepam, doubled case (Patient treated several times as an inpatient, each patient may only be evaluated once), stay in intensive care unit, interruption of stay in normal ward by transfer to intensive care unit, transfer to another ward / to another hospital

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Total number of patients who required a conventional/herbal/no medication between the second and fifth postoperative day in comparison (descriptive)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sociodemographic data (age, gender, illness, therapy, pre-existing illnesses), Type of sleep medication used (conventional/herbal), Number of patients for whom herbal medication was sufficient compared to the number of patients who needed a change of therapy or an additional drug, Comparison of patients with herbal and conventional medication with regard to the need for a change in therapy or additional medication, Influence of age, gender, current diagnosis, current therapy or pre-existing illnesses on the choice of medication or on the need for a change in therapy, Length of hospital stay in comparison

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnn-Kathrin Lederer

Uni-Zentrum Naturheilkunde Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

ann-kathrin.lederer@uniklinik-freiburg.de+49 761 270 82 01 0

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026