nonorganic sleep disorders. Nonorganic sleep disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: A group of residents treat with 3 mg tablets of melatonin one hour before bedtime on two consecutive nights after the second night shift and this intervention repeat two weeks later. I
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
A group of residents treat with 3 mg tablets of melatonin one hour before bedtime on two consecutive nights after the second night shift and this intervention repeat two weeks later. In this study, pa
Another group of residents treat with placebo one hour before bedtime on two consecutive nights after the second night shift and this intervention repeat two weeks later. In this study, participants a
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Incllusion criteria: All of Emergency Medicine Residents of Tehran University during the time of testing peresent in the Emergency Department and have clinical shifts. they have 9-hour clinical shifts for two consecutive shifts from 7 am to 4 pm and two consecutive shifts from 3 pm to 12 pm, and two consecutive shifts from11 pm to 8 am. Exclusion criteria: Residents who their shift conditions on the model is not mentioned. Pregnant and nursing mother Residents; Residents with a history of alcohol; narcotics and psychogenic substances; benzodiazepines; hypnotics abuse; Residents with a history of psychiatric disorders or restless syndrome.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Drowsiness. Timepoint: the time of awakening at the morning of two consecutive days. Method of measurement: Based on KSS (Karolinnska Sleep Scale).;Fatigue. Timepoint: the time of awakening at the morning of two consecutive days. Method of measurement: Using VAS(Visual Analoug Scale).;Mood State. Timepoint: the time of awakening at the morning in the first study day and the end of study day. Method of measurement: Based on POMS(Prfile Of Mood States). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sleep onset latency. Timepoint: The next morning. Method of measurement: per minutes.;Number of times of night awakening. Timepoint: The next morning. Method of measurement: The patient.;Morning insomnia. Timepoint: The next morning. Method of measurement: The patient.;Nightmare. Timepoint: The next morning. Method of measurement: The patient. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr Masoumeh Vafaeian
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed