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Effectiveness of earplug and eye masks on melatonin and cortisol levels in cardiac critical care patients

Effectiveness of earplug and eye masks on melatonin and cortisol levels in cardiac critical care patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20161124031068N5
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-05-31
Start date
2021-05-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-06-21

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Conditions

Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Use both standard earplugs and eye mask using of earplugs and eye mask is for three consecutive nights from 10 pm until patients wake up in th

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 24 hours after hospitalization Age 18_60 years Definitive diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome Patient consciousness Compelet health of the patient's visual and audiotory system No surgery Do not use norcotic drugs 5_6 hours before sleep Do not use psychiatric drugs Lack of known sleep disorder No history of neurological disorder Lack of background disease affecting sleep quality such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and migraine Patients with acute renal function, acute hepatic function, cognitive and neurological disorders and patients who are unable to communicate will not enter the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute problems during hospitalization or prescribing or taking natcotic drugs during the night.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Nocturnal urinary melatonin levels. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and three nights after using both earplugs and eye mask. Method of measurement: Concentration of 6 melatonin sulfatoxin as active metabolite by ELISA.;Nocturnal urinary cortisol levels. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and three nights after using both earplugs and eye mask. Method of measurement: Active metabolites via radioimmunoassay.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of falling asleep. Timepoint: Before the intervention and at the end of three nights after the intervention. Method of measurement: Self-report questionnaire.;Frequent waking up during the night. Timepoint: Before the intervention and at the end of three nights after the intervention. Method of measurement: Self-report questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

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Tehran University of Medical Sciences

esmaeiliem@yahoo.com+98 21 6105 4000

Outcome results

None listed

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