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The effect of melatonin and cherry concentrate for preoperative anxiety in children

Evaluation of the effect of melatonin and cherry concentrate for preoperative anxiety in children : a randomized clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220429054694N1
Enrollment
120
Registered
2022-09-19
Start date
2022-09-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

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Conditions

Preoperative anxiety in children. Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: They drink water 2 hours before anesthesia. Intervention 2: Intervention group 1: Melatonin tablet dose of 0.5 mg / kg with water is taken orally 2 hours before anesthes

Sponsors

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 16 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children between the ages of 3 and 16 who are indicated for elective urogenital surgery and are classified as first or second grade according to the criteria of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with epilepsy and serious neurological disorders based on history Patients with diabetes type 1 based on history Patients who consumed Warfarin or with coagulation disorder based on history Patients with hypertension based on history

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Children's anxiety. Timepoint: Two hours before anesthesia and time of separation of the child from the parent. Method of measurement: Assessor based on (mYPAS) modified Yale preoperative anxiety scale questionnaire,.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSamane Sadat Asadi Kakhki

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

smn.s.asadi@gmail.com+98 51 3892 9433

Outcome results

None listed

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