Status:

UNKNOWN

The Contribution of Melatonin Vs. Placebo in Benzodiazepine Withdrawal in Methadone Maintenance Treatment Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Conditions:

Benzodiazepines

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

We hypothesized that patient will success in benzodiazepine withdrawal if they get melatonin to solve sleep-problems which commonly occur during benzodiazepine withdrawal. Former heroin addicts, curre...

Detailed Description

A total of 100 patients will participate. Follow-up of benzodiazepines in urine after study and 6 months later will be evaluated, as well as sleep quality (using PSQI)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Former opiates addicts, currently in methadone maintenance treatment, and abusing benzodiazepines who intend to withdrawal
  • adults (\>=18y)

Exclusion

  • non abusing benzodiazepine
  • Refuse making benzodiazepines withdrawal
  • non methadone maintenance treatment patients

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00261183

Start Date

December 1 2004

End Date

December 1 2006

Last Update

December 2 2005

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Shaul Schreiber

Tel Aviv, Israel