Status:

COMPLETED

Premedication With Melatonin and Alprazolam Combination Versus Alprazolam or Melatonin Alone

Lead Sponsor:

B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences

Conditions:

Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Background: Benzodiazepine, a common premedicant, suppresses endogenous melatonin levels and thus paradoxically increases episodes of arousal during sleep and thus causes restlessness and hangs over e...

Detailed Description

Review of literature: Benzodiazepines are among the most popular drugs used for preoperative medication to produce anxiolysis, amnesia, and sedation. However, they negatively influence sleep quality ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • (ASA 1\&2),
  • aging 18 to 65 years
  • having anxiety VAS score of more than 2
  • posted for general anaesthesia with estimated duration of \< 3 hours.

Exclusion

  • patients taking analgesics, sedatives, antiepileptics or antidepressants,
  • suffering from obesity (BMI ≥ 28) or neuropsychiatric disease,
  • having allergy to the study drugs

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01486615

Start Date

October 1 2011

End Date

January 1 2012

Last Update

October 5 2012

Active Locations (2)

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B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences

Dharān, Koshi, Nepal, 56700

2

Dr Krishna Pokharel

Dharān, Koshi, Nepal, 56700