Status:

RECRUITING

Efficacy of Melatonin, Low-dose Quetiapine, or Placebo in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders and Comorbid Insomnia

Lead Sponsor:

Lone Baandrup

Collaborating Sponsors:

Danish Center for Sleep Medicine

Region Capital Denmark

Conditions:

Psychiatric Disorders

Insomnia

Eligibility:

All Genders

16-64 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The goal of this investigator-initiated, randomized, blinded, 3-armed placebo-controlled, pragmatic, clinical superiority trial is to examine the efficacy of melatonin or low-dose quetiapine versus pl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 16 to 64 years of age
  • ICD-10 diagnosis of a current or previous mental or behavioral disorder (F20-F69, F84, F90-95)
  • For the diagnoses F84 and F90 a previous period of treatment with melatonin is required
  • For the 16-17 years old: Non-pharmacological treatment options including sleep hygiene education, weighted blanket or other gravity products have been tested with insufficient effect
  • Self-reported sleep difficulties at least three times per week in the preceding 3 months
  • Insomnia Severity Index score ≥11
  • Women of childbearing potential: negative pregnancy test at baseline and use of highly effective contraception measures
  • Informed consent

Exclusion

  • Current treatment with melatonin or quetiapine
  • Severe somatic comorbidity
  • BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2
  • Breastfeeding
  • Alcohol and/or substance dependency within the last 3 months
  • Inadequate Danish language skills
  • Not able to make an informed consent
  • Increased cardiac risk as assessed by presence of cardiac risk factors, cardiac symptoms, or prolonged QT-interval at baseline ECG

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 18 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 28 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

255 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06062953

Start Date

September 18 2023

End Date

February 28 2029

Last Update

April 24 2025

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Mental Health Center Copenhagen

Copenhagen NV, Denmark, 2400