Effects of Melatonin on Insomnia Symptoms in Older Adults

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00230737

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Official title

Melatonin Randomized Trial for Insomnia in the Elderly

Brief summary

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This study will determine whether melatonin tablets will increase the sleep of older adults with insomnia.

Study identification

NCT ID: NCT00230737
Recruitment status: Completed
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase 2
Lead sponsor: Nalaka Gooneratne; Other
Enrollment: 27 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range: 65 Years and older
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date: Oct 2004 (Type not available)
Primary completion: May 2008 (Actual)
Completion: May 2008 (Actual)
Last update posted: Mar 8, 2017

2004 – 2008

United States locations

U.S. sites: 1
U.S. states: 1
U.S. cities: 1

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site status
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	19104	—

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