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Effects of Melatonin on Insomnia Symptoms in Older Adults

NCT00230737 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2017-03-08

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Summary

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

Conditions

  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Interventions

DRUG

Melatonin 0.4 mg

DRUG

Melatonin 4.0 mg

DRUG

Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Nalaka Gooneratne

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nalaka S. Gooneratne, MD,MSc · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-05-31
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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