Melatonin Replacement Therapy in Pinealectomized Patients

NCT03885258 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 5

Last updated 2019-03-21

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Summary

This is an open-label, single-arm, single-center, proof-of-concept study to assess the effects of melatonin on cardiac autonomic activity in melatonin non-proficient pinealectomized patients.

Conditions

  • Pineal Tumor

Interventions

DRUG

Melatonin Replacement Therapy

Melatonin (Aché Pharmaceutics, Brazil), 3 mg, administered in the evening, 30 minutes before the usual bedtime, every day for 3 months. After discontinuation of melatonin therapy, patients are followed up for 6 months to assess safety parameters and cardiac autonomic activity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-02
Primary Completion
2018-11-30
Completion
2019-02-28

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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