Clinical trials: Melatonin
Osteoporosis
Treatment of Osteopenia With Melatonin
The aim of the study is to assess the effect of melatonin treatment in patients with osteopenia on BMD, muscle function, quality of life and calcium homeostasis.
- Trial name
- MelaOst (NCT01690000)
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Hypertension
Melatonin and Nighttime Blood Pressure in African Americans-8 mg Study
This purpose of this study is to test the effect of oral melatonin supplementation (8 mg per night for 4 weeks) on nighttime blood pressure in African Americans with a history of elevated nighttime blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT01114360
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Major Depressive Disorder
Melatonin Agonist Effects of Tasimelteon Versus Placebo in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an 8-week double-masked treatment of tasimelteon or placebo in male and female subjects with Major Depressive Disorder.
- Trial name
- MAGELLAN (NCT01428661)
- Testing
- tasimelteon
- Where
- 40 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 507 people
- Sponsor
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals
Postoperative Pain, Delirium
Study of Melatonin on Sleep, Pain, and Confusion After Joint Replacement Surgery
Pain, confusion, and breaks in normal sleep cycles have been challenges commonly faced by patients after undergoing joint surgeries.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Delirium, Confusion, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT01505465
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Effects of Kuvan on Melatonin Secretion
This study examines the effect of tetrahydrobiopterin (Kuvan) and Large Neutral Amino Acid (LNAA) therapy on melatonin and dopamine levels in individuals with Phenylketonuria (PKU).
- Trial name
- NCT01617070
- Testing
- Kuvan, Large Neutral Amino Acid Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Epilepsy
Pilot Study of Melatonin and Epilepsy
The prevalence of epilepsy is 1% in the USA. About 30% of epilepsy patients eventually become refractory to medical treatment. Co morbid conditions are becoming as important as seizure control as these affect overall wellbeing.
- Trial name
- NCT00965575
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Melatonin Effect in Combination With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy to Clinical Response in Locally Advanced Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Backgrounds Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cancer (OSCC) is the sixth most common malignancy. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for oral cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT04137627
- Testing
- Melatonin 20 MG Oral Capsule
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Migraine in Adolescents
Bringing Relief to Adolescents Naturally Using Melatonin for Migraine
Migraine in adolescents is common and effective and safe preventive treatments are needed. This is a pilot randomized controlled trial of melatonin versus placebo for migraine prevention in adolescents 12-17 years old.
- Trial name
- BRAiN-M (NCT02344316)
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Amy Gelfand
Primary Insomnia
Efficacy and Safety of Circadin® 2 mg in the Treatment of Primary Insomnia Patients
This is a randomised, placebo controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of a 3 week treatment period with Circadin® 2 mg in shortening sleep latency in patients with primary insomnia aged 18-80 with melatonin deficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT00397189
- Testing
- Circadin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 930 people
- Sponsor
- Neurim Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Epilepsy in Children
Getting SMART for Pediatric Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of melatonin for improving sleep in pediatric epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT05439876
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Tobacco Use Disorder
Effect of Ramelteon on Smoking Abstinence
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study to test whether a medication called ramelteon (Brand Name: Remeron) will help smokers quit and whether it reduces sleep problems that smokers experience…
- Trial name
- RAP (NCT02560324)
- Testing
- Ramelteon
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Delirium
Prevention of Delirium in Inpatients Utilizing Melatonin
A double blind randomized controlled trial investigating melatonin, 5mg, compared to placebo, given to patients at least 65 years old, admitted to the hospital on a general medical floor, to prevent delirium.
- Trial name
- PODIUM (NCT02654314)
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 277 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Advanced Cancer, Cachexia
Multimodal Treatment Strategy for Cancer Cachexia
The primary aim of this proposal is to present a novel, multimodal treatment strategy for increasing lean body mass in individuals with cancer who experience cachexia between baseline and day 29 (+/- 3 days).
- Trial name
- NCT00625742
- Testing
- Graded Resistance Training, Aerobic Exercise, Melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Blindness
Blind Elderly Melatonin Treatment Study
The primary focus of this five-year study will be to optimize the melatonin dosing regimen for synchronizing the body clocks of elderly blind individuals to the 24-hour day.
- Trial name
- NCT00692094
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Smoking, Vascular System Injuries
Melatonin in Smoke-induced Vascular Injury
The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of melatonin in the regulation of the vascular injury in smokers through population-based, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- Trial name
- NCT02591238
- Testing
- non-smoker oral melatonin, smoker oral melatonin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Cancer Malignancies
Melatonin Intervention For Neurocognitive Deficits in the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort
Primary objective: 1. To examine the efficacy of melatonin treatment on neurocognitive functioning in adult survivors of childhood cancer. Secondary objectives: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01700959
- Testing
- melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 911 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Migraine
CHOCOlate MeLatonin for AdolescenT MigrainE
Existing treatments for acute migraine are not effective for all children and adolescents, and can cause side effects. Investigator propose a dose-finding study of melatonin for acute migraine treatment in children and…
- Trial name
- CHOCOLATE (NCT03597529)
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Amy Gelfand
Migraine
Melatonin for Adolescent Migraine Prevention Study
This will be a randomized, multi-site double-blind placebo-controlled trial of melatonin (2 different dosing arms) vs. placebo for migraine prevention in adolescents.
- Trial name
- MAP (NCT03150797)
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Amy Gelfand
Healthy Adult Subjects, Healthy Elderly Subjects
Multiple Dose Study Of BIIB118 (PF-05251749) In Healthy Volunteers
This is the first clinical trial to evaluate ascending multiple oral doses in healthy adult and healthy elderly subjects to characterize the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of BIIB118
- Trial name
- NCT02691702
- Testing
- BIIB118, Melatonin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Obesity, Prediabetic State
Effects of Melatonin Supplementation on Renal Physiology in a Habitual Sleep Restricted Population.
In a 6 week pilot study, 20 individuals with habitual sleep restriction will all be asked to extend their nightly sleep by 1 hour, and will then be randomized 1:1 to nightly controlled-release oral melatonin (2mg) or placebo.
- Trial name
- MAST (NCT02631148)
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital