Effect of Melatonin on Sleep Disturbances in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03258294 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified August 2017 by KIMJisun, Samsung Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Enrolling by invitation
First Posted : August 23, 2017
Last Update Posted : August 23, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Parkinson's Disease | Drug: Melatonin(Circadin®) Drug: Placebo Oral Tablet | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 82 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Effect of Melatonin on Sleep Disturbances in Patients With Parkinson's Disease: Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 13, 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 30, 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 30, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Melatonin(Circadin®)
Melatonin(Circadin®) is taken orally, once daily before going to sleep for a period of 4 weeks.
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Drug: Melatonin(Circadin®) |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo tablet is taken orally, once daily before going to sleep for a period of 4 weeks.
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Drug: Placebo Oral Tablet |
- Variation in PSQI(Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) [ Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after administering the drug for 4 weeks ]Variation in PSQI before and immediately after the administration of the drug
- Variations in RBDQ(The REM sleep Behavior Disorder screening Questionnaire) [ Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after administering the drug for 4 weeks ]
- Variations in PDSS(The Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale) [ Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after administering the drug for 4 weeks ]
- Variations in ESS(The Epworth Sleepiness Scale) [ Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after administering the drug for 4 weeks ]
- Variations in UPDRS(Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale) [ Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after administering the drug for 4 weeks ]
- Variations in H & Y Scale(Hoehn and Yahr Scale) [ Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after administering the drug for 4 weeks ]
- Variations in NMSS(Non-Motor Symptom assessment Scale) [ Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after administering the drug for 4 weeks ]
- Variations in PDQ-39(The 39-Item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire) [ Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after administering the drug for 4 weeks ]
- Variations in CGI(Clinical Global Impression) [ Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after administering the drug for 4 weeks ]
- Variations in PGI(Patient Global Impression) [ Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after administering the drug for 4 weeks ]
- Number of subjects with adverse events [ Time Frame: 4 weeks of drug treatment ]
- Number of subjects with serious adverse events [ Time Frame: 4 weeks of drug treatment ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 55 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who meet the clinical criteria for idiopathic Parkinson's disease (United Kingdom Parkinson's Disease Brain Bank Criteria)
- Patients who complain of sleep disturbances such as insomnia, REM sleep behavior disorder, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), etc.
- Patients who have received drug treatment for at least 6 months since their diagnosis
- Male or female patient aged 55 or older
- Patients who have given voluntary consent after understanding the content of the clinical trial (in the case of elderly patients aged 70 or older, consent must be received from both the subject and the his or her legal representative)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a serious cognitive disorder, behavioral disorder, or mental illness
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Patients with a serious medical disease
- Patients who concomitantly suffer from severe renal impairment, convulsions, stomach ulcers, moderate or more severe liver disease
- Patients with un-controlled high blood pressure or diabetes
- Patients who have taken another investigational products within 4 weeks prior to being enrolled in this clinical trial, or patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Patients who have a history of hypersensitivity to the investigational products or a drug similar in component or who have had heavy metal poisoning

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03258294
Principal Investigator: | Jisun Kim | Samsung Medical Center, Department of Neurology | |
Principal Investigator: | Eungseok Oh | Chungnam National University Hospital, Department of Neurology | |
Principal Investigator: | Wooyoung Jang | Gangneung Asan Hospital, Department of Neurology | |
Principal Investigator: | Jinse Park | Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Department of Neurology |
Responsible Party: | KIMJisun, Instructor, Samsung Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03258294 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2015-09-098-010 |
First Posted: | August 23, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 23, 2017 |
Last Verified: | August 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
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