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Comparison of melatonin, temazepam and placebo for the treatment of sleep problems in hospitalized older patients.

Suspended
Conditions
Sleeping disorder, acute insomnia.Slaapstoornis, acute insomnia
Registration Number
NL-OMON21870
Lead Sponsor
Prof.dr. S.E.J.A. de Rooij Email: sejaderooij@gmail.comTelefoon: (050) 3613921AdressHanzeplein 19713 GZ GroningenKamer Z3.16, intern postadres: AA-43Netherlands
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Suspended
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
663
Inclusion Criteria

1.60 years or older

2.Admitted to the hospital for a medical or surgical reason

Exclusion Criteria

1.Inability to speak, understand or write Dutch

2.Lack of decision making capacity

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleep quality, measured with the quality of sleep (QOS) parameter of the Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire (LSEQ).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1) The other subscales of the LSEQ: getting to sleep (GTS), awakening from sleep (AFS) and behavior following wakening (BFW).<br /><br>2) Good nights of sleep measured with a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)<br />.<br>3) Objective sleep parameters measured with actigraphy: sleep onset latency in minutes, sleep efficiency, number and duration of wake bouts and time awake after sleep onset in minutes. <br /><br>4) Side effects related to study medication: Incidence of delirium during hospitalization, cognition, number of falls during hospitalization, complications and length of hospital stay in days.<br><br>
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