A study to evaluate the effect of two doses of oral melatonin on anxiety and pain relief in patients undergoing lower limb surgeries.
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: S729- Unspecified fracture of femur
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/02/023330
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 63
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients of either sex aged between 20-60 years,belonging to ASA physical status 1-111 undergoing lower limb orthopaedic surgeries under spinal anaesthesia and able to understand visual analogue scale.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients having contraindication to regional anaesthesia,major renal, hepatic or cardiovascular dysfunction, psychiatric disorders like depression or schizophrenia,known allergy to melatonin,pregnancy,patients undergoing treatment with monoamine oxidase inhibitors, warfarin,language or communication difficulties,patients receiving regular preoperative anxiolytics or sedatives and patients who refuse to participate will not be included in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method