Is melatonin a natural sleep promoter and antidepressant?

Completed

• Conditions: eurosciences, psychiatry; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Depression

• Registration Number: ISRCTN82912246
• Lead Sponsor: The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-12-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18 - 65
2. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth edition (DSM-IV) diagnosis of major depression (unipolar)
3. Scoring 71 on Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
4. Waking 2 or more hours than usual

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided at time of registration

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified