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Melatonin Pharmacokinetics in Dialysis Patients

Completed
Conditions
Hemodialyse
10038430
Registration Number
NL-OMON40235
Lead Sponsor
Meander Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
8
Inclusion Criteria

Hemodialysis patients
Age: 18-85 years
Informed consent
Good knowledge of dutch language
Melatonine use for at least 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

Severe comorbidy such as heart failure class IV, instable AP, pulmonal, psychiatric or neurologic disease
Blindness
Nocturnal dialysis
Documented sleep apnea
Alcohol or drug abuse
Use of hypnotics such as benzodiazepines

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Melatonin concentration measured in saliva versus time of day during 24 hours.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Melatonin concentration measured in salvia, calculating area under the curve<br /><br><br /><br>Change in baseline melatonin concentration (comparising melatonin concentration<br /><br>t=15:00 of 3 different days)<br /><br><br /><br>Objective sleepparameters using actometer and the relation to melatonin<br /><br>kinetics.<br /><br><br /><br>Subjective sleepscore using ESS questionaire and chronotype and the relation to<br /><br>melatonin kinetics.</p><br>
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