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Register: ANZCTR
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2020
Main ID:  ACTRN12608000504314
Date of registration: 30/09/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Austin Health
Public title: Sleep disruption in quadriplegia – A pilot study exploring whether 3mg melatonin induces sleep
Scientific title: Pilot study examining whether daily administration of 3mg melatonin alters sleep architecture in complete quadriplegia
Date of first enrolment: 01/09/2008
Target sample size: 5
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12608000504314.aspx
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Purpose: Treatment; Allocation: Non-randomised trial;  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Australia
Contacts
Name: A/Prof David Berlowitz   
Address:  Institute for Breathing and Sleep Bowen Centre. Austin Health Studley Rd. Heidelberg Vic 3084 Australia
Telephone: 0394963688
Email: david.berlowitz@austin.org.au
Affiliation: 
Name: A/Prof David Berlowitz   
Address:  Institute for Breathing and Sleep Bowen Centre. Austin Health Studley Rd. Heidelberg Vic 3084 Australia
Telephone: 0394963688
Email: david.berlowitz@austin.org.au
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Complete (motor and sensory) quadriplegia (T1 or higher lesion)
Exclusion criteria: Major psychological or psychiatric disturbances, Neurological damage other than spinal cord injury, Other significant co-morbidity, Beta blockers.

Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both males and females
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases
Unrefreshing sleep;
Unrefreshing sleep
Intervention(s)
Two week within subject (pre-post) trial of evening administration of 3mg melatonin delivered orally
Primary Outcome(s)
Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep latency measured using portable polysomnography[Baseline and two weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Sleepiness (Karolinska Sleepiness Scale)[Baseline and two weeks]
Salivary melatonin concentrations[Baseline and two weeks. Measures made immediately prior to melatonin administration, at participants usual sleep time (2 hours later) and upon awakening the next morning]
Secondary ID(s)
H2010
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Institute for breathing and sleep
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Austin Hospital Human Research Ethics Unit
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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