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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT00668707
Date of registration: 25/04/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
Public title: Adjuvant Melatonin for Prevention of Lung Cancer Recurrence and Mortality AMPLCaRe
Scientific title: Adjuvant Melatonin for Prevention of Lung Cancer Recurrence and Mortality: A Randomized Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial
Date of first enrolment: September 2007
Target sample size: 711
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00668707
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:     Andrew JE Seely, MD
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Affiliation:  The Ottawa Hospital
Name:     Dugald MR Seely, ND, MSc
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Affiliation:  The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Clinical diagnosis of non small cell lung cancer

- Eligible for surgical resection

- Willingness to adhere to randomized treatment

- Availability for follow-up schedule of visits

Exclusion Criteria:

- Taking exogenous melatonin



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: placebo
Dietary Supplement: melatonin
Primary Outcome(s)
Lung Cancer Recurrence or mortality [Time Frame: 2 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
blood tests to examine the effects of melatonin on the immune system [Time Frame: baseline (before starting melatonin) and 6 months post-op]
lung cancer recurrence or mortality [Time Frame: up to 5 years]
Fatigue [Time Frame: 2 years]
Pain [Time Frame: 3 months]
Quality of Life [Time Frame: 2 years]
Anxiety [Time Frame: 2 years]
Sleep [Time Frame: 2 years]
Adverse events [Time Frame: 2 years]
Depression [Time Frame: 2 years]
Secondary ID(s)
2007077-01H
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation
Gateway for Cancer Research
The Ottawa Hospital
Ethics review
Results
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