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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/080199 [Registered on: 10/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 28/01/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   MELATONIN IN PREVENTION OF DELIRIUM  
Scientific Title of Study   ROLE OF MELATONIN IN PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF DELIRIUM IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS: A PROSPECTIVE, PLACEBO CONTROLLED STUDY  
Trial Acronym  nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Harshita Tiwari 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY 
Address  Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University
department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh
UTTAR PRADESH
202002
India 
Phone  8303640179  
Fax    
Email  harshitatiwari3009@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Prof. R. K. Gaur 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY 
Address  Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University
Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh
UTTAR PRADESH
202002
India 
Phone  9837120329  
Fax    
Email  rkg_amu@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr FAISAL SHAAN 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU Campus 
Address  Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU Campus, Medical Road, Aligarh, UTTAR PRADESH

Aligarh
UTTAR PRADESH
202002
India 
Phone  9557802038  
Fax    
Email  faisal.shaan5@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
J.N MEDICAL COLEGE HOSPITAL 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Harshita Tiwari 
Address  Department of Psychiatry Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002 
Type of Sponsor  Other [SELF] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Harshita Tiwari  Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital  CCW/ICU of Medicine department, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College , AMU Campus, Medical Road
Aligarh
UTTAR PRADESH 
8303640179

harshitatiwari3009@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee (Regd.),Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India - 202002  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: F05||Delirium due to known physiological condition,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Normal saline  Normal saline used in single daily dosing through oral/ryles tube(as per patients status) till patient was shifted out of ICU or discharged. 
Intervention  Oral melatonin syrup  Oral melatonin syrup used in single daily dosing through oral/ryles tube (as per patients status) till patient was shifted out of ICU or discharged. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Critically ill patients
Diagnosis of delirium
Anticipitated ICU stay more 48 hours
given written consent 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  ICU admission less than 48 hours
Patient in deep sedation, coma or ventilatory support
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence , severity and improvement in delirium assessed using CAM-ICU and improvemnent in delirium on melatonin use.  24 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Encompass the duration of delirium , length of stay in the critical care ward (CCW)/ Intensive care unit (ICU) and overall mortality.  24 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   11/02/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   1. To see the efficacy of melatonin in prevention of  delirium in ICU setting.
2. To see the incidence and severity of delirium admitted in ICU.
3. The role of melatonin in the management of delirium.
 
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