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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/04/085231 [Registered on: 21/04/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 21/04/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia
Preventive 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A comparative study of effect of two tablets melatonin and alprazolam given by mouth on anxiety in adult patients posted for surgery 
Scientific Title of Study   A comparative study of impact of oral melatonin versus alprazolam on anxiety in adult patients undergoing elective surgery 
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 Seema Jindal 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, GGS medical college and hospital Faridkot

Faridkot
PUNJAB
151203
India 
Phone  9646050485  
Fax    
Email  jindalseema@ggsmch.org  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Seema Jindal 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, GGS medical college and hospital Faridkot

Faridkot
PUNJAB
151203
India 
Phone  9646050485  
Fax    
Email  jindalseema@ggsmch.org  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Palash Kumar Verma 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, GGS medical college and hospital Faridkot

Faridkot
PUNJAB
151203
India 
Phone  8899262445  
Fax    
Email  vermapalash7285@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
nil 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Department of Anaesthesiology 
Address  GGS Medical College and Hospital Faridkot punjab, india pin code 151203 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 2  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Seema Jindal  Guru Gobind Singh Medical college and hospital Faridkot  Department of Anaesthesiology, main operation theater complex, second floor, GGS Medical college and hospital
Faridkot
PUNJAB 
09646050485

jindalseema@ggsmch.org 
Dr Palash Kumar Verma  Department of Anaesthesiology main operation theater complex second floor  GGS Medical college and Hospital
Faridkot
PUNJAB 
08899262445

vermapalash7285@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Research and ethical committee Guru Gobind Singh Medical college and hospital Faridkot  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  alprazolam  impact of alprazolam on anxiety in adult patients undergoing elective surgery 
Comparator Agent  Tablet Melatonin 5 mg per oral 60 minutes prior to induction with sip of water  impact of melatonin in adult patients undergoing elective surgery 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  100 patients of either gender ASA 1 and II scheduled to undergo elective surgery under G.A. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. patients with any neuropsychiatric illness
2. pts diagnosed with sleep disorders and drug abuse
3. pts on medications like beta blockerssedatives, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, antiepileptics and antidepressants
4. pts with visual impairment
5.pts with inability to read and write basic alphabets
6.history of allergy to study drugs
7. pregnanat and lactating females 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
patient s anxiety by using anxiety score  15 minutes before and 15, 30 minutes after drug administration, befre shifting to ot, just before shifting from PACU to ward 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. patient s sedation level using sedation score
2. orientation of patient using 3 point orientation score
3. DSST(Digital Symbol Substituition Test) for assessing psychomotor function 
1. baseline, 15,30 minutes after drug administration, before shifting to ot,just before shifting from PACU to ward
2.Baseline, 15, 30 minutes after drug administration, before shifting to ot, just before shifting from PACU to ward
3.baseline, 24 hrs after surgery 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
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 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   02/05/2025 
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="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
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   The study will be conducted in a comparative manner in the Department of Anaesthesiology GGS medical college & Hospital Faridkot on 100 adult pts of age between 20-60 years of either gender ASA1and II scheduled to undergo elective surgery under G.A.The pts will be allocated into 2 groups of 50 pts each. Group M pts will receive Tab Melatonin 5mg per oral. Group A pts will receive Tab Alprazolam 0.5 mg per oral. Baseline heart rate, SPo2, B.P.(systolic, diastolic, mean arterial pressure), scores of anxiety, sedation, orientation and DSST will be assesssed 15 min before drug administration. These parameters except DSST and memory recall scores will then be assesssed after 15,30 min of drug administration, before shifting pt to ot and just before shifting the pt from PACU to ward. DSST and memory recall score will be assesssed 24 hrs after surgery. Anxiety and sedation will be assessed by Ramsay sedation score, RAAS and the orientation will be assessed by 3 point orientation score. The cognitive function will be assesssed by showing different pictures to pt and the score will be done based on no. of pictures correctly recalled or recognized by them after 24 hours. The psychomotor function will be assessed by DSST score. 
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