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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/07/091710 [Registered on: 25/07/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparative Study of Effects of Oral Melatonin with Oral Alprazolam Used as Premedication in Adult Patients Undergoing Surgery Under General Anaesthesia 
Scientific Title of Study   A Randomized Single Blinded Study Comparing the Effects Of Oral Melatonin with Oral Alprazolam used as Premedication in Adult Patients Undergoing Surgery Under General Anaesthesia 
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 Avinash K 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorsavirmath Medical College 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology,KLE Hubli Cooperative Hospital, KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorsavirmath Medical College, Hubli

Dharwad
KARNATAKA
580020
India 
Phone  7349040864  
Fax    
Email  avidoc81@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Avinash K 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorsavirmath Medical College 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology,KLE Hubli Cooperative Hospital, KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorsavirmath Medical College, Hubli

Dharwad
KARNATAKA
580020
India 
Phone  7349040864  
Fax    
Email  avidoc81@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Avinash K 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorsavirmath Medical College 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology,KLE Hubli Cooperative Hospital, KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorsavirmath Medical College, Hubli

Dharwad
KARNATAKA
580020
India 
Phone  7349040864  
Fax    
Email  avidoc81@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
KLE Hubli Cooperative Hospital 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Avinash K 
Address  Department Of Anaesthesiology, KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorsavirmath Medical College,Hubli,Karnataka,India-580028 
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 Avinash K  KLE Hubli Cooperative Hospital  Department Of Anaesthesiology,KLE Hubli Cooperative Hospital,KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorsavirmath Medical College, Coen Road, Hubli-580020
Dharwad
KARNATAKA 
7349040864

avidoc81@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
JGMM Medical College Institution Ethics Committe  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K00-K95||Diseases of the digestive system, (2) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Preoperative oral Alprazolam  Patient given medication 120 min before surgery 
Intervention  Preoperative oral Melatonin  Patient given medication 120 min before surgery 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. American Society Of Anaesthesiologists Grade I-II
2. Posted for Surgery greater than One Hour Under General Anaesthesia.
3. Patients giving Valid and Informed Consent 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patients with ASA physical status classes 3 and above.
2.Age greater than 60 years or less than 18 years.
3.Patients having allergy to any of the study drugs
4.Pregnant women
5.Patients with any mental illness.
6.Patients on steroids and antipsychotics.
7.Patients unable to read or write basic alphabets.
8.Patients with uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes
9.Patient refusal.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare effect of premedication with melatonin and alprazolam on preoperative anxiety,sedation,orientation and cognitive function.  0min and 120 min 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="90"
Sample Size from India="90" 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/09/2025 
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="0"
Months="4"
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   Preoperative Anxiety is a common thing among patients posted for surgery. To allay the fears of the patient prior to surgery ,premedication is given to the patient. In our study we are comparing the effects of one commonly used drug for premedication like Alprazolam and the other drug melatonin. The effects of Melatonin as premedication drug is not fully understood , Hence this study 
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