drugset / Trial / NCT00691444
Blind Child Melatonin Treatment Study
Terminated
10 enrolled
Oregon Health and Science University
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · collab
Non-randomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindTreatment
Summary
The primary focus of this five-year study will be to optimize the melatonin dosing regimen for synchronizing the body clocks of blind children to the 24-hour day.
Timeline
- Start
- 2002-09
- Primary completion
- 2015-12
- Completion
- 2015-12
Publications
- Background Lewy AJ, Emens J, Jackman A, Yuhas K. Circadian uses of melatonin in humans. Chronobiol Int. 2006;23(1-2):403-12. doi: 10.1080/07420520500545862.
- Background Stores G, Ramchandani P. Sleep disorders in visually impaired children. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1999 May;41(5):348-52. doi: 10.1017/s0012162299000766. No abstract available.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Melatonin | Small molecule | — | — |