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Clinical Trial Summary

Patients undergoing lumbar laminectomy surgery will receive either 5 or 10 mg melatonin or placebo once the evening before surgery and again 90 minutes before surgery. Pain and anxiety will be assessed over the 24 hour period following surgery.


Clinical Trial Description

n/a


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lumbar Laminectomy.

NCT number NCT01126294
Study type Interventional
Source University Health Network, Toronto
Contact Philip Peng, MD
Phone 416 603-5118
Email philip.peng@uhn.on.ca
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date April 2010
Completion date September 2011