NCT04908605

Brief Summary

Emergence agitation (EA) is common after nasal surgery under general anesthesia, which can lead to several problems, such as increased risk of injury to the patient or medical staff, pain, decreased patient satisfaction, hemorrhage, re-bleeding at the operation site and unplanned self-extubation. Melatonin is an oral or sublingual medication, most commonly used for insomnia and improving sleep in different conditions for example shift-work disorder and for helping people to establish a day and night cycle especially blind children or adults. Mirtazapine is an antidepressant used in medicine in a pill form, most commonly used for major depressive disorder and other mood disorders, relief of anxiety, panic disorders, insomnia, headache and migraine.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
165

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2021

Shorter than P25 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 27, 2021

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 1, 2021

Completed
14 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 15, 2021

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 31, 2022

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 31, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

April 15, 2022

Status Verified

April 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

10 months

First QC Date

May 27, 2021

Last Update Submit

April 13, 2022

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Total number of patients with the Riker sedation-agitation score ≥5

    Total number of patients with the Riker sedation-agitation score ≥5

    24 hours postoperatively

Study Arms (3)

Mirtazapine group (Group I) (n=55)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: Mirtazapine

Melatonin group (Group II) (n=55)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: Melatonin

Placebo group (Group III) (n=55)

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: Placebo

Interventions

Every patient will be given mirtazapine 30 mg tablet

Mirtazapine group (Group I) (n=55)

Every patient will be given melatonin 5 mg tablet

Melatonin group (Group II) (n=55)

Every patient will be given a matching placebo tablet

Placebo group (Group III) (n=55)

Eligibility Criteria

Age21 Years - 60 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients according to American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification (ASA) I or II.
  • Patients according to Mallampati classification I or II.
  • Patients accepting the study and consenting.
  • Undergoing general anesthesia for elective nasal surgery in which nasal packing on each side was used until 24 h after surgery.
  • Body mass index(BMI)\<30

You may not qualify if:

  • Patient's refusal.
  • Known allergy to any of the study medications.
  • History of obstructive sleep apnea.
  • History of psychiatric illness or intake of antipsychotics.
  • History of liver impairment.
  • Pregnancy.
  • History of uncontrolled hypertension.
  • History of renal disease.
  • Body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2.
  • Contraceptive drugs.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Ain-Shams University Hospitals

Cairo, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychomotor Agitation

Interventions

MirtazapineMelatonin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DyskinesiasNeurologic ManifestationsNervous System DiseasesPsychomotor DisordersNeurobehavioral ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsAberrant Motor Behavior in DementiaBehavioral SymptomsBehavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DibenzazepinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsTryptaminesIndolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHormonesHormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain- shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 27, 2021

First Posted

June 1, 2021

Study Start

June 15, 2021

Primary Completion

March 31, 2022

Study Completion

March 31, 2022

Last Updated

April 15, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations