Melatonin Agonist for Shift-time Workers.
The Study of the Relationship Between Sleep Pattern, Attention Performance, and Heart Rate Variability Among Night Workers.
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Brief Summary
The study of the relationship between sleep pattern, attention performance, and heart rate variability among night workers.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_4
Started Mar 2024
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 4, 2024
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 3, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 3, 2026
CompletedFebruary 3, 2026
September 1, 2025
1.8 years
September 3, 2025
January 25, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)
The investigators will measure if the severity improve after using Somn Well XR and Rozerem by the PSQI scale. The cutoff score for the cutoff score for the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire is 5. Higher scores on both questionnaires indicate a greater severity of sleep issues.
2 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
2 weeks
Study Arms (1)
Ramelteon
OTHERcomparison of anxiety/depression, insomnia symptoms severity between before and after treatment with 8mg Ramelteon per day for two weeks among shift time workers.
Interventions
comparison of anxiety/depression, insomnia symptoms severity between before and after treatment with 8mg Ramelteon per day for two weeks among shift time workers.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- The individuals aged 20-55 who are night workers whose working hours more than 4 hours duration between 22:00 to 06:00.
- Meet the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria of this Circadian Rhythm Sleep Wake Disorders.
You may not qualify if:
- The individuals could not understand the online questionnaires and is not willing to fill out questionnaires.
- The individual is not willing to have supplement with melatonin.
- Not willing to have prescription with melatonin agonist ramelteon.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center
Taipei, 114, Taiwan
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Chin-Bin Yeh, M.D., Ph.D.
Tri-Service General Hospital
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 4
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator, Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 3, 2025
First Posted
February 3, 2026
Study Start
March 4, 2024
Primary Completion
December 31, 2025
Study Completion
December 31, 2025
Last Updated
February 3, 2026
Record last verified: 2025-09