Comparing the Effect of Melatonin, Diazepam, and Placebo on Decreasing the Level of Anxiety Preoperatively

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2023-10-19
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effect of melatonin, diazepam, and placebo on the level of anxiety in patients undergoing surgery. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Is melatonin effective in reducing the anxiety of patients undergoing surgery? Participants will be asked to answer a questionnaire then they will receive either melatonin, diazepam, or placebo, and then after an hour, they will answer the same questionnaire again.

Researchers will compare melatonin, diazepam, and placebo to see if melatonin is as effective in reducing the level of anxiety as diazepam in patients undergoing surgery.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Jordan
• Treatments: Diazepam; Melatonin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA 1 or 2

• Posted for general anesthesia

• Aging between 18 and 65 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Allergy to any of the drugs under study

• Pregnancy

• Illiteracy

• Any mental illness

• Taking antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiolytics, or sedatives