Oral Melatonin Plus Zinc Supplementation in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)

NCT ID: NCT03000777

Last Updated: 2018-08-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-02-29

Study Completion Date

2017-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of oral melatonin plus zinc supplementation in relieving self-reported fatigue in CFS/ME

Detailed Description

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a complex medical condition, characterized by severe disabling fatigue with no known cause, no established diagnostic tests, and no universally effective treatment. No studies have evaluated symptomatic treatment using oral melatonin plus zinc supplementation in CFS/ME. The primary endpoint was to assess the effect of melatonin plus zinc supplementation on self-reported fatigue. Secondary measures included self-reported outcomes of sleep problems, anxiety/depression, dysautonomia, QoL and side-effects during treatment.

Conditions

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Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Melatonin plus Zinc

Melatonin plus Zinc

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

melatonin plus zinc

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Melatonin 1 mg plus Zinc 10 mg o.d. 1 hour before going to bed during 16 weeks

Placebo

Isomaltose

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Isomaltose o.d. 1 hour before going to bed during 16 weeks

Interventions

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melatonin plus zinc

Melatonin 1 mg plus Zinc 10 mg o.d. 1 hour before going to bed during 16 weeks

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Isomaltose o.d. 1 hour before going to bed during 16 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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MelatoZinc Control

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* CFS patient based on the 1994 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Fukuda definition.
* Patient who provided signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who are participating in another clinical trial of the same or different nature previous 30 days prior to inclusion.
* Any subject that, in the judgment of the investigator, is not able to follow the instructions or to perform a good completion of the treatment.
* Subjects that do not provide signed informed consent.
* Patients who are receiving any of the drugs or products that may interfere with the results, and whose withdrawal could be a relevant medical problem.
* Patients receiving oral anticoagulants.
* Pregnancy or lactation
* Patients with hypersensitivity to melatonin and/or zinc.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hospital Vall d'Hebron

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Laboratorio Echevarne

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Laboratorios Viñas, S.A.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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José Alegre, MD; PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Vall d'Hebron University Hospital

Locations

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Vall d'Hebron University Hospital

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Castro-Marrero J, Cordero MD, Segundo MJ, Saez-Francas N, Calvo N, Roman-Malo L, Aliste L, Fernandez de Sevilla T, Alegre J. Does oral coenzyme Q10 plus NADH supplementation improve fatigue and biochemical parameters in chronic fatigue syndrome? Antioxid Redox Signal. 2015 Mar 10;22(8):679-85. doi: 10.1089/ars.2014.6181. Epub 2014 Dec 18.

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Castro-Marrero J, Saez-Francas N, Segundo MJ, Calvo N, Faro M, Aliste L, Fernandez de Sevilla T, Alegre J. Effect of coenzyme Q10 plus nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide supplementation on maximum heart rate after exercise testing in chronic fatigue syndrome - A randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. Clin Nutr. 2016 Aug;35(4):826-34. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.07.010. Epub 2015 Jul 17.

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Saez-Francas N, Calvo N, Alegre J, Castro-Marrero J, Ramirez N, Hernandez-Vara J, Casas M. Childhood trauma in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: focus on personality disorders and psychopathology. Compr Psychiatry. 2015 Oct;62:13-9. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.06.010. Epub 2015 Jun 17.

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Faro M, Saez-Francas N, Castro-Marrero J, Aliste L, Fernandez de Sevilla T, Alegre J. Gender differences in chronic fatigue syndrome. Reumatol Clin. 2016 Mar-Apr;12(2):72-7. doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2015.05.007. Epub 2015 Jul 17. English, Spanish.

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Calvo N, Saez-Francas N, Valero S, Alegre J, Casas M. Comorbid personality disorders in chronic fatigue syndrome patients: a marker of psychopathological severity. Actas Esp Psiquiatr. 2015 Mar-Apr;43(2):58-65. Epub 2015 Mar 1.

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Faro M, Alegre J. [Fibromyalgia as a comorbid phenomenon in autoinflammatory diseases]. Med Clin (Barc). 2015 Jun 8;144(11):525. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2014.07.033. Epub 2014 Nov 26. No abstract available. Spanish.

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Santamarina-Perez P, Eiroa-Orosa FJ, Rodriguez-Urrutia A, Qureshi A, Alegre J. Neuropsychological impairment in female patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a preliminary study. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2014;21(2):120-7. doi: 10.1080/09084282.2013.771264. Epub 2013 Aug 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Saez-Francas N, Valero S, Calvo N, Goma-I-Freixanet M, Alegre J, de Sevilla TF, Casas M. Chronic fatigue syndrome and personality: a case-control study using the Alternative Five Factor Model. Psychiatry Res. 2014 May 30;216(3):373-8. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.02.031. Epub 2014 Mar 3.

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Docampo E, Escaramis G, Gratacos M, Villatoro S, Puig A, Kogevinas M, Collado A, Carbonell J, Rivera J, Vidal J, Alegre J, Estivill X, Rabionet R. Genome-wide analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants in fibromyalgia suggest a role for the central nervous system. Pain. 2014 Jun;155(6):1102-1109. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.02.016. Epub 2014 Feb 26.

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Blazquez A, Ruiz E, Aliste L, Garcia-Quintana A, Alegre J. The effect of fatigue and fibromyalgia on sexual dysfunction in women with chronic fatigue syndrome. J Sex Marital Ther. 2015;41(1):1-10. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2013.864370. Epub 2014 Mar 11.

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Valero S, Saez-Francas N, Calvo N, Alegre J, Casas M. The role of neuroticism, perfectionism and depression in chronic fatigue syndrome. A structural equation modeling approach. Compr Psychiatry. 2013 Oct;54(7):1061-7. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.04.015. Epub 2013 Jun 5.

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Curriu M, Carrillo J, Massanella M, Rigau J, Alegre J, Puig J, Garcia-Quintana AM, Castro-Marrero J, Negredo E, Clotet B, Cabrera C, Blanco J. Screening NK-, B- and T-cell phenotype and function in patients suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. J Transl Med. 2013 Mar 20;11:68. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-11-68.

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Castro-Marrero J, Zaragoza MC, Lopez-Vilchez I, Galmes JL, Cordobilla B, Maurel S, Domingo JC, Alegre-Martin J. Effect of Melatonin Plus Zinc Supplementation on Fatigue Perception in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Jun 23;10(7):1010. doi: 10.3390/antiox10071010.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34201806 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IC/LV/MEL-ZN/SFC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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