Studying Melatonin and Recovery in Teens

NCT ID: NCT06093477

Last Updated: 2025-02-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-30

Study Completion Date

2028-03-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this feasibility clinical trial is to learn if melatonin can help teens having major musculoskeletal surgery by promoting healthy sleep. Melatonin is available as a dietary supplement that may be effective in promoting longer, higher quality sleep. This study will assess the feasibility and acceptability of melatonin for teens undergoing major musculoskeletal surgery, as well as determine optimal measured outcomes (sleep, pain, health-related quality of life) at short- and long-term follow-up.

Detailed Description

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The investigators will enroll a total of 45 adolescents ages 12-18 years old who are scheduled to undergo major musculoskeletal surgery and one of their caregivers who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants will be asked to:

1. Take melatonin or a placebo before and after surgery. All participants will receive sleep hygiene instructions.
2. Wear a watch-like actigraphy device before and after surgery
3. Complete 1-minute check-in surveys twice each day, for about 5 weeks total before and after surgery
4. Complete 10-20-minute online surveys 3 times over 4 months.

Researchers will compare participants randomized to the placebo arm and melatonin arm to see if the trial design and outcomes are both feasible and acceptable to patients and their families.

The main aims are:

Aim 1. To assess the feasibility and acceptability of melatonin for youth undergoing musculoskeletal surgery Aim 2. To determine optimal primary and secondary outcomes (sleep, pain, health-related quality of life) at short-term (during the initial 21 days) and at final follow-up (3 months after surgery). The investigators will examine completion rates, the extent and pattern of missing data, and gather data to provide effect estimates, variances, and 95% confidence intervals.

Conditions

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Juvenile; Scoliosis Scoliosis Idiopathic Scoliosis; Adolescence Scoliosis;Congenital Kyphosis Spondylolisthesis Pectus Surgery Hip Surgery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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3mg fast-dissolve pill

Participants will take a placebo of 3mg fast-dissolve pill (without melatonin), complete surveys, and wear an actigraphy device during the specified study period.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Fast-Dissolve Placebo Pill

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants in this arm will take 3mg of placebo in fast-dissolve pill form daily during the specified study period.

3mg fast-dissolve pill (containing melatonin)

Participants will take 3mg in fast-dissolve pill form containing the active ingredient melatonin, complete surveys, and wear an actigraphy device during the specified study period.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fast-Dissolve Melatonin Pill

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Participants in this arm will take 3mg of melatonin in fast-dissolve pill form daily during the specified study period.

Interventions

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Fast-Dissolve Melatonin Pill

Participants in this arm will take 3mg of melatonin in fast-dissolve pill form daily during the specified study period.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Fast-Dissolve Placebo Pill

Participants in this arm will take 3mg of placebo in fast-dissolve pill form daily during the specified study period.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients/youth:

* Age 12-18 years
* Participants undergoing elective major musculoskeletal surgery for eligible conditions
* California state resident
* Regular access to internet and smartphone
* Can read and understand English

Parents/caregivers

* Biological parent or legal guardian of youth
* Can read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria

Patients/youth

* Prescription medication for premorbid insomnia
* Cognitive impairment or developmental delay
* Does not agree to a 1-week washout if taking over the counter supplements or other sleep aids prior to the start of the study medication
* High risk for sleep related breathing disorder
* Chronic medical condition that is severe/systemic or requires regular treatment regimen
* Psychiatric admission in prior 30 days
* Patients that underwent major surgery in the last 3 months, or those that have not fully recovered from a prior surgery
* BMI ≥ 99th percentile
* Enrollment in another therapeutic study
* Any serious underlying medical or psychiatric condition, that, in the opinion of the investigator, would contraindicate the patient\'s participation in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jennifer Rabbitts

Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Jennifer A Rabbitts, M.B.Ch.B.

Role: CONTACT

(650) 427-0187

Facility Contacts

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Jennifer A Rabbitts, M.D.

Role: primary

650-725-0540

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Other Identifiers

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7K24AR080786-02

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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IRB-71745

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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