Melatonin's Effect on Nighttime Blood Pressure and Sleep in OSA Patients (MEBP-OSA)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if melatonin works to treat comorbid insomnia in adults with OSA and nocturnal non-dipping blood pressure pattern.

The main question it aims to answer is:

Does melatonin maintain sleep during night and recover the dipping blood pressure pattern?

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Polisomnographic diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Disqualifiers

Use of sleep or psychiatric medication

Use of Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP or Bipap)

Neurologic or psychiatric disorder

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Melatonin 3 MG Oral Tablet

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran

Lead sponsor

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Collaborator

Emory University

Collaborator