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Study aim
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Prevention and treatment of oxidative stress in patients undergoing dialysis
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Design
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Clinical trial has a group control, double blind, randomized, with 32 sample of phase 3 clinical trials.
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Settings and conduct
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In this study, the aim of community patients undergoing dialysis in dialysis section, referring toTaleghani hospital dialysis subjects under the direction of Urmia were enrolled in the study, a questionnaire that includes demographic information (age and sex), the history of the disease, history of drug use and smoking, were completed. Of the company's eligible applicants were fitted to request informed consent was prepared and signed study. Patients to assess blood samples were taken from biochemistry and the size of the testing decisions related to glutathione, catalase and SOD. Patients in the intervention group melatonin with 3 mg per day for 2 month. Patients in the control group as well as the placebo without markup, with colors, shapes, sizes, fitted, smell and taste the same in the same dose with melatonin was given the same term.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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The terms of entry into the study. patients should be at least two months before the start of the study under dialysis.The terms of the withdrawal from the study patients.The patient throughout the surgery study
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Intervention groups
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The patients in the intervention group get melatonin with 3mg per day for2 month. Patients in the control group as well as the placebo without markup, with colors, shapes, sizes, fitted, smell and taste the same in the same dose with melatonin was given the same term.
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Main outcome variables
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In this randomized, placebo controlled, melatonin levels of glutathione, catalase and SOD of chronic renal patients serum under dialysis significantly increases.