Sleep patch may help surgery patients rest better
NCT ID NCT06910345
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a melatonin skin patch can improve sleep quality in 60 patients who had urological surgery. Patients wore a patch that slowly released melatonin to help regulate their sleep cycle. The goal was to see if this simple approach could reduce sleep problems caused by hospitalization, pain, and stress after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- melatonin skin patch (2.1 mg melatonin)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to help patients sleep better after urological surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Melatonin patches may not work for all patients or could cause skin irritation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have undergone planned urological surgery, * Those who receive melatonin patch therapy, * Those who are between the ages of 18-70, * Those whose hemodynamic conditions are stable will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * •Patients who used different sleeping pills/hypnotics during the study period, * Patients with delirium/psychiatric illness, * Patients with hearing and speech problems will not be included.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atlas University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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