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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT02463318
Date of registration: 02/06/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Public title: The Effect of Melatonin on Gene Expression and Activity of the Sirt1 and Its Target Genes Catalase and MnSOD in Multiple Sclerosis Patients and Healthy Subjects
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Date of first enrolment: September 2012
Target sample size: 34
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02463318
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Basic Science. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Contacts
Name:     Solaleh Emamgholipour, PhD Student
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Affiliation:  Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Name:     Mohammad Ali Sahraian, Neurologist
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Affiliation:  Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. The diagnosis of MS was based on the
McDonald criteria . All patients were newly diagnosed cases with an Expanded Disability
Status Scale (EDSS) score = 6 and had never received immunomodulatory and immunosuppressive
drugs.

Exclusion Criteria:

- The exclusion criteria were as follows: 1) treated with antioxidant supplements,
anti-inflammatory drugs, and vitamins in the previous 6 months; 2) had a history of
acute or chronic infection, malignancy, diabetes (type I and II), and any clinically
significant systemic disease; 3) was currently pregnant or lactating; 4) was currently
smoking; 5) used contraceptive medication during the previous 6 months.



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 40 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Oxidative Stress
Multiple Sclerosis
Intervention(s)
Other: Hydrogen peroxide
Drug: Melatonin
Primary Outcome(s)
Relative gene expression by real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) [Time Frame: Change from baseline after 12-hour treatment with melatonin and 2 -hours treatment with H2O2]
Secondary Outcome(s)
MnSOD enzyme activity assay [Time Frame: Change from baseline after 12-hour treatment with melatonin and 2 -hours treatment with H2O2]
SIRT1 enzyme activity assay [Time Frame: Change from baseline after 12-hour treatment with melatonin and 2 -hours treatment with H2O2]
Catalse enzyme activity assay [Time Frame: Change from baseline after 12-hour treatment with melatonin and 2 -hours treatment with H2O2]
Secondary ID(s)
91-01-30-17019
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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