The effect of preoperative melatonin patches on sleep quality in patients undergoing urological surgery

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of transdermal melatonin patches on sleep quality in patients undergoing urological surgery. METHODS: This study is a randomized controlled trial. Fifty-seven patients hospitalized in the urology department of a university hospital in Istanbul were included. Patients were randomly assigned to two groups (melatonin and control). Patients in the melatonin group received transdermal melatonin containing 7 mg of melatonin at 11:00 PM in a quiet, darkened room the night before surgery. RESULTS: According to the results of this study, Richards-Campbell Sleep Scale sleep-quality scores increased significantly in the melatonin group (p<0.001). The control group showed lower sleep-quality scores. In addition, a statistically significant decrease was observed between the visual analog scale well-being scores before and after the application in the melatonin group (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: In this study, our results showed that melatonin patches improved sleep quality and psychological well-being in patients undergoing urological surgery.