Effect of Melatonin on Oxidative Stress Parameters in Levodopa-Treated Parkinson's Disease Patients

This research will be conducted in the Department of Pharmacology in collaboration with the Department of Neurology, at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.

Patients will be recruited from the PD clinic, OPD at Department of Neurology.

Study procedure:

Mild to moderate Parkinson's disease patients receiving levodopa according to Hoehn and Yahr staging, stage -I, II, Ill will be selected from the outpatient department of the Neurology, BSMMU. The objective, nature, purpose and potential risk of all the procedures used for the study will be explained in detail to each subject, with a cordial attitude emphasizing the benefits he/she might obtain from this study.

Total of 70 patients will be assessed. Informed written consent from each patient will be taken in a prescribed form. Then demographic Information, address, mobile number, and medical history will be recorded in a preformed data schedule. For giving intervention, patients will be divided into two groups group A and group B by randomization. A total of 70 patients will be randomized, for (group A n=35) and Group B (n=35). At baseline, the MDS-UPDRS score will be evaluated by the present researcher and 6 ml blood will be collected for the baseline measurement of MDA, GSH, and hs-CRP levels. Then patients will be assigned to the respective groups. Tab. Melatonin 10mg/day (1 tablet 1 hour before bedtime) will be given to the patient of group A for 12 weeks and Tab. Placebo will be given to the patient of group B for 12 weeks. Regular medicine intake will be confirmed by talking to the patients or the care giver over the telephone and from the compliance sheet of the patients. The disease severity will be assessed by MDS-UPDRS(Part-II) score at the end of the12 weeks treatment. 6 ml blood will be collected to measure MDA, GSH and hs-CRP levels at the end of the 12 weeks of treatment. Patients will be asked to report any unwanted effects of the medicine like excessive fatigue, depression and weight loss given during the study.

First, the suspected PD patients will be evaluated by a neurologist in the neurology department. The proposed study will be conducted among outdoor patients with Parkinson's disease in the PD clinic, will be made clinically using to scale by an expert neurologist following inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosesd Parkinson's disease patients taking levodopa
• mild to moderate PD pt according to Hohen and Yahr staging, stage-I,II,III
• age:>45 years
• both male and female

Exclusion criteria

• secondary causes of PD
• Prior stereotactic surgery for PD
• suffering from active malignancy
• known hypersensitivity to melatonin
• Patients taking anticonvulsants, OCP, DMARD
• pt with autoimmune disease
• pregnancy or lactating mother
• has any clinically significant medical condition that could interfere with the subject's ability to safely participate in the study or to be followed