Study of the Efficacy of Dietary Supplementation in Targeting Sleep Quality (NutriSom-01B)
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: 21 days of intervention with Placebo Product (PP), 21 days of intervention with Active Control (AC), 21 days of intervention with Test Product (TP).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Sleep Onset Latency, Sleep Quality. Basic parameters: 24 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Slovenia
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Study of the Efficacy of Dietary Supplementation in Targeting Sleep Quality (NutriSom Study B)
Overview
single-center, randomized, cross over, double-blind, placebo controlled intervention study
Detailed description
The single-center, randomized, cross over, double-blind, placebo controlled intervention study will include 70 subjects who will test the efficacy of three formulations on sleep quality parameters.
Interventions
- Dietary supplement 21 days of intervention with Placebo Product (PP)
1 capsule (placebo) - Dietary supplement 21 days of intervention with Active Control (AC)
1 capsule (melatonin) - Dietary supplement 21 days of intervention with Test Product (TP)
1 capsule (valerian root extract)
Primary outcome measures
- Difference in sleep onset latency (SOL) compared to placebo [Time frame: 2 weeks]
- Difference in sleep quality compared to placebo [Time frame: 2 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Difference in sleep efficiency (SE) compared to placebo [Time frame: 2 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- subject Informed consent form (ICF) is signed
- aged 24-65 years at the time of the signature of ICF
- suboptimal sleep quality according to Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-SI): PSQI > 5
- no clinically significant (subthreshold) insomnia according to Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-SI) (Kmetec et al., 2022): PSQI <= 9
- a body mass index (BMI) <= 32 kg/m2
- stable medications for non excluded concurrent medical conditions for six weeks prior to the screening visit
- ability to ingest oral food supplement (study product)
- willing to follow all study procedures, including attending all site visits and use of actigraphy
Exclusion criteria
- diagnosed or subject to therapy due to sleep disorders
- acute infectious disease
- any kind of chronic pharmacological therapy with antihypertensives or antidepressants
- any kind of other pharmacological therapy that could interact with active ingredients used in the study
- pregnancy or planned pregnancy, lactation, menopause (with pharmacological treatment)
- use of beta-blockers
- chronic use of use of prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), such as acetylsalicylic acid and ibuprofen
- supplementation with melatonin or other food supplements intendent for sleep quality during last 2 weeks
- unwillingness to maintain caffeine abstinence after 4:00 PM during the study
- not having a mobile upper extremity for attaching an actigraph
- known alcohol and/or drug abuse
- unwillingness to comply with the maximum limit of 2 alcoholic drinks per day, and only up to 1 alcoholic drink after 6:00 PM during the study
- known lactose/gluten intolerances/food allergies
- known gastrointestinal disease
- less than 5 years after treatment for gastrointestinal cancer (stomach, duodenum or colon)
- have stomach or bowel resection
- night work or work shifts with night work
- mental incapacity that precludes adequate understanding or cooperation
- participation in another investigational study
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Slovenia · 1 center
- CMS - Center za motnje spanja — Ljubljana
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07200167 · KEP-4-6/2024-B · L7-50044 · EFSA-2025-00036635