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Sleep quality and sleepiness in adults with multiple myeloma. Is melatonin a potential treatment?

Physiological reports2026The record

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  • melatonin — increases pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index global score

    Evidence strength: very limited.Finding
    “Effects of melatonin treatment melatonin administration significantly increased global PSQI scores in the control group [control (+)] compared to untreated controls [control (−)] (p = 0.003).”
    Quoted verbatim from Sleep quality and sleepiness in adults with multiple myeloma. Is melatonin a potential treatment?.
    Study
    cohort
    Dose
    0.5 to 5 mg/day, 30-60 min before bedtime, varying protocols, not stratified by dose
    Population
    Age-matched control volunteers without multiple myeloma (caregivers and relatives of patients), melatonin users versus non-users, the control subgroup only; higher PSQI means worse sleep

    Sleep quality and sleepiness in adults with multiple myeloma. Is melatonin a potential treatment?2026PMID:4181485310.14814/phy2.70805Permalink