Abstract
BackgroundSleep disturbances are commonly reported by people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). However, optimal management of sleep disturbances is uncertain, and objective studies of sleep quality in PwMS are scarce.ObjectivesTo determine the effect of exogenous melatonin on sleep quality and sleep disturbances in PwMS.MethodsThirty adult PwMS reporting sleep difficulties were recruited in a randomized, controlled, double-blind cross-over study. They took either melatonin or placebo for 2 weeks, and the opposite for the following 2 weeks. During weeks 2 and 4, an actigraph was used to capture mean total sleep time and sleep efficiency. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) were collected at weeks 0, 2 and 4.ResultsMelatonin use significantly improved mean total sleep time (p = 0.03), with a trend towards higher sleep efficiency (p = 0.06). No PROs were significantly different; there was a trend for melatonin use to decrease mean Insomnia Severity Index score (p = 0.07), improve Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index sleep quality component (p = 0.07), and improve NeuroQoL-Fatigue (p = 0.06). No other PROs showed differences between melatonin and placebo; nor did step count measured by actigraphy (all p > 0.45).ConclusionThese results provide preliminary evidence that melatonin, a low-cost, over-the-counter supplement, could improve objective measures of sleep quality in PwMS.
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