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Use of Nutraceutical Ingredient Combinations in the Management of Tension-Type Headaches with or without Sleep Disorders.

Nutrients
January 1, 1970
Paolo Curatolo et al. (2 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of exogenous melatonin in improving sleep-wake cycles and quality of sleep in children, with a secondary impact on headache reduction.

Results Summary

Melatonin was found to be useful and safe in regulating circadian rhythm and improving sleep quality in children, with a secondary positive effect on headache. Supplementation with other nutraceuticals like tryptophan and magnesium showed additional benefits in reducing headache attacks and improving sleep efficiency.

Population

Pediatric patients with chronic headache and sleep disruption.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (9)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Exogenous melatonin
increase
sleep-wake cycles and quality of sleep
children
-
has been shown to be useful and safe in improving
#1
Exogenous melatonin
increase
the circadian rhythm
children
-
helping to regulate
#2
Exogenous melatonin
decrease
headache
children
-
with a secondary positive impact on
#3
Supplementation with other nutraceutical ingredients, such as tryptophan, magnesium, and B vitamins
decrease
primary headache
children with primary headache, with or without sleep disorders
-
can have significant additional effects in
#4
Tryptophan
decrease
night awakenings
-
-
may reduce
#5
Tryptophan
increase
the efficiency of sleep
-
-
improve
#6
Primary headache
decrease
magnesium in serum
-
-
has been related to low amounts of
#7
integration with magnesium
decrease
headache attacks
-
-
appears to be effective in reducing
#8
these nutraceuticals
increase
-
-
-
suggesting a possible synergistic effect for
#9
Abstract

Headache is the most common pain complaint in the pediatric population, with tension type headache (TTH) having a prevalence of 10-15% in children. Up to 70% of pediatric patients with chronic headache also experience sleep disruption, with a likely bidirectional relationship between headache and poor sleep. Treatment options include specific pharmacological approaches as well as non-pharmacological alternatives; nutraceuticals have the advantage of a relative lack of side effects. Exogenous melatonin has been shown to be useful and safe in improving sleep-wake cycles and quality of sleep in children, helping to regulate the circadian rhythm, with a secondary positive impact on headache. Supplementation with other nutraceutical ingredients, such as tryptophan, magnesium, and B vitamins, can have significant additional effects in children with primary headache, with or without sleep disorders. Tryptophan may reduce night awakenings and improve the efficiency of sleep. Primary headache has been related to low amounts of magnesium in serum, and integration with magnesium appears to be effective in reducing headache attacks without adverse effects. There are different observational reports and uncontrolled studies suggesting a possible synergistic effect for these nutraceuticals, but there is now a need for high-quality randomized controlled trials in order to confirm these positive preliminary findings.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
ChildDietary SupplementsHumansSleep Wake DisordersTension-Type Headache
Study Links
Quality Scores
Safety85
Efficacy75/10
Quality60/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations3
Citations/Year0.8
Relative Citation Ratio0.34
NIH Percentile18.3%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.50
Weight Score1.29
Normalized Score0.76
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