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Magnesium Nutrition and Sleep Behavior in Older Adults

NCT00833092 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 111

Last updated 2015-03-26

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Summary

Insomnia is not a natural part of aging but is higher in older adults because of a variety of factors common in later life. One of these factors may be a deficient magnesium status. This study will look at whether or not magnesium supplementation will improve sleep.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Sugar Pill

Sugar pill supplementation for 9 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

magnesium

300 milligrams daily for 8 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Forrest H Nielsen, PhD · USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
51 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-12-31
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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