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Honey to Improve Sleep Quality

NCT04207281 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2023-05-06

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Summary

Inadequate sleep quality and duration affects quality of life, and can cause adverse health outcomes, for many Canadians. Existing sleep therapies have limitations, such as inability to adhere to a cognitive behaviour modification or the risk of dependence on pharmaceutical therapies. Raw honey has a long history of anecdotal reports supporting its use to improve sleep quality. In an effort to develop an evidence base for honey as a sleep aid, we completed a preliminary proof-of-principle study to assess feasibility and potential effectiveness of honey to improve sleep quality. Results of our preliminary study demonstrate that honey is safe and effective for improving quality of sleep with no associated adverse effects, as compared to melatonin. The current study design builds off the experiences of the preliminary trial and will add more scientific rigor to the evidence base we have started to build.

Conditions

  • Poor Quality Sleep

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Raw Honey

Canada #2 white raw honey (1.5 tablespoons) supplied by SweetHeart Pollinators (Janeil Enterprises, Eatonia, SK) administered for 7 days

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Comparator

Honey comparator(1.5 tablespoons) administered for 7 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Saskatchewan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jane Alcorn, PhD · University of Saskatchewan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-01
Primary Completion
2024-09-01
Completion
2024-09-01

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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