Melatonin, light therapy, and jet lag.
N J Lathrop,
M Lentz
Review
Air medical journal
2001
12 цитирований
Дизайн исследования
- Тип исследования
- review
- Популяция
- Travelers experiencing jet lag; general population with circadian rhythm disruption
- Вмешательство
- Melatonin, light therapy, and jet lag. various
- Препарат сравнения
- various (narrative review)
- Первичный исход
- jet lag symptom relief and sleep improvement
- Направление эффекта
- Positive
- Риск систематической ошибки
- Moderate
Аннотация
If you enter the words jet lag into your Internet search engine, multiple sites come up. Jet lag is a term common to all travelers, but what is it? The medication melatonin, available in most convenience stores, is marketed as a sleep agent or treatment for jet lag, but is it safe? Is it a sleeping pill? How is light therapy related to melatonin?
Кратко
The medication melatonin, available in most convenience stores, is marketed as a sleep agent or treatment for jet lag, but is it safe?