Melatonin, light therapy, and jet lag.
N J Lathrop,
M Lentz
Review
Air medical journal
2001
12 次引用
研究设计
- 研究类型
- review
- 研究人群
- Travelers experiencing jet lag; general population with circadian rhythm disruption
- 干预措施
- Melatonin, light therapy, and jet lag. various
- 对照组
- various (narrative review)
- 主要结局
- jet lag symptom relief and sleep improvement
- 效应方向
- Positive
- 偏倚风险
- Moderate
摘要
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?
简要概述
The medication melatonin, available in most convenience stores, is marketed as a sleep agent or treatment for jet lag, but is it safe?