Low-Dose Melatonin, Climacteric Symptoms and Sleep in Female Shift Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial - PubMed
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- Low-dose melatonin reduces climacteric symptoms by 15.8% in female shift workers.
- Melatonin improves sleep quality by 35.33% on days off, especially in morning shift workers (32.46% improvement).
- No significant changes in reproductive hormone levels or total sleep duration were observed.
- The study involved 46 nurses working fixed shifts (morning, afternoon, night) in São Paulo.
- Participants received either 0.3 mg melatonin or placebo, with melatonin administered only on nights off for night shift workers.