Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR
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J Intellect Disabil Res · Mar 2008
Randomized Controlled TrialMelatonin treatment in individuals with intellectual disability and chronic insomnia: a randomized placebo-controlled study.
While several small-number or open-label studies suggest that melatonin improves sleep in individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) with chronic sleep disturbance, a larger randomized control trial is necessary to validate these promising results. ⋯ Melatonin treatment improves some aspects of chronic sleep disturbance in individuals with ID.