[HTML][HTML] Melatonin or ramelteon for delirium prevention in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

G Aiello, M Cuocina, L La Via, S Messina… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melatonin modulates the circadian rhythm and has been studied as a preventive measure
against the development of delirium in hospitalized patients. Such an effect may be more …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarker application for precision medicine in stroke

AN Simpkins, M Janowski, HS Oz, J Roberts… - Translational stroke …, 2020 - Springer
Stroke remains one of the leading causes of long-term disability and mortality despite recent
advances in acute thrombolytic therapies. In fact, the global lifetime risk of stroke in adults …

The effects of melatonin supplementation on sleep quality and assessment of the serum melatonin in ICU patients: a randomized controlled trial

JV Gandolfi, APA Di Bernardo, DAV Chanes… - Critical Care …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To evaluate whether the use of exogenous melatonin affects sleep, reduces the
prevalence of delirium, and decreases the need for analgosedation and to assess whether …

Melatonin is significantly associated with survival of intubated COVID-19 patients

V Ramlall, J Zucker, N Tatonetti - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Background Respiratory distress requiring intubation is the most serious complication
associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods In this retrospective study …

[HTML][HTML] Prophylactic use of exogenous melatonin and melatonin receptor agonists to improve sleep and delirium in the intensive care units: a systematic review and …

Q Zhang, F Gao, S Zhang, W Sun, Z Li - Sleep and Breathing, 2019 - Springer
To investigate the efficacy of exogenous administration of melatonin and melatonin receptor
agonists for the improvement of delirium, sleep, and other clinical outcomes of subjects in …

The role of melatonin and melatonin receptor agonist in the prevention of sleep disturbances and delirium in intensive care unit–a clinical review

K Lewandowska, MA Małkiewicz, M Siemiński… - Sleep medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim The intensive care unit (ICU) environment contributes to the development of sleep
disturbances. Sleep disturbances, sleep fragmentation, and multiple awakening episodes …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of oral melatonin in patients with severe COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial

A Ameri, M Frouz Asadi, A Ziaei, M Vatankhah… - …, 2023 - Springer
Patients with COVID-19 have shown melatonin deficiency. We evaluated the efficacy and
safety of administration oral melatonin in patients with COVID-19-induced pneumonia …

Safety and efficacy of melatonin as an adjuvant therapy in COVID-19 patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis

AM Taha, SAA Saed, MHE Moawad… - Advances in medical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Melatonin might be beneficial to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients
in terms of both prevention and treatment. We investigated how melatonin affected various …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of melatonin on stress-induced hyperglycemia and insulin resistance in critically-ill patients: A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

F Naderi-Behdani, F Heydari, S Ala… - Caspian Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Hyperglycemia is a common finding which is associated with increased
mortality and morbidity among critically ill patients. There is currently no evidence that …

Melatonin's efficacy in stroke patients; a matter of dose? A systematic review

E Ramos, V Farré-Alins, J Egea, F López-Muñoz… - Toxicology and Applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is a lack of effective therapies for stroke patients; its treatment is even more difficult
considering the unexpected onset of the disease. In the last decade, melatonin has emerged …