Journal article
Neural Correlates of Sleep Recovery following Melatonin Treatment for Pediatric Concussion: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Kartik K Iyer, Andrew Zalesky, Luca Cocchi, Karen M Barlow
JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC | Published : 2020
Abstract
Evidence-based treatments for children with persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS) are few and limited. Common PPCS complaints such as sleep disturbance and fatigue could be ameliorated via the supplementation of melatonin, which has significant neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory properties. This study aims to identify neural correlates of melatonin treatment with changes in sleep disturbances and clinical recovery in a pediatric cohort with PPCS. We examined structural and functional neuroimaging (fMRI) in 62 children with PPCS in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 3 mg or 10 mg of melatonin (NCT01874847). The primary outcome was the total youth self-report Post-..
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Awarded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
K.M.B. acknowledges funding support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grant number: 293375) and Motor Accident Insurance Commission (MAIC, Queensland, Australia). L.C. is supported by the Australian National Health Medical Research Council (L.C. 1099082 and 1138711).