About this trial
single-center, randomized, cross over, double-blind, placebo controlled intervention study
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
subject Informed consent form (ICF) is signed
aged 24-65 years at the time of the signature of ICF
suboptimal sleep quality according to Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-SI): PSQI > 5
no clinically significant (subthreshold) insomnia according to Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-SI) (Kmetec et al., 2022): PSQI <= 9
Disqualifiers
diagnosed or subject to therapy due to sleep disorders
acute infectious disease
any kind of chronic pharmacological therapy with antihypertensives or antidepressants
any kind of other pharmacological therapy that could interact with active ingredients used in the study
Trial design
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
21 days of intervention with Placebo Product (PP)
Dietary supplement1 capsule (placebo)
21 days of intervention with Active Control (AC)
Dietary supplement1 capsule (melatonin)
21 days of intervention with Test Product (TP)
Dietary supplement1 capsule (valerian root extract)
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Difference in sleep onset latency (SOL) compared to placebo
Difference in sleep onset latency (SOL) compared to placebo assessed by actigraphy.
Difference in sleep quality compared to placebo
Difference in sleep quality compared to placebo - assessed by adapted Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI; ranking from 0 \[best\] to 21 \[worst\])
Secondary outcomes
Difference in sleep efficiency (SE) compared to placebo
Difference in sleep efficiency (SE) compared to placebo - assessed by actigraphy
Other outcomes
Difference in sleep onset latency (SOL) compared to placebo
Difference in sleep onset latency (SOL) compared to placebo assessed by actigraphy.
Difference in sleep efficiency (SE) compared to placebo
Difference in sleep efficiency (SE) compared to placebo - assessed by actigraphy
Sponsors and contacts
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Institute of Nutrition, Slovenia (Nutris)
Lead sponsor
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Collaborator
Faculty of health sciences, Celje, Slovenia
Collaborator
CMS - Center za motnje spanja, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Collaborator
Valens Int. d.o.o., Slovenija
Collaborator
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