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Can supplements help you sleep better? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT06935123
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested four different nutritional supplements against a placebo to see if they could improve sleep quality in healthy adults. A total of 376 people took part over 12 weeks. Researchers measured sleep quality, daytime function, and related symptoms like insomnia severity and mood.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sleep supplements (dietary supplements)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward effective nutritional supplements to improve sleep quality in healthy adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial, so results are preliminary and may not lead to a proven treatment. The supplements may not work better than placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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376 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Be able to give written informed consent. 2. Be between 18-65 years of age (inclusive). 3. Insomnia severity Index score ≤14. 4. PROMIS Sleep Disturbance Questionnaire raw score ≥23 5. Be willing to maintain stable dietary habits and physical activity levels throughout the study period. 6. Willing to consume the study product daily for the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants who are pregnant or wish to become pregnant during the study or who are lactating and/or currently breastfeeding. 2. Participants currently of biological childbearing potential, but not using a continuous effective method of contraception as determined by the investigator. 3. Has a history of drug and/or alcohol abuse. 4. Hypersensitive to the contents of the study product. 5. Participants with work schedules that result in irregular sleep patterns/ or have night-shift employment. 6. High caffeine intake, \>400mg/day. 7. Has any significant acute or chronic coexisting health conditions that would prevent them from fulfilling the study requirements, put the Participant at risk or would confound the interpretation of the study results as judged by the investigator on the basis of medical history. Excluded health conditions include: 1. Diagnosed Sleep disorders 2. Major psychiatric diagnosis (e.g., bipolar), as diagnosed by a healthcare professional, including major depressive disorder (e.g., clinical depression) 3. Immunocompromised health conditions 8. Currently or recently (in the past 4 weeks) taking a medication that the investigator believes would interfere with the objectives of the study or pose a safety risk or confound the interpretation of the study results. Prohibited medications include: 1. Prescribed sleep medications 2. Prescribed Medications which impact sleep, including but not limited to sedative hypnotics, anxiolytics, and antidepressants. 9. Current or recent (in the past 4 weeks) use of prohibited nutritional and non-nutritional supplements with known or possible sleep effects (e.g. valerian, multivitamins, melatonin) 10. Individuals who, in the opinion of the investigator, are considered to be poor attendees or unlikely for any reason to be able to comply with the study. 11. Participants may not be participating in other clinical studies. If the participant has previously taken part in an experimental study, the Investigator must ensure sufficient time has elapsed before entry to this study to ensure the integrity of the results.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atlantia Clinical Trials Inc., 142 E. Ontario, Suite 1200
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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