Potential of melatonin for the treatment or prevention of obesity: an urgent need to include weight reduction as a secondary outcome in clinical trials of melatonin in obese patients with sleep disorders.

Authors :: Rastmanesh R
de Bruin PF
Source :: Contemporary clinical trials [Contemp Clin Trials] 2012 Jul; Vol. 33 (4), pp. 574-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Apr 05.
Publication Year :: 2012

Subjects :: Humans
Obesity complications
Obesity prevention & control
Sleep Wake Disorders complications
Treatment Outcome
Weight Loss
Central Nervous System Depressants therapeutic use
Clinical Trials as Topic
Melatonin therapeutic use
Obesity drug therapy
Sleep Wake Disorders drug therapy

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