Henriette Edemann-Callesen, Henning Keinke Andersen, Anja Ussing, Anne Virring, Poul Jennum, Nanette Mol Debes, Torben Laursen, Lone Baandrup, Christina Gade, Jette Dettmann, Jonas Holm, Camilla Krogh, Kirsten Birkefoss, Simon Tarp, Mina Nicole Händel
BACKGROUND: Melatonin prescriptions for children and adolescents have increased substantially during the last decade. Existing clinical recommendations focus on melatonin as a treatment for insomnia related to neurodevelopmental disorders. To help guide clinical decision-making, we aimed to construct a recommendation on the use of melatonin in children and adolescents aged 5-20 years with idiopathic chronic insomnia. METHODS: A systematic search for guidelines, systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials (RCT) were performed in Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, PsycInfo, Cinahl, Guidelines International Network, Trip Database, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, European Sleep Research Society and Scandinavian Health Authorities databases...
July 2023: EClinicalMedicine