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ArticleAvicenna journal of phytomedicine

Does curcumin have an effect on sleep duration in metabolic syndrome patients?

Maryam Saberi-Karimian, Hamideh Ghazizadeh, Elham Mohammadzadeh, Gordon A Ferns, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Amirhosein Sahebkar

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Article in Avicenna journal of phytomedicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maryam Saberi-KarimianInternational UNESCO center for Health Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hamideh GhazizadehInternational UNESCO center for Health Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Elham MohammadzadehStudent Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Gordon A FernsBrighton & Sussex Medical School, Division of Medical Education, Falmer, Brighton, Sussex BN1 9PH, UK.
Majid Ghayour-MobarhanInternational UNESCO center for Health Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Amirhosein SahebkarBiotechnology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRBiotechnology Research Center · IRBrighton and Sussex Medical School · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSleep-duration is related to obesity. Curcumin can affect behavioral changes that arise from sleep deprivation in animal models. In this study, we assessed the effects of curcumin on sleep-duration in metabolic-syndrome (MetS) patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study was a double-blind clinical trial in 120 adults with MetS. All participants received crude curcuminoids in a simple formulation (n=40), phospholipidated curcuminoids (n=40) or placebo (n=40) 1 g/day during 6 weeks. Demographic data, anthropometric indices and serum biochemical factors were documented for all volunteers at baseline and after the intervention. A standard questionnaire was used for evaluating physical-activity-level (PAL) and patients' sleep-duration, including night time sleep and daily napping. Based on the time of sleep, sleeping hours were classified into: night time sleep; daily naps and total sleeping hours in 24 hours.

resultsA total of 120 participants aged 38.72±10.05 years old were enrolled into the study. We did not find significant differences in biochemical factors, sleep-duration or PAL at baseline among the 3 groups (p>0·05). Moreover, curcumin did not exert any significant effect on sleep-duration before, or after, adjustment for confounding factors in the overweight and obese individuals, or in total population (p>0.05).

conclusionThe results showed that curcumin does not have an effect on sleep-duration in subject with MetS.

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CurcuminMetabolic syndromeSleep duration

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PMID33907677
PMCPMC8051315
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