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Effect of Melatonin Supplementation on Glycemic and Lipid Profiles in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Clinical Trial.

Key takeaways

A randomized trial in Tehran gave melatonin or a dummy pill to adults who had received a kidney transplant at least six months earlier. Neither the patients nor the staff knew who got which, which is the design that keeps hopes from coloring the result. It measured blood sugar control and blood fats, since both raise the risk of death after a transplant. The abstract available here does not state how many people took part or how long they were followed, and it stops before the results.

Who did this work

Pourrezagholi F · Amini H · Omid Moradi · Mahdavi B · Nadiri Niri A · Taherpour N · Ameri S · Sistanizad M · Kafi P

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Jul 31
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42679373/