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Research · Meta-analysis

Oral magnesium supplementation for insomnia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

What it found

Possibly shortened sleep-onset latency ~17 min; low/very-low certainty.

Design
Meta-analysis
Year
2021
Sample size
151
Population
older adults with insomnia
Intervention
oral magnesium
Outcome
sleep onset, total sleep
Journal
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

Citation last checked 2026-06-21.