2014
Meta-Analysis: Melatonin for the Treatment of Primary Sleep Disorders
Ferracioli-Oda E, Qawasmi A, Bloch M. Meta-Analysis: Melatonin for the Treatment of Primary Sleep Disorders. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2014, 12: 73-79. DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.12.1.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary sleep disordersTotal sleep timeOverall sleep qualityEffect of melatoninSleep disordersSleep qualitySleep latencySleep timeBenign side effect profilePlacebo-controlled trialSide effect profileEfficacy of melatoninTreatment of insomniaSleep onset latencyInfluence of doseDuration of melatoninMelatonin dosePrimary outcomeAbsolute benefitMelatonin usePharmacological treatmentSignificant efficacyNineteen studiesSleep parametersOnset latency
2013
Meta-Analysis: Melatonin for the Treatment of Primary Sleep Disorders
Ferracioli-Oda E, Qawasmi A, Bloch MH. Meta-Analysis: Melatonin for the Treatment of Primary Sleep Disorders. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e63773. PMID: 23691095, PMCID: PMC3656905, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary sleep disordersTotal sleep timeOverall sleep qualityEffect of melatoninSleep disordersSleep qualitySleep latencySleep timeBenign side effect profilePlacebo-controlled trialSide effect profileEfficacy of melatoninTreatment of insomniaSleep onset latencyInfluence of doseDuration of melatoninMelatonin dosePrimary outcomeAbsolute benefitMelatonin usePharmacological treatmentSignificant efficacyNineteen studiesSleep parametersOnset latencyMeta-analysis of LCPUFA Supplementation of Infant Formula and Visual Acuity
Qawasmi A, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Bloch MH. Meta-analysis of LCPUFA Supplementation of Infant Formula and Visual Acuity. Pediatrics 2013, 131: e262-e272. PMID: 23248232, PMCID: PMC3529943, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant visual acuityMonths of ageLCPUFA supplementationVisual acuityInfant formulaTrial methodologic qualitySecondary subgroup analysisVisual acuity developmentVisual resolution acuityPrimary outcomeSubgroup analysisMethodologic qualityUnsupplemented infantsAcuity developmentNineteen studiesCurrent evidenceAcuityResolution acuityBirth statusSecondary analysisPublication biasMean differenceInfantsSupplementationSignificant heterogeneity