Can Melatonin Help COVID-19 Patients Recover?

There are (8) clinical trials worldwide evaluating if there is a clinical correlation between melatonin and COVID-19. If melatonin actually helps people regain their health, it could be the most readily accessible medicine to counter COVID-19.

Sleep is sometimes likened to a sort of anti-inflammatory cleansing process; it removes waste products that accumulate during a day, says a previous study.

For example, Margarita L. Dubocovich, Ph.D., with the State University of New York at Buffalo, is leading a phase 2 study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of melatonin in outpatient adult patients suspected to be afflicted with COVID-19. Participants will be enrolled as outpatients within 72 hrs of the onset of COVID-19 symptoms.

This study's estimated Primary Completion Date is March 31, 2021, which means we have a few months to go before learning more about this potential correlation.