Review Article

Can Melatonin Improve the Osteopenia of Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women? A Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Oral supplement composition.

StudyInterventionMedicine preparation
Trial groupControl group

Amstrup 2015 [26, 27]Melatonin 1 or 3 mg+ Calcium 800 mg+ Vit D3 20 μgPlacebo+ Calcium 800 mg+ Vit D3 20 μgSkanderborg Pharmacy (Denmark)
Kotlarczyk 2012 [15]Melatonin 3 mgPlacebo (Lactose)Avalon Pharmacy (Avalon, PA, USA)
Maria 2017 [28]Melatonin 5 mg+ Strontium (citrate) 450 mg+ Vitamin D3 2000 IU+ Vitamin K2 60μgPlaceboPure Encapsulations, Inc. (Sudbury, MA, USA).