NCT05953324

The Effects Of Kiwifruit Consumption On Sleep Quality, Fatigue And BMI Of Saudi Adults

Completed NA Last updated 20 July 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Kiwifruit in Sleep Disturbance in 26 participants. Completed in 30 April 2022.

Timeline

1 January 2022

Primary endpoint
31 January 2022

30 April 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Umm Al-Qura University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	26
Start date	1 January 2022
Primary completion	31 January 2022
Estimated completion	30 April 2022
Sites	1 location across Saudi Arabia

Drugs / interventions tested

• Kiwifruit

Conditions studied

• Sleep Disturbance — all drugs for Sleep Disturbance →
• Fatigue — all drugs for Fatigue →
• Body Weight — all drugs for Body Weight →

Sponsor

Umm Al-Qura University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 40, female only, with Sleep Disturbance or Fatigue. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Hypothesis: Kiwifruit contains antioxidants and serotonin which may be beneficial in the treatment of sleep disruption. Aim: to assess the effects of daily intake of kiwifruit on sleep quality, fatigue, and BMI among Saudi adults with poor sleep quality. Methods: Twenty-six female participants (14 cases, and 12 controls) were included. All participants were aged ≥18 years and were Saudi and had poor sleep quality. Pregnant, lactating and participants with any chronic diseases such as cardiovascular or neurological diseases, and history of using herbal or medications for inducing sleep for the last two months were excluded. Participants in the case group consumed 2 kiwifruits 1 hour before bedtime nightly for 6 weeks and the control group did not consume kiwifruit. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire was used to assess sleep quality before and after kiwi consumption (score ≥ 5 indicates poor sleep quality), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) was used to assess fatigue and anthropometrics were measured based on the WHO guidelines. After 6 weeks, sleep quality, fatigue and BMI were compared between cases and controls. Kiwifruit consumption may improve sleep quality in adults with self-reported poor sleep quality. Further investigation of the sleep promoting properties of kiwifruit is required.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.