Melatonin study being conducted on crew aboard Space Shuttle Columbia.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
MELATONIN CLINICAL TRIAL UNDER WAY ON SPACE SHUTTLE's "Neurolab" mission, which launched April 17. A clinical trial of melatonin's effectiveness in aiding sleep is being conducted on crew members during the 16-day flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Under the double-blind, crossover protocol, four of the seven crew members on the mission will receive either melatonin or placebo before their scheduled sleep periods.