Magnesium supplementation for the treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder: A systematic review.
Diet
Ekbom-willis disease
MagMin
Magnesium
Mg
Periodic limb movement disorder
Restless legs syndrome
Supplement
Wittmaack-ekbom syndrome
Journal
Sleep medicine reviews
ISSN: 1532-2955
Titre abrégé: Sleep Med Rev
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9804678
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2019
12 2019
Historique:
received:
04
03
2019
revised:
02
10
2019
accepted:
07
10
2019
pubmed:
5
11
2019
medline:
23
5
2020
entrez:
4
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Magnesium supplementation is often suggested for restless legs syndrome (RLS) or period limb movement disorder (PLMD) based on anecdotal evidence that it relieves symptoms and because it is also commonly recommended for leg cramps. We aimed to review all articles reporting the effects of magnesium supplementation on changes in RLS and/or PLMD. We conducted a systematic search looking for all relevant articles and then two reviewers read all article titles and abstracts to identify relevant studies. Eligible studies were scored for their quality as interventional trials. We found 855 abstracts and 16 of these could not be definitively excluded for not addressing all aspects of our research question. Seven full-text articles were unlocatable and one was ineligible which left eight studies with relevant data. One was a randomised placebo-controlled trial, three were case series and four were case studies. The RCT did not find a significant treatment effect of magnesium but may have been underpowered. After quality appraisal and synthesis of the evidence we were unable to make a conclusion as to the effectiveness of magnesium for RLS/PLMD. It is not clear whether magnesium helps relieve RLS or PLMD or in which patient groups any benefit might be seen.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31678660
pii: S1087-0792(19)30186-8
doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2019.101218
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Magnesium
I38ZP9992A
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Systematic Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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