Empirical research evaluating the effects of non-traditional approaches to enhancing sleep in typical and clinical children and young people

This paper examines the effects of non-traditional (non-behavioural and non-prescription pharmaceutical) approaches on sleep in children and young people (0-18 years). A systematic search identified 79 studies that met inclusion criteria. Seventeen percent of the studies were rated as having a conclusive level of evidence, forty-two percent with preponderant evidence and forty-one percent with only suggestive evidence. There were promising indications, with certain populations only, for aromatherapy, ketagenic diets, an elimination diet (few foods diet), elimination of cows milk, avoidance of caffeine, tryptophan with adenosine and uridine, omega-3 and omega-6, valerian, music, osteopathic manipulation and white noise.

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