Table 1 Details of the active and control interventions

Active Comparator: Treatment

1 capsule in the morning (≤40 kg) or

2 capsules in the morning (> 40 kg) for 8 weeks duration.

Dietary supplement: Bedtime Buddy

Active treatment- Proprietary combination of 420 mg of herbs.

expressed as dry herb equivalent:

Crateva nurvala 3000 mg (120 mg)

Equisetum arvense 1500 mg (150 mg)

Lindera Aggregata 1500 mg (150 mg)

Control Comparator: Placebo

1 capsule in the morning (≤40 kg) or

2 capsules in the morning (> 40 kg) for 8 weeks duration.

Placebo- Identical vegetarian capsule containing colour-matched cellulose to that of the active treatment