--- title: Does zinc supplementation improve quality of life and sleep in young women with PMS? description: Zinc improved the physical aspects of quality of life significantly but overall quality of life improvement wasn't significantly better than placebo. Sleep qu url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/effect-of-zinc-supplementation-on-quality-of-life-and-sleep-quality-in-young-2020/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does zinc supplementation improve quality of life and sleep in young women with PMS? Randomised trial, 2020 # Does zinc supplementation improve quality of life and sleep in young women with PMS? Zinc improved the physical aspects of quality of life significantly but overall quality of life improvement wasn't significantly better than placebo. Sleep quality showed a small improvement in the zinc group but it wasn't statistically significant. Moderate study design 60 university women diagnosed with premenstrual syndrome. ## What they did A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with 60 university women. Half took 30 mg of zinc daily and half took placebo for three months. Researchers measured quality of life and sleep quality before and after using standard questionnaires. ## What they found The zinc group's quality of life score increased by 9.185 ± 7.29 (p<0.001). Physical aspects of quality of life improved much more with zinc (+5.55 ± 3.71) than placebo (+0.13 ± 2.87, p<0.001). Sleep quality improved slightly in the zinc group but not significantly (p=0.07). ## What it means for you Zinc may help the physical aspects of quality of life in young women with PMS, but doesn't clearly help overall quality of life or sleep. The study was small and limited to university women, so results may not apply to all women with PMS. 30 mg/day zinc dose 60 women studied 3 months treatment duration ## About the study Original title Effect of zinc supplementation on quality of life and sleep quality in young women with premenstrual syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Authors Jafari F, Tarrahi MJ, Farhang A et al. Journal Archives of gynecology and obstetrics Year 2020 Study design Randomised trial Participants 60 What was tested 30 mg daily elemental zinc for 12 weeks. Read the paper [doi.org/10.1007/s00404-020-05628-w](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-020-05628-w) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Sleep and insomnia](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-sleep/)[Diet and nutrition](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diet/)[Zinc and iron](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-zinc-iron/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Survey study, 2026 How do pre-menstrual symptoms affect the work and social life of young women? Survey study, 2026 What dietary, lifestyle, and psychological factors are associated with PMS in young women? Survey study, 2026 What factors are linked with period pain in teenage girls in Ethiopia? Randomised trial, 2023 Does a healthy diet reduce PMS symptoms and improve quality of life in adolescent girls? Randomised trial, 2023 Does eating a healthy diet reduce PMS symptoms in teenage girls? Case-control study, 2020 Is diet quality lower in teenagers with PMS? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗