Effect of Lactium on Sleep Disorders in Healthy Volunteers With Persistent Subclinical Insomnia

The main objective will be to assess the effect of Lactium® on sleep efficiency in volunteers presented with persistent subclinical insomnia.


Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:

* In good general and mental health according to the investigator judgement: no clinically significant and abnormalities relevant to medical history or clinical examination
* Having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18.5 \< BMI \< 30 kg/m2
* Present subclinical insomnia characterized by an Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score between 8 and 14 during the last month preceding the screening visit
* Whose insomnia symptoms started at least 3 months before the screening visit
* Present a medium level of phycological stress characterized by a Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) score between 14 and 26
* Willing / able to maintain their eating habits and physical activity during the study (no planned diet, no change in physical activity ...)
* Willing / able to participate in the study in accordance with protocol procedures (dated and signed informed consent form)
* Affiliated to a Health insurance scheme
* Agree to be registered in the national database of subjects participating in clinical research
* Have a smartphone compatible with the NursTrial® e-PRO application

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presenting moderate to severe insomnia defined by an ISI score greater than or equal to 15 in the last month prior to selection
2. Presenting other sleep disorders already diagnosed or suspected during the screening visit: impatience (restless legs), parasomnias, hypersomnias, sleep apnea, iatrogenic insomnia
3. Subject assessed as "definitely" an evening type people by the Horne and Ostberg's circadian typology questionnaire (delayed phase subject)
4. Whose sleep disorders are related to external factors (noise pollution, young children, etc ...)
5. Workers with atypical schedules (night work, staggered working hours, changes in regular working hours, or shift work)
6. Smoker
7. Drug Addict
8. Alcohol consumption greater than 2 glasses per day
9. Subject with excessive caffeine consumption exceeding 400 mg per day (coffee ≈ 80 mg per cup; cola soda≈ 25 mg per glass; tea ≈40 mg per cup; energy drinks ≈70 mg per glass)
10. Subject consuming or having consumed any dietary supplement with an effect or a possible effect on sleep, stress, anxiety, or fatigue during the last 3 months prior to screening visit (melatonin, lactium, ginseng, caffeine ...)
11. Subject who has been treated during the 6 months preceding the screening visit or are currently being treated with non-medication therapies (such as psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy \[CBT\], Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing \[EMDR\], etc. or repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation \[TMS\]) or psychotropic medication prescribed and / or recommended for anxious manifestations, depression, sleep disorders and generally for any neurological or psychological manifestation
12. Subject with psychiatric comorbidity as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V (DSM-V) (depression, post traumatic stress disorder, etc.) or history of psychiatric illness
13. Untreated or not controlled hypertension
14. Untreated or not controlled thyroid diseases (hypo or hyperthyroidism, Graves' disease...)
15. Epileptic subject
16. Asthmatic subject
17. Any other pathology or medical history or symptomatology likely to significantly influence the study criteria (nocturnal pain, nasal congestion, cough at bedtime or nocturnal cough, nocturnal pollakiuria, tinnitus, etc.) according to the investigator
18. Confirmed cow's milk protein allergy
19. Sleeping on a mattress that is not compatible with the sleep quality recording (water and air mattresses) or does not have adequate or necessary domestic equipment for its operation (power socket near the bed, etc.)
20. Likely to sleep outside their home during the study (holidays, regular business trips, etc.)
21. Whose spouse or partner is participating in this study
22. Pregnant woman (negative urine test at screening and initial/randomization visits) or wishing to be pregnant during the study or breastfeeding
23. Hormonal state that may induce fluctuation in emotional state and sleep during the study, such as, the postpartum period (\< 6 months after delivery) and perimenopause (irregular menstrual cycle, hot flashes)
24. Under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship) or deprived of rights following an administrative or judicial decision
25. Psychologically or linguistically incapable of understanding and signing informed consent
26. Participating in another clinical trial or in exclusion period of a previous clinical trial
27. Having reached the maximum research compensation threshold stipulated by regulations.