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We assessed whether salivary dim\u2010light melatonin onset (DLMO), an objective marker of central circadian phase, is altered in early plwALS and whether it provides prognostic information.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this prospective longitudinal observational study, plwALS within 18\u2009months of symptom onset underwent home\u2010based salivary melatonin sampling under dim\u2010light conditions at 6 predefined time points around habitual sleep onset. Melatonin profiles were modeled using cubic smoothing splines, and DLMO was defined when the fitted curve first reached 3\u2009pg\/ml. Clinical, respiratory, and sleep assessments were collected at baseline (T0) and after 6\u2009months (T6); a subgroup repeated saliva sampling at T6. Age\u2010 and sex\u2010matched controls underwent melatonin profiling. Associations with disease progression, incident respiratory symptoms, and survival\/tracheostomy were examined using regressions and survival analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 50 plwALS were enrolled. Compared with controls, plwALS showed an earlier DLMO (20:24\u2009\u00b1\u20091:18 vs 20:58\u2009\u00b1\u20090:50;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.028) despite similar habitual sleep onset and chronotype. Within ALS cohort, a later baseline DLMO correlated with worse functional\/motor status, faster progression of disease, incident dyspnea\/orthopnea by T6 (adjusted OR 3.11;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.019), and poorer survival\/tracheostomy\u2010free outcome. In the resampled subgroup (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200928), DLMO and melatonin\u2010derived metrics did not change over ~6\u2009months.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Interpretation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Circadian phase alterations are detectable in early ALS. Baseline DLMO showed exploratory associations with functional, respiratory, and survival outcomes. Larger independent cohorts are required before DLMO can be considered a validated prognostic biomarker. 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