Phase III Study on Alternative Dosing Regimens in the Pharmacotherapy of Mild to Moderate Insomnia
试验速览
- 阶段
- 3 期
- 状态
- 终止
- 入组人数
- 23
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Objective Total Sleep Time
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether drug efficiency of zolpidem and amitriptyline can be conditioned according to learning theory in patients with primary insomnia.
详细描述
Previous research has shown that repeated drug treatments can be regarded as conditioning processes. Sleep disorders are especially of interest to be investigated under the perspective of conditioning with drugs, since sleep quality can be defined both in terms of subjective ratings (self-rated sleep quality parameters) and objective measures (via polysomnographic assessment PSG; e.g., total sleep time, sleep onset, sleep architecture). By using two different drugs (zolpidem, amitriptyline) that modulate sleep differentially, the investigators intend to implement a conditioning paradigm in sleep disorders dissociating conditioning effects on subjective and objective sleep parameters. Both drugs should affect objective and subjective sleep parameters positively, while only amitriptyline should modulate the objectively assessed sleep architecture by REM-suppression (latency of REM-sleep onset, percentage of REM-sleep).Patients with mild to moderate insomnia will undergo a classical conditioning paradigm with one of two study medications: amitriptyline or zolpidem. After an acquisition period and a wash-out period, conditioned sleep changes are assessed in an evocation trial. During a second treatment phase of 7 days, patients receive different doses of amitriptyline (between 0mg and 50mg per night) or zolpidem (between 0mg and 5mg per night) to evaluate alternative dosing regimens in the pharmacotherapy of mild to moderate Insomnia.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 69 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •age between 18 years to 69 years
- •fluent in German language
- •provide written informed consent
- •ability to understand the explanations and instructions given by the study physician and the investigator
排除标准
- •Sleep disorders caused by medical factors (e.g. sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, substance-induced insomnia)
- •Contraindications to study medication intake according to the information sheet for health professionals (Summary of medicinal Product Characteristics, SmPC; Fachinformation in Germany) assessed by physical examination (including ECG) and medical history
- •allergies to amitriptyline hydrochloride or any of its ingredients
- •allergies to zolpidem or any of its ingredients
- •acute intoxication with alcohol, analgetics, hypnotics or any other psychotropic drug
- •urinary retention
- •untreated closed-angle glaucoma
- •prostatic hyperplasia
- •pyloric stenosis
- •paralytic ilius
- •suicidal thoughts
- •liver/ kidney/ pulmonary insufficiency
- •myasthenia gravis
- •hypokalemia
- •bradycardia
- •coronary heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, long QT syndrome or other clinically relevant cardiac disorders
- •increased risk of seizures/ history of seizures
- •substance dependence syndrome/ history of substance dependence syndrome
- •Allergies to ingredients of placebo or novel-tasting drink (CS)
- •currently pregnant (verified by urine pregnancy test) or lactating
- •patients scoring ≥12 on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale
- •patients scoring below 8 or above 21 on the Insomnia Severity Index
- •patients suffering from a mental disorder as verified by the SCID (major depression; psychosis; brain injury; substance abuse or dependency syndrome during the last 6 months before V1)
- •nicotine consumption > 10 cigarettes/day
- •unwillingness to refrain from alcohol consumption throughout the study
- •Concomitant medication interfering with study medication intake due to potential interactions (all psychotropic medication including analgetics and muscle relaxants, hypericum derivatives; antihypertensives; anti-arrhythmic agents; antibiotics; cisaprid; anti-malaria drugs; diuretics; imidazole antifungals; cumarin derivatives; antihistaminics; calcium channel blockers; medications that enlarge the QT interval or may lead to hypokalemia)
- •change in concomitant medication regime during the last 2 weeks prior to visit 1 or after randomization
- •intake of psychotropic medication during the last 3 months
- •participation in any other clinical trial 3 months prior to visit 1
- •women of childbearing age not using 2 highly effective contraceptive methods
- •employee of the Sponsor or the principal investigator
研究组 & 干预措施
Zolpidem flexible dosing
5 mg capsule zolpidem before going to bed on 8 out of 17 nights/placebo
干预措施: Zolpidem (Drug)
Amitriptyline flexible dosing
50 mg capsule amitriptyline before going to bed on 8 out of 17 nights/placebo
干预措施: Amitriptyline (Drug)
Amitriptyline flexible dosing
50 mg capsule amitriptyline before going to bed on 8 out of 17 nights/placebo
干预措施: Placebo (Drug)
Zolpidem flexible dosing
5 mg capsule zolpidem before going to bed on 8 out of 17 nights/placebo
干预措施: Placebo (Drug)
Amitriptyline fixed dosing
50 mg capsule amitriptyline before going to bed on 8 out of 17 nights
干预措施: Amitriptyline (Drug)
Zolpidem fixed dosing
5 mg capsule zolpidem before going to bed on 8 out of 17 nights
干预措施: Zolpidem (Drug)
Amitriptyline continuous dosing
50 mg capsule amitriptyline before going to bed on 13 out of 17 nights
干预措施: Amitriptyline (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
Objective Total Sleep Time
时间窗: Change from baseline to day 10 after first medication intake
assessed by polysomnography
Objective Sleep Onset Latency
时间窗: Change from baseline to day 10 after first medication intake
assessed by polysomnography
Self-reported Total Sleep Time
时间窗: Change from baseline to day 10 after first medication intake
assessed by sleep diary
Self-Reported Sleep Onset Latency
时间窗: Change from baseline to day 10 after first medication intake
assessed by sleep diary
次要结局
- Percentage of REM sleep(Change from baseline to day 10 after first medication intake)
- REM onset latency(Change from baseline to day 10 after first medication intake)
- Objective Sleep Efficiency(Change from baseline to day 17 after first medication intake)
- Objective Total Sleep Time(Change from baseline to day 17 after first medication intake)
- Self-Reported Total Sleep Time(Change from baseline to day 18 after first medication intake)
- Self-reported Sleep Onset Latency (min)(Change from baseline to day 18 after first medication intake)
- Self-reported Sleep Onset Latency (evaluation)(Change from baseline to day 18 after first medication intake)
研究者
Winfried Rief
Professor Dr.
Philipps University Marburg Medical Center