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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12619001694101
ACTRN12619001694101TerminatedPhase 4

A randomized placebo controlled trial to investigate the effect of suvorexant on REM sleep and fear extinction recall in healthy volunteers.

The University of Melbourne0 sites30 target enrollmentStarted: December 2, 2019Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Terminated
Enrollment
30

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 50 Years (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1.Aged between 18 – 50 years’ old
  • 2.Physically and mentally healthy
  • 3.Proficient in English

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1.Diagnosis of psychiatric disorder including personality disorder and bipolar disorder and/or total score on PTSD Checklist-5 greater or equal to 30 (Weathers et al., 2013), subscores on Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale 21 greater or equal to 7 (Depression), greater or equal to 6 (Anxiety) and/or greater or equal to 10 (Stress; Henry & Crawford, 2005)
  • 2.Physical disorders including severe hepatic or renal impairments, neurological disorders including narcolepsy, epilepsy or seizures and/ or cardiac disorders, including hypotension or hypertension (blood pressure outside 90/60mmHg - 140/90mmHg)
  • 3.Sleep disorders and/or sleep disturbances including jetlag or shift work.
  • 4.Currently taking any medication that interacts with the study drugs or the central nervous system (e.g. sedatives). Contraceptive pills are ok.
  • 5.Regular smokers (social smokers are ok)
  • 6.BMI (body mass index) outside of 18.5 – 30kg m2
  • 7.Women only: pregnant, breastfeeding and/or trying to get pregnant

Investigators

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