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Efficacy and Safety of 5 mg Sublingual Zolpidem vs 10mg Oral Zolpidem in the Induction and Maintenance of Sleep in Patients With Primary Insomnia

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Primary Insomnia
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01896336
Lead Sponsor
EMS
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sublingual zolpidem presentation 5 mg in the induction of sleep in patients with primary insomnia.

Detailed Description

* National study, phase IV, single-center, double-blind, randomized, parallel, controlled by zolpidem 10mg oral.

* Experiment duration: 93 days.

* 05 visits (days -3, 0, 15, 45 and 90).

* Efficacy will be evaluated for: Sleep induction and the maintenance of sleep.

* Adverse events evaluation.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
67
Inclusion Criteria
  • Men or women aged between 20 and 64 years;
  • Diagnosis of primary insomnia according to criteria defined by DSM-IV;
  • Difficulty in maintaining sleep and waking up until 3 am;
  • Not having used any psychoactive drug in the last 30 days prior to their inclusion in the study;
  • Signature of IC.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous history of serious medical illness, neurological or psychiatric disorder;
  • Allergy or hypersensitivity to zolpidem;
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome;
  • Polysomnography with apnea and hypopnea index >10/hour or PLM >15/h;
  • Other secondary sleep disorders;
  • History of substance abuse or dependence;
  • History of daily consumption of alcoholic beverages;
  • Pregnancy, lactation or refusal to use safe contraceptive methods during the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
5mg sublingual Zolpidem hemitartrateZolpidem Hemitartrate1 QD
10 mg oral Zolpidem hemitartrateZolpidem Hemitartrate1 QD.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Efficacy will be measured by sleep induction and maintenance.90 days

Sleep induction is measured by time to sleep after administration of the investigational product.

The maintenance will be measured by the use of medication in the middle of the night and also by the elapsed time to sleep after administration of the investigational drug.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Safety will be evaluated by the adverse events occurrences90 days

Adverse events will be collected and followed in order to evaluate safety and tolerability

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

AFIP

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São Paulo, Sâo Paulo, Brazil

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