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临床试验/NCT00507546
NCT00507546已完成4 期

Melatonin Replacement for Treatment of Sleep Disruption

US Department of Veterans Affairs1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 12 人开始时间: 2007年7月最近更新:
适应症
干预措施
相关药物

试验速览

阶段
4 期
状态
已完成
入组人数
12
试验地点
1
主要终点
Amount of Wakefulness After Sleep Onset (WASO)

研究概览

简要总结

The purpose of this study is to determine if replacing melatonin function with a melatonin agonist (ramelteon) in individuals that lack endogenous melatonin production (tetraplegia) helps to alleviate self-reported sleep disruption.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Crossover
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 65 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Age 18 years or older, male or female veterans of any racial or ethnic group
  • Neurologically complete (Frankel A or B) damage to the lower (C4-C8) cervical spinal cord
  • Absence of melatonin production
  • Time since SCI is greater than 6 months [no cases of acute spinal cord injury]
  • Subjective complaint of sleep disruption

排除标准

  • Current use of fluvoxamine (Luvox , antidepressant), rifampin (antimycobacterial), ketoconazole (Nizoral , antifungal), or fluconazole (Diflucan , antifungal) [these interact with the same liver enzyme that is the primary metabolizer of ramelteon]; use of sleep medications is okay
  • Hepatic dysfunction
  • Concomitant use of over-the-counter melatonin
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Currently or have within the past six months met DSM-IV (Diagnosis and Statistical Manual IV) criteria for drug or alcohol abuse or dependence or AUDIT score >19
  • Acute illness or unstable chronic illness. Use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for treatment of sleep apnea is acceptable.
  • No travel across three or more time zones within three weeks or during the protocol
  • Illiterate or unable to read or write English or are judged by the investigator to be unable or unlikely to follow the study protocol

研究组 & 干预措施

Ramelteon then placebo

Experimental

8 mg nightly ramelteon for three weeks, followed by two weeks of nightly placebo (washout), then three weeks of nightly placebo (cross-over)

干预措施: Ramelteon (Drug)

Placebo then ramelteon

Experimental

placebo nightly for three weeks, followed by two weeks of nightly placebo (washout), then three weeks of 8 mg nightly ramelteon (cross-over)

干预措施: Placebo (Drug)

结局指标

主要结局

Amount of Wakefulness After Sleep Onset (WASO)

时间窗: 10 weeks

Measured as the median of the average WASO of the three weeks of either placebo or ramelteon treatment

次要结局

  • Change in Subjective Morning Alertness(10 weeks)

研究者

申办方类型
Fed
责任方
Sponsor

研究点 (1)

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