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Efficacy and Safety of Eschscholtzia Californica in Treating Primary Insomnia

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Interventions
Drug: Eschscholtzia Californica
Drug: Eschscholtzia Californica Placebo
Registration Number
NCT02183233
Lead Sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Brief Summary

The aim of this trial was to assess the efficacy and safety of Eschscholtzia Californica (EC) in treating patients having psycho-physiologic insomnia in a double-blind randomised placebo controlled trial during a 28-day treatment duration.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
49
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male or female above 18 or below 65 years old
  • Diagnosis of psycho-physiologic insomnia, according to the criteria of DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical manual - Version IV)
  • Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient who is already taking other investigational drugs or who has taken part in another trial during the past three months

  • Patient who has an history of psychiatric diseases, such as:

    • anxiety disorders; the score of the HAMA (Hamilton anxiety scale) must be < 10
    • depression according to the DSM IV criteria; the score of the HAMD (Hamilton depression scale) must be < 10
    • mania
    • schizophrenia
    • dementia
  • Patient who has an history of neurologic diseases, such as:

    • Parkinson syndrome
    • crania cerebral trauma post syndrome
    • brain tumor
    • fibromyalgia
  • Patient who has an history of an iatrogenic insomnia, due to drugs like antidepressor, neuroleptic or benzodiazepine, hypnotic

  • Patient with an hypersomnia or a sleep apnea syndrome

  • Patient with any pathology inducing a chronic pain, a pyrosis, a nocturnal pollakiuria, a dyspnea

  • Patient with a Restless Leg Syndrome

  • Patient with severe hepatic or renal insufficiency which judged to be regarded as clinically relevant by the investigator, or any known clinically significant disease which may induce a risk for the patient in participating to the trial

  • Breast feeding or pregnant female, or female with no efficient contraception method

  • Patient with non-stabilised thyroid dysfunction

  • Patient with a known allergy to Eschscholtzia Californica or its compounds

  • Patient with alcohol or drug dependency

  • Patient drinking tea, coffee or Coca-Cola after 4 p.m.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Eschscholtzia CalifornicaEschscholtzia Californica-
Eschscholtzia Californica PlaceboEschscholtzia Californica Placebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline in sleep latencyDays 0, 7, 14 and 28
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients with adverse eventsup to 28 days
Change from baseline in morning concentration abilityDays 0, 7, 14 and 28
Change from baseline in sleep durationDays 0, 7, 14 and 28
Change from baseline in Clinical Global Impression (CGI) scoreDays 0, 7, 14 and 28
Change from baseline in quality of life (QL questionnaire SF-23)Days 0, 7, 14 and 28
Change from baseline in number of awakeningsDays 0, 7, 14 and 28
Change from baseline in quality of sleepDays 0, 7, 14 and 28
Change from baseline in presence of morning sleepinessDays 0, 7, 14 and 28
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