Valerian to Improve Sleep in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

NCT ID: NCT00070928

Last Updated: 2006-07-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-09-30

Study Completion Date

2006-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this trial is to test the short-term effectiveness of valerian, a medicinal herb, to improve sleep in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Detailed Description

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Patients with PD have exceptionally poor sleep. Sleep in patients with PD is characterized by excessive activity in surface electromyographic (EMG) recordings from many different muscle groups. Despite sleep disturbances, approximately 50% of patients experience a transient (1 to 3 hour) reduction in waking motor symptoms upon arising in the morning. This effect has been termed Sleep Benefit. This study will evaluate the effects of valerian, a medicinal herb, on the sleep of patients with PD.

This is a 17 day study where participants will be evaluated by polysomnography on days one, two, three, sixteen and seventeen.. Polysomnographic measurements will include customary variables such as total sleep time, sleep efficiency, and sleep latency, as well as EMG measures of periodic and isolated muscle activity during sleep. Participants will be required to keep a detailed sleep log of their self reported sleep characteristics across the entire 17 study nights. Outcomes will include measures of both nocturnal sleep and waking motor function. Assessments of motor function will be made the morning immediately following Nights 3 and 17 in order to test for improvement related to improved sleep. On the morning following Night 17, participants are provided with a one-week supply of valerian in an Open Label extension. Participants are provided an additional Sleep Log for this week and asked to return the Sleep Log when they complete the Open Label phase.

Conditions

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Insomnia Parkinson's Disease

Keywords

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Sleep

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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valerian

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
* Willing to undergo overnight, in-lab polysomnography
* Sufficient literacy to allow completion of sleep logs
* Stable doses and timing of all Parkinsonian medications during the course of the trial

Exclusion Criteria

* Dementia
* Parkinsonism secondary to toxic, infectious, or other medical conditions
* History of stroke, cerebellar disease, or progressive supranuclear palsy
* History of liver or renal disease
* History of duodenal or bladder obstruction
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Donald L. Bliwise, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Emory University

Locations

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Emory University Medical School/Wesley Woods Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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R01AT000611-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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