The Effects of Modafinil on Waking Function and on Sleep in Individuals With Primary Insomnia

NCT ID: NCT00124384

Last Updated: 2008-04-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-01-31

Study Completion Date

2007-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study examines how treatment with the drug modafinil, by itself or in combination with cognitive behavioral treatment for insomnia (CBT-I), may improve daytime functioning and/or diminish the severity of insomnia.

Detailed Description

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Our primary goal is to undertake a 2nd study evaluating whether Modafinil, alone or in combination with behavioral treatment for insomnia, will improve subjects' sleep continuity and/or self report daytime function.

METHODS AND PROCEDURES

Schedule for Procedures.

Screening interview Sleep over night in our lab for one night 8 weeks of either behavioral or psychological therapy for insomnia 3 month post therapy follow up (two weeks of sleep diaries and one lab visit)

40 patients aged 25-80 with insomnia. All subjects will have a stable sleep/wake schedule with a preferred sleep phase between 10:00 PM and 8:00 AM. The age range is restricted to 1) minimize circadian rhythm influences on the diagnoses of Psychophysiological insomnia, 2) to increase our ability to recruit medically healthy sample, and 3) increase sample homogeneity.

All subjects will meet diagnostic criteria for Psychophysiological Insomnia according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD). Criteria are: the complaint of insomnia and impaired daytime function; an indication of learned sleep-preventing associations and somatized tension; active help seeking. The complaint of disturbed sleep will have one or more of the following characteristics: \>30 minutes to fall asleep and/or \>2 awakenings per night of \>15 minutes duration and/or wake after sleep onset time of \> 30 minutes, problem frequency \>4 nights/ week, and problem duration \>6 months. In addition, all subjects will complain of fatigue and/or sleepiness at intake.

Treatment.

Regardless of group assignment, all subjects will 1) wear an actiwatch, 2) be seen on an individual basis for 8 weeks. Session length will be held constant and all patients will be seen by the same therapist (Wilfred Pigeon, PhD). Backup support will be provided by the Principal Investigator (Michael Perlis, PhD) or by the Clinic's Nurse Practitioner (Carla Jungquist, MSN) and 3) complete daily sleep diaries for duration of the study (from study intake until study end \[8 weeks\]).

Conditions

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Primary Insomnia

Keywords

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primary insomnia, stimulants, cognitive behavioral therapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Interventions

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CBT-I

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

modafinil

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 40 patients aged 25 with insomnia, will be recruited over a 3-6 month interval.
* All subjects will have a stable sleep/wake schedule with a preferred sleep phase between 10:00 PM and 8:00 AM.
* Must live in the Greater Rochester NY area
* All subjects will meet diagnostic criteria for Psychophysiological Insomnia according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD). Criteria are: the complaint of insomnia and impaired daytime function; an indication of learned sleep-preventing associations and somatized tension; active help seeking. The complaint of disturbed sleep will have one or more of the following characteristics: \>30 minutes to fall asleep and/or \>2 awakenings per night of \>15 minutes duration and/or wake after sleep onset time of \> 30 minutes, problem frequency \>4 nights/ week, and problem duration \>6 months. In addition, all subjects will complain of fatigue and/or sleepiness at intake.

Exclusion Criteria

* As above
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Cephalon

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Rochester

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Rochester

Principal Investigators

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Michael Perlis, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Rochester Sleep Research Lab

Locations

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University of Rochester Sleep and Neurophysiology Research Lab

Rochester, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Perlis ML, Smith MT, Orff H, Enright T, Nowakowski S, Jungquist C, Plotkin K. The effects of modafinil and cognitive behavior therapy on sleep continuity in patients with primary insomnia. Sleep. 2004 Jun 15;27(4):715-25. doi: 10.1093/sleep/27.4.715.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15283007 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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RSRB # 10306

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

C1538a/6029/IN/US

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id