Efficacy and Tolerability of Ramelteon in Patients With Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Behavior Disorder and Parkinsonism
NCT ID: NCT00745030
Last Updated: 2024-01-09
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TERMINATED
NA
3 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2008-06-30
2009-12-31
Brief Summary
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There are no FDA approved treatments for RBD. Clonazepam is the most commonly used treatment but carries risks of daytime sedation, tolerance, and withdrawal symptoms. More recently, melatonin has been demonstrated to be effective in several small studies. Ramelteon, a selective melatonin receptor agonist with favorable safety profile, could potentially be effective for the treatment of RBD.
This pilot protocol will investigate safety and efficacy of ramelteon for the treatment of RBD in subjects with parkinsonism. We plan to recruit 20 subjects with RBD diagnosed based on the clinical interview and confirmed by the polysomnographic (PSG) data. The study is designed as a prospective randomized placebo controlled 12-week study. Primary outcome measure will be change in frequency of RBD events based on the daily sleep diaries. Secondary outcome measure will be change in the amount of tonic muscle activity based on the results of the baseline and final PSG. A number of other secondary and exploratory outcome measures will be collected
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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1
Ramelteon (TAK-375) 8mg tablets
Rozerem
Subjects take 1 8mg tablet 30 minutes before bedtime everyday for 8 weeks.
2
Placebo 8 mg tablets
Placebo
Placebo 8 mg tablets
Interventions
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Rozerem
Subjects take 1 8mg tablet 30 minutes before bedtime everyday for 8 weeks.
Placebo
Placebo 8 mg tablets
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* RBD frequency of at least once per week based on the RBD screening clinical questionnaire
* PSG evidence of RBD
* Presence of bed partner/caregiver who sleeps in the same room as PD patient
Exclusion Criteria
* Use of hypnotics or other sedatives within a month prior to the study initiation
* Presence of active psychosis
* Use of neuroleptics, except for the atypical neuroleptics - specifically quetiapine (the dose should not exceed 50mg/day)
* Use of antidepressants unless the patient has been on a stable dose for at least three months
* Use of Venlafaxine (Effexor®)
* Presence of cognitive impairment, defined as the Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) score \<24
* Presence of depression defined as the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score \>14
* Significant sleep disordered breathing (defined as an apnea-hypopnea index\>15 events/hr of sleep on screening PSG), significant periodic limb movement disorder (defined as a PLM index\>10 events/hr of sleep with awakening on screening PSG)
* Travel through two time zones within a month prior to the study initiation
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Takeda
INDUSTRY
Northwestern University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Tanya Simuni, M.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Northwestern University, Department of Neurology
Aleksandar Videnovic, M.D.
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Harvard Medical School, Associate Professor of Neurology
Locations
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Countries
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References
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Gagnon JF, Bedard MA, Fantini ML, Petit D, Panisset M, Rompre S, Carrier J, Montplaisir J. REM sleep behavior disorder and REM sleep without atonia in Parkinson's disease. Neurology. 2002 Aug 27;59(4):585-9. doi: 10.1212/wnl.59.4.585.
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Schenck CH, Bundlie SR, Mahowald MW. Delayed emergence of a parkinsonian disorder in 38% of 29 older men initially diagnosed with idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder. Neurology. 1996 Feb;46(2):388-93. doi: 10.1212/wnl.46.2.388.
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Roth T, Seiden D, Sainati S, Wang-Weigand S, Zhang J, Zee P. Effects of ramelteon on patient-reported sleep latency in older adults with chronic insomnia. Sleep Med. 2006 Jun;7(4):312-8. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2006.01.003. Epub 2006 May 18.
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Chaudhuri KR, Pal S, DiMarco A, Whately-Smith C, Bridgman K, Mathew R, Pezzela FR, Forbes A, Hogl B, Trenkwalder C. The Parkinson's disease sleep scale: a new instrument for assessing sleep and nocturnal disability in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2002 Dec;73(6):629-35. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.73.6.629.
Other Identifiers
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07-028R
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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