Efficacy and Tolerability of Armodafinil in Adults With Excessive Sleepiness Associated With Shift Work Disorder

NCT ID: NCT01080807

Last Updated: 2012-06-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

385 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-03-31

Study Completion Date

2010-10-31

Brief Summary

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The primary objective of the study is to determine whether armodafinil treatment is more effective than placebo treatment in patients with excessive sleepiness associated with shift work disorder (SWD) by measuring improved clinical condition late in the shift, including the commute home.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Excessive Sleepiness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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150 mg/day armodafinil

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Armodafinil

Intervention Type DRUG

At the baseline visit, patients who continued to meet eligibility criteria were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either 150 mg of armodafinil or matching placebo treatment only on nights worked for 6 weeks. Study drug was taken once nightly, 30 to 60 minutes prior to the start of the night shift, on nights worked. Armodafinil treatment was titrated as follows (only on nights worked): the first dose was 50 mg (1 tablet), the second and third doses were 100 mg (2 tablets), and the fourth and subsequent doses were 150 mg (3 tablets). Placebo tablets matching armodafinil tablets were administered on the same schedule.

Matching placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Matching Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

At the baseline visit, patients who continued to meet eligibility criteria were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either 150 mg of armodafinil or matching placebo treatment only on nights worked for 6 weeks. Study drug was taken once nightly, 30 to 60 minutes prior to the start of the night shift, on nights worked. Armodafinil treatment was titrated as follows (only on nights worked): the first dose was 50 mg (1 tablet), the second and third doses were 100 mg (2 tablets), and the fourth and subsequent doses were 150 mg (3 tablets). Placebo tablets matching armodafinil tablets were administered on the same schedule.

Interventions

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Armodafinil

At the baseline visit, patients who continued to meet eligibility criteria were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either 150 mg of armodafinil or matching placebo treatment only on nights worked for 6 weeks. Study drug was taken once nightly, 30 to 60 minutes prior to the start of the night shift, on nights worked. Armodafinil treatment was titrated as follows (only on nights worked): the first dose was 50 mg (1 tablet), the second and third doses were 100 mg (2 tablets), and the fourth and subsequent doses were 150 mg (3 tablets). Placebo tablets matching armodafinil tablets were administered on the same schedule.

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching Placebo

At the baseline visit, patients who continued to meet eligibility criteria were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either 150 mg of armodafinil or matching placebo treatment only on nights worked for 6 weeks. Study drug was taken once nightly, 30 to 60 minutes prior to the start of the night shift, on nights worked. Armodafinil treatment was titrated as follows (only on nights worked): the first dose was 50 mg (1 tablet), the second and third doses were 100 mg (2 tablets), and the fourth and subsequent doses were 150 mg (3 tablets). Placebo tablets matching armodafinil tablets were administered on the same schedule.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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R-modafinil CEP-10953

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. The patient currently meets the criteria for Shift Work Disorder (SWD) for duration of at least 1 month.
2. The patient has the presence of excessive sleepiness late in the shift, including the commute home if applicable, with a Clinical Global Impression of Severity of Illness (CGI-S) rating of 4 or more at screening.
3. The patient has clinically significant difficulty in social or occupational functioning, with a Global Assessment of Function (GAF) score less than 70 (on clinician interview) at screening.
4. The patient has a Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS) score of 6 or more at screening (visit 1) that is confirmed at baseline (visit 2).
5. The patient works at least 5 night shifts per month, of which at least 3 nights are consecutive, and plans to maintain this schedule.
6. The patient works night shifts or rotating shifts that include at least 6 hours between 2200 and 0800 (including the time period 0400 to 0800), and shifts are no longer than 12 hours in duration.
7. The patient is in good health, as judged by the investigator.
8. The patient is able to complete self-rating scales.
9. Women of childbearing potential (not surgically sterile or 2 years postmenopausal), must use a medically accepted method of contraception, and must continue use of 1 of these methods for the duration of the study (and for 30 days after participation in the study). Acceptable methods of contraception include: abstinence, barrier method with spermicide, steroidal contraceptive (oral, transdermal, implanted, and injected) in conjunction with a barrier method, or intrauterine device (IUD).
10. The patient is willing and able to comply with study restrictions and to attend regularly scheduled clinic visits as specified in this protocol

Exclusion Criteria

1. The patient has mild or more severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) defined as an apnea/hypopnea index more than 5 as determined by daytime polysomnography (PSG).
2. The patient has a medical or psychiatric disorder causing clinically significant functional impairment or contributing to the patient's excessive sleepiness.
3. The patient is currently taking a medication or substance that is causing clinically significant functional impairment or contributing to the patient's excessive sleepiness.
4. The patient has a clinically significant treated or untreated medical condition.
5. The patient has a history of clinically significant suicidal ideation in the judgment of the principal investigator or is currently suicidal based on medical and psychiatric history.
6. The patient has a known hypersensitivity to armodafinil, racemic modafinil, or any component of the study drug tablets.
7. The patient has a history of any clinically significant cutaneous drug reaction, or a history of clinically significant hypersensitivity reaction, including multiple allergies or drug reactions.
8. The patient consumes caffeine including coffee, tea and/or other caffeine containing beverages or food averaging more than 600 mg of caffeine per day within 7 days of the baseline visit.
9. The patient uses any prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) drugs disallowed by the protocol within 30 days of the baseline visit.
10. The patient has been in a prior armodafinil study.
11. The patient has a history of alcohol, narcotic, or any other drug abuse.
12. The patient has a positive urine drug screen (UDS) without medical explanation at the screening visit.
13. The patient has a clinically significant deviation from normal on physical examination.
14. The patient is a pregnant or lactating woman.
15. The patient has used an investigational drug within 1 month of the screening visit.
16. The patient has a disorder that could interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of the investigational product.
17. The patient needs to use any of the excluded medications in this protocol.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cephalon

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sponsor's Medical Expert

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Cephalon

Locations

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REM Medical Sleep Center

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

REM Medical Clinical Research

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Central Arkansas Research

Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

Site Status

Clinical Study Centers LLC

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Site Status

Peninsula Sleep Center

Burlingame, California, United States

Site Status

Avastra Clinical Trials

Fountain Valley, California, United States

Site Status

Pacific Sleep Medicine Services Inc

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Southwestern Research Inc

Pasadena, California, United States

Site Status

Pacific Sleep Medicnie Services Inc

Redlands, California, United States

Site Status

Stanford University Medical Center

Redwood City, California, United States

Site Status

Dormir Clinical Trials, Inc.

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status

Southwestern Research Inc

Santa Ana, California, United States

Site Status

St Johns Medical Plaza Sleep Disorders Center

Santa Monica, California, United States

Site Status

PAB Clinical Research

Brandon, Florida, United States

Site Status

MD Clinical

Hallandale, Florida, United States

Site Status

Compass Research LLC

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

Broward Research Group

Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States

Site Status

Miami Research Associates

South Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Florida Sleep Institute

Spring Hill, Florida, United States

Site Status

Clinical Research Group of St Petersburg

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Site Status

SomnoMedics

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Neurotrials Research Inc

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Sleep Disorders Center of Georgia-Peachtree

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Sleep Disorders Center of Georgia-Gainesville

Gainesville, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Sleepmed Inc

Macon, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Chicago Research Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Suburban Lung Associates

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Site Status

The Center for Sleep and Wake Disorders d/b/a Midwest Neuro

Danville, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Fort Wayne Neurological Center

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Rehabilitation Associates of Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Goldpoint Clinical Research

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

University of Iowa Hospitals

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Vince and Associates Clinical Research

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Site Status

Community Research

Crestview, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Kentucky Research Group

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Helene A. Emsellem, MD

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Sleep Health Center

Brighton, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

St Mary's of Michigan

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Site Status

The Center for Sleep Medicine

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States

Site Status

Washington University Sleep Medicine Center

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Clayton Sleep Institute LLC

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Somnos Laboratories, Inc d/b/a Somnos Clinical Research

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Site Status

Clinical Research Center of Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Site Status

CliniLabs Inc

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Duke Insomnia & Sleep Research Program

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Wake Research Associates

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

North Coast Clinical Trials Inc

Beachwood, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Community Research Inc

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Tri State Sleep Disorders Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

North Star Medical Research LLC

Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Mercy St Anne Sleep Disorder Center

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Lynn Health Science Institute

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

Southeastern PA Medical Institute

Broomall, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Consolidated Clinical Trials

Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

CRI Worldwide

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Sleep Lab of Northeastern PA

Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

SleepMed of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Mid-South Neurology Center

Germantown, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

FutureSearch Trials of Neurology

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

Kingwood Research Institute

Kingwood, Texas, United States

Site Status

Sleep Therapy and Research Center

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Avastra Clinical Trials

Midvale, Utah, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Erman MK, Yang R, Seiden DJ. The effect of armodafinil on patient-reported functioning and quality of life in patients with excessive sleepiness associated with shift work disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2012;14(4):PCC.12m01345. doi: 10.4088/PCC.12m01345. Epub 2012 Aug 9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23251870 (View on PubMed)

Erman MK, Seiden DJ, Yang R, Dammerman R. Efficacy and tolerability of armodafinil: effect on clinical condition late in the shift and overall functioning of patients with excessive sleepiness associated with shift work disorder. J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Dec;53(12):1460-5. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318237a17e.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22104981 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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C10953/4030

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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