A Study to Evaluate Next Day Effects of MK-4305 on Driving Performance (MK-4305-035 AM1)

NCT ID: NCT01311882

Last Updated: 2016-02-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-04-30

Study Completion Date

2011-11-30

Brief Summary

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This is a study to evaluate next-day residual effects of MK-4305 on highway driving performance in healthy, non-elderly participants.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Insomnia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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MK-4305 40 mg

Day 1 and Day 8- 4 x 10 mg MK-4305 and 1 x 7.5 mg zopiclone grossly matching placebo; Days 2-7 - 4 x 10 mg MK-4305

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK-4305 40 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

4 x 10 mg MK-4305 tablets

Grossly Matching Placebo for Zopiclone

Intervention Type DRUG

Grossly Matching Placebo for Zopiclone

MK-4305 20 mg

Day 1 and Day 8- 2 x 10 mg MK-4305 and 2 x 10 mg MK-4305 matching placebo and 1 x 7.5 mg zopiclone grossly matching placebo; Days 2-7 - 2 x 10 mg MK-4305 and 2 x 10 mg MK-4305 matching placebo

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK-4305 20 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

2 x 10 mg MK-4305 tablets

Grossly Matching Placebo for Zopiclone

Intervention Type DRUG

Grossly Matching Placebo for Zopiclone

Matching Placebo for MK-4305

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching Placebo for MK-4305

Zopiclone 7.5 mg

Day 1 and Day 8- 1 x 7.5 mg zopiclone and 4 x 10 mg MK-4305 matching placebo; Days 2-7- 4 x 10 mg MK-4305 matching placebo

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Zopiclone

Intervention Type DRUG

1 x 7.5 mg Zopiclone tablet

Matching Placebo for MK-4305

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching Placebo for MK-4305

Placebo

Day 1 and Day 8- 4 x 10 mg MK-4305 matching placebo and 1 x 7.5 mg zopiclone grossly matching placebo; Days 2-7 - 4 x 10 mg MK-4305 matching placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Grossly Matching Placebo for Zopiclone

Intervention Type DRUG

Grossly Matching Placebo for Zopiclone

Matching Placebo for MK-4305

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching Placebo for MK-4305

Interventions

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MK-4305 40 mg

4 x 10 mg MK-4305 tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

MK-4305 20 mg

2 x 10 mg MK-4305 tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

Zopiclone

1 x 7.5 mg Zopiclone tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Grossly Matching Placebo for Zopiclone

Grossly Matching Placebo for Zopiclone

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching Placebo for MK-4305

Matching Placebo for MK-4305

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Zimovane

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female participants of reproductive potential must agree to use (and/or have their partner use) acceptable methods of birth control beginning at least 2 weeks prior to the administration of the first dose of study drug throughout the study
* Has a body mass index (BMI) within the range of 18 to 30 kg/m\^2
* Possesses a valid driver's license for 3 years or more with at least 5000 km/year on average within the last 3 years
* Is capable of driving a manual transmission vehicle and is willing to drive on a highway
* Is judged to be in good health
* Has a regular sleep pattern
* Is not visually impaired

Exclusion Criteria

* Has a history of a persistent sleep abnormality
* Has neurological disease/cognitive impairment
* Has a history of cataplexy
* Is a regular user of sedative-hypnotic agents
* Is allergic to zopiclone
* Has traveled across 3 or more time zones (transmeridian travel) in the last 2 weeks prior to study start and will travel across 3 or more time zones throughout study duration
* Works a night shift and is not able to avoid night shift work within 1 week before each treatment visit
* Is pregnant or nursing
* Does not qualify as a proficient driver according to the driving instructors evaluation of subject's driving on the driving test practice session
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.

Haarlem, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

References

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Vermeeren A, Sun H, Vuurman EF, Jongen S, Van Leeuwen CJ, Van Oers AC, Palcza J, Li X, Laethem T, Heirman I, Bautmans A, Troyer MD, Wrishko R, McCrea J. On-the-Road Driving Performance the Morning after Bedtime Use of Suvorexant 20 and 40 mg: A Study in Non-Elderly Healthy Volunteers. Sleep. 2015 Nov 1;38(11):1803-13. doi: 10.5665/sleep.5168.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26039969 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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4305-035

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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