Assess the Effect of Zolpidem, Silenor & Placebo on Arousability, Ataxia/Balance & Cognition in Healthy Volunteers

NCT ID: NCT02353299

Last Updated: 2018-01-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

52 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-01-31

Study Completion Date

2016-03-31

Brief Summary

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This is a Phase IV, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, four-arm crossover study. The study will assess the effects of a single dose of Silenor 6 mg compared with matching placebo and a single dose of zolpidem 10 mg compared to its matching placebo at the respective T-max in normal healthy adult male volunteers. The study will be conducted in approximately 52 male subjects

Detailed Description

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Subjects will be screened and asked to complete sleep disorders questionnaires and a sleep diary to establish normal sleep patterns and to rule out any sleep disorder.

Eligible subjects will be scheduled for a Screening PSG to rule out PLMS, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders.

Subjects who meet the screening PSG criteria will be randomly assigned to a treatment sequence order that involves both the study drug and the time subjects are awakened in the middle-of-the-night using a crossover study design. These four sequences include Silenor 6 mg with a middle-of-the-night awakening at 4 hours (DXP-4H), zolpidem 10 mg with a middle-of-the-night awakening at 1.5 hours (ZOL-1.5H), placebo with a middle-of-the-night awakening at 4 hours (PBO-4H), and placebo with a middle-of-the-night awakening at 1.5 hours (PBO-1.5H). Study drug will be administered under fasted conditions (at least 4 hours) as a single dose at bedtime (approximately 2300 hours), and each subject will receive one dose of each active drug (Silenor 6 mg and zolpidem 10 mg), and two doses of placebo during the treatment period.

Safety assessments will be performed throughout the study.

During the night of assessment, subjects will be awoken at the estimated T-max of the active drugs, with a matching placebo group awakened at each of these time points with the same arousability protocol. Arousability will be assessed using the Auditory Awakening Threshold test (AAT) .

Once the Auditory Awakening Threshold has been determined, subjects will perform a Tandem Walk assessment followed by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and finally by Free Recall Memory testing.

Subjects will be discharged from the sleep center once all assessments have been completed. A final study visit will be performed for subjects either after they have completed all four Treatment Periods or they have prematurely discontinued the study.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Silenor 6 mg (DXP-4H)

Silenor 6 mg single nightime dose- 4 hour post dose arousability and cognitive assessments

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Silenor 6 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Silenor 6 mg single nighttime dose.

zolpidem 10 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Zolpidem 10 mg single nighttime dose

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo single nighttime dose-1.5 hours

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo single nighttime dose-4 hours

Placebo (PBO-4H)

placebo single nightime dose -4 hour post dose arousability and cognitive assessments

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Silenor 6 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Silenor 6 mg single nighttime dose.

zolpidem 10 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Zolpidem 10 mg single nighttime dose

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo single nighttime dose-1.5 hours

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo single nighttime dose-4 hours

Zolpidem 10 mg (ZOL-1.5H)

zolpidem 10 mg single nightime dose - 1.5 hour arousability and cognitive assessments

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Silenor 6 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Silenor 6 mg single nighttime dose.

zolpidem 10 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Zolpidem 10 mg single nighttime dose

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo single nighttime dose-1.5 hours

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo single nighttime dose-4 hours

Placebo (PBO-1.5H)

placebo single nightime dose -1.5 hour arousability and cognitive assessments

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Silenor 6 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Silenor 6 mg single nighttime dose.

zolpidem 10 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Zolpidem 10 mg single nighttime dose

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo single nighttime dose-1.5 hours

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo single nighttime dose-4 hours

Interventions

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Silenor 6 mg

Silenor 6 mg single nighttime dose.

Intervention Type DRUG

zolpidem 10 mg

Zolpidem 10 mg single nighttime dose

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

placebo single nighttime dose-1.5 hours

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

placebo single nighttime dose-4 hours

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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doxepin zolpidem

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be in good general health as determined by the investigator;
* Have a 3-month history of a normal nightly sleep pattern based on the subject's self report ;
* A usual time in bed
* A regular bedtime between 2200 and 2400 hours
* No habitual daytime napping;
* Epworth Sleepiness Scale score ≤ 10;
* Be able to read, understand, and provide written/dated informed consent before enrolling in the study, and must be willing and able to comply with all study procedures;
* Be able to follow verbal and written instructions provided in English

Exclusion Criteria

* Have a body mass index (BMI) \>35 kg/m2
* Have symptoms consistent with the diagnosis of any sleep disorder (e.g., insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, periodic leg movements, or restless leg syndrome);
* On screening PSG AHI \> 10 or PLMAI \>10;
* Have a known or suspected diagnosis of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), or have tested seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody or antigen previously;
* Have any clinically significant abnormal finding in physical examination, neurological assessment, vital signs, elevated body temperature, or clinical laboratory tests, as determined by the Investigator;
* Have a known exaggerated pharmacological sensitivity, hypersensitivity, or history of a clinically significant adverse reaction to zolpidem;
* Have a known or exaggerated pharmacological sensitivity, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to doxepin HCl, any tricyclic antidepressant, or antihistamine;
* Currently taking cimetidine or a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI);
* Current diagnosis of severe urinary retention;
* Current diagnosis of untreated glaucoma;
* Intends to use any medication including over-the-counter (OTC) medications that would interfere with normal sleep architecture (such as systemic steroids, beta-adrenergic blockers, amphetamines, modafinil, etc.);
* Self-reports use of products containing nicotine of greater than 15 cigarettes daily, or cannot avoid products containing nicotine during the normal sleep periods;
* Self report consumption of more than five alcoholic beverages on any one day or greater than 14 alcoholic beverages weekly over the past week;
* Have a history of epilepsy or serious head injury;
* Used CYP450 2D6 inducers or inhibitors within 7 days before screening;
* Have used prescribed or OTC medications within 30 days of screening (Day 0) or intend to use any prescription or OTC medication during the study that may interfere with the evaluation of the study drug.
* Have used an investigational drug within 30 days or five half lives (whichever is longer) before screening, or plans to use an investigational drug during the study or have used doxepin or zolpidem previously.
* Score of \< 40 on the BBS at screening
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Henry Ford Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Currax Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Chris Drake, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorder Research Center

Locations

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Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorders & Research Center

Novi, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Davis KL, Charey D, Cuyle JT, Nemeroff C. Neuropsychopharmacology, The Fifth Generation of Progress. 2002; Section 13: 1938-1939

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Silenor [prescribing information]. Pernix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA; March 2010.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Sanofi-Synthelabo. Ambien (zolpidem tartrate) complete prescribing information. 2002.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Johns MW. A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth sleepiness scale. Sleep. 1991 Dec;14(6):540-5. doi: 10.1093/sleep/14.6.540.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1798888 (View on PubMed)

Rechtschaffen A, Kales A, eds. A Manual of Standardized Terminology, Techniques and Scoring System for Sleep Stages of Human Subjects. Los Angeles, Calif; Brain Information Service/Brain Research Institute, UCLA; 1968

Reference Type RESULT

Berg Balance Scale (BBS)

Reference Type RESULT

Mintzer MZ, Griffiths RR. Selective effects of zolpidem on human memory functions. J Psychopharmacol. 1999;13(1):18-31. doi: 10.1177/026988119901300103.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 10221356 (View on PubMed)

Gottlieb DJ, Yenokyan G, Newman AB, O'Connor GT, Punjabi NM, Quan SF, Redline S, Resnick HE, Tong EK, Diener-West M, Shahar E. Prospective study of obstructive sleep apnea and incident coronary heart disease and heart failure: the sleep heart health study. Circulation. 2010 Jul 27;122(4):352-60. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.901801. Epub 2010 Jul 12.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20625114 (View on PubMed)

Chung F, Yegneswaran B, Liao P, Chung SA, Vairavanathan S, Islam S, Khajehdehi A, Shapiro CM. STOP questionnaire: a tool to screen patients for obstructive sleep apnea. Anesthesiology. 2008 May;108(5):812-21. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816d83e4.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18431116 (View on PubMed)

Drake CL, Durrence H, Cheng P, Roth T, Pillai V, Peterson EL, Singh M, Tran KM. Arousability and Fall Risk During Forced Awakenings From Nocturnal Sleep Among Healthy Males Following Administration of Zolpidem 10 mg and Doxepin 6 mg: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Four-Way Crossover Trial. Sleep. 2017 Jul 1;40(7). doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsx086.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28575467 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PT-D1402

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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