Status:

COMPLETED

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

Lead Sponsor:

University of Rochester

Collaborating Sponsors:

Cephalon

Conditions:

Primary Insomnia

Eligibility:

All Genders

25-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

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 sev...

Detailed Description

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 da...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 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

  • As above

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00124384

Start Date

January 1 2005

End Date

August 1 2007

Last Update

April 23 2008

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University of Rochester Sleep and Neurophysiology Research Lab

Rochester, New York, United States, 14642

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