Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of a Combination of Plants in Anxiety-related Sleep Disorders: Randomized Trial Versus Placebo

Lead Sponsor:

PiLeJe

Collaborating Sponsors:

Université Catholique de Louvain

Conditions:

Sleep Troubles Associated With Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objective of this double-blind randomized clinical trial is to compare the effects of a dietary supplement based on eschscholtzia and valerian extracts to a placebo after 28 days of supplementatio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Woman or man, aged of 18 to 65 years;
  • In good general health as evidenced by medical history and physical examination;
  • Having at least 3 episodes of sleep disorders per week including one or more of the following:
  • difficulty falling asleep or
  • difficulty staying asleep or
  • poor quality sleep
  • Waking up earlier than desired
  • The insufficient sleep duration and quality is coupled with a feeling of general fatigue;
  • Sleep disorder last for more than 1 month;
  • Presenting moderate to severe sleep disorder in the past month (ISI ≥ 15);
  • With anxiety resulting in a HAM-A score \> 8 and \< 25;
  • For women of childbearing age (women of childbearing potential, pre-menopausal or having postmenopausal amenorrhea of less than 12 months, and women who have not undergone surgical sterilization):
  • Negative blood pregnancy test
  • Acceptance to use an effective method of contraception, established for at least 1 month, and throughout the duration of the study;
  • Fluent French speaking;
  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form;
  • Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study.

Exclusion

  • A score \> 10 on the ESS scale (that would correspond to serious hypersomnia);
  • Sleep disorders secondary to another health problem (sleep apnea syndrome, narcolepsy-cataplexy, idiopathic hypersomnia, restless legs syndrome, chronic pain syndrome, ...) or an environmental factor (noise, light ...) or socio-professional (shift work, young child at home, people who are often jet lagged,… );
  • Severe psychiatric disorder or disease within 6 months before inclusion (depression, bipolar disorder, severe anxiety, psychosis, schizophrenic disorders, dementia,…) or a severe neurologic trouble (Alzheimer's, autism, Parkinson's disease, …);
  • Subjects presenting severe gastro-intestinal, hepatic, respiratory, kidney or cardiovascular disorder or severe infection (e.g. HIV, hepatitis, …);
  • Acute or chronic somatic pathologies which can interfere with sleep: kidney cancer, etc.;
  • Subjects with pre-menstrual syndrome or myasthenia gravis;
  • Subjects who drink more than 2 glasses of alcohol per day (\> 20g of alcohol per day) or with exaggerated consumption of theine (≥ 1l per day) and caffeine-rich (≥ 800ml per day) beverages and energy drink (≥ 330ml per day);
  • Smoker;
  • Subject consuming drugs and/or with historical drug addiction;
  • Under psychotropic treatment within the last month before screening (neuroleptic, anxiolytic, antidepressant, hypnotic, sedative, …) or under current medication treatment which may alter the waking state (for example: cortisone, dopamine, amphetamine, antihistamines, beta-blockers, certain cough syrups, .…);
  • Volunteer with suicidal risk according to the investigator;
  • Under phytotherapy treatment or food supplement for sleep disorders within the last month before screening;
  • Volunteer presenting current infection and/or fever;
  • Volunteer with medical history of stroke or head trauma;
  • Pregnant or lactating woman;
  • Known allergy or intolerance to one product component (valerian, eschscholtzia or excipients);
  • Subjects having participated to another clinical trial (with an investigational product) one month before the inclusion;
  • Subjects that present alterations of their cognitive functions that will interfere with the comprehension of the study and procedures and/or with the completion of questionnaires;
  • Vulnerable patient (deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, under guardianship, curatorship or safeguard of justice, …);
  • Pharmacological resistance to common hypnotic/sedative drugs;
  • Allergy/intolerance to the actimeter straps;
  • Recent (\< 1 month before the inclusion) change in lifestyle (food, body weight \> 5kg, sport).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 29 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 9 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

109 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04812418

Start Date

March 29 2021

End Date

June 9 2023

Last Update

November 13 2023

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Centre d'Investigation Clinique en Nutrition

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, B-1348