Status:

COMPLETED

Clonidine is Better Than Zopiclone for Insomnia Treatment in Chronic Pain Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic

Conditions:

Insomnia Chronic

Pain, Chronic

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-99 years

Brief Summary

A prospective observational crossover study of 160 consenting adult patients who underwent pain management. For insomnia treatment, each patient ingested different prescribed doses of Zopiclone or Clo...

Detailed Description

Objectives: Chronic pain is associated with insomnia. The objective of this clinical study is to compare the efficacy and safety of different prescribed doses of Zopiclone and Clonidine; for the manag...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • adult chronic pain patients
  • good treatment compliance
  • severe chronic insomnia
  • failure of non-pharmacologic sleep therapy
  • regular zopiclone therapy for 3 months or more
  • regular sleep diary
  • regular pain diary
  • informed consent for diary review
  • consent for clinical record quality assurance review.

Exclusion

  • obstructive sleep apnoea
  • body mass index (BMI) ≥40
  • organ insufficiency
  • cognitive disorder
  • inability to provide consent
  • major neuropsychiatric disorder
  • unreliable diary
  • cannabis use
  • regular alcohol intake
  • stimulant use
  • substance abuse
  • poor treatment compliance
  • high dose opioid
  • gabapentinoid use
  • sedative use
  • mild insomina
  • irregular zopiclone intake
  • regular zopiclone therapy for less than 3 months
  • previous adverse/allergic reactions to clonidine or zopiclone.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 5 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05277038

Start Date

March 1 2022

End Date

November 5 2022

Last Update

November 18 2022

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Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, V3S 7J1