Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy of Ramelteon on Transient Insomnia in Healthy Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Takeda
Conditions:
Transient Insomnia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-64 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Ramelteon, once daily (QD), in healthy subjects within a sleep lab.
Detailed Description
Insomnia is characterized by difficulties initiating and maintaining sleep, or of non-restorative and non-refreshing sleep. Transient insomnia affects approximately one-third to one-half of the US pop...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria
- Females of childbearing potential who are sexually active must agree to use adequate contraception, and can neither be pregnant nor lactating from Screening throughout the duration of the study.
- Habitual bedtime is between 8:30 p.m. and 12:00 a.m.
- Sleeps 6.5 to 8 hours per night and has a subjective sleep latency of less than or equal to 30 minutes.
- Body mass index between 18 and 34, inclusive.
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Any history of insomnia.
- Spent one or more nights in a sleep laboratory.
- Epworth Sleepiness Scale score of greater than 10.
- Known hypersensitivity to Ramelteon or related compounds, including melatonin.
- Previously participated in a study involving Ramelteon.
- Participated in any other investigational study and/or taken any investigational drug within 30 days or five half-lives prior to Day 1, whichever is longer.
- Sleep schedule changes required by employment (ie, shift work) within three months preceding Day 1 or has flown across greater than three time zones within seven days prior to screening.
- Participated in a weight loss program or substantially altered their exercise routine within 30 days prior to Day 1.
- History of seizures, sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, restless leg syndrome, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mental retardation, or cognitive disorder.
- History of a psychiatric disorder (including anxiety or depression) within the past 12 months.
- History of drug addiction or drug abuse within the past 12 months.
- Any physical or psychiatric disorder that may be associated with sleep disturbance.
- History of alcohol abuse within the past 12 months, as defined in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition Revised and/or regularly consumes 4 or more alcoholic drinks per day.
- Current significant neurological, hepatic, renal, endocrine, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, hematologic or metabolic disease.
- Uses tobacco products during nightly awakenings.
- Any clinically important abnormal finding as determined by a medical history, physical examination, electrocardiogram, or clinical laboratory tests, as determined by the investigator.
- Positive hepatitis panel.
- Positive urine drug screen including alcohol at screening or a positive breathalyzer test at check-in.
- Any additional condition(s) that in the investigator's opinion would
- affect sleep-wake function
- prohibit the subject from completing the study
- not be in the best interest of the subject.
- Is required to take or continues taking any disallowed medication, prescription medication, herbal treatment or over-the counter medication, including:
- Anxiolytics
- Hypnotics
- Antidepressants
- Anticonvulsants
- Sedating H1 antihistamines
- Systemic steroids
- Respiratory stimulants (eg, theophylline)
- Decongestants
- Over-the-counter and prescription stimulants
- Over-the-counter and prescription diet aids
- Central nervous system active drugs
- Narcotic analgesics
- All beta blockers
- St. John's Wort
- Kava-kava
- gingko biloba
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2003
Estimated Enrollment :
289 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00671398
Start Date
December 1 2002
End Date
May 1 2003
Last Update
February 28 2012
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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San Diego, California, United States
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Miami, Florida, United States
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Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States