Status:

COMPLETED

Sleep Inducing And Maintaining Efficacy Of Circadin In Elderly Insomniacs

Lead Sponsor:

Neurim Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Conditions:

Primary Insomnia

Eligibility:

All Genders

55-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The aim of this placebo controlled study is to investigate the effect of 2 mg melatonin Slow Release (Circadin®) on the sleep/wake cycle in elderly insomniac out-subjects, aged 55 years or more.

Detailed Description

Circadin® is a newly developed slow release galenic formulation of melatonin, producing overall levels of melatonin comparable to those observed in a control population, when administered to patients ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy male and female, aged ≥ 55 years, suffering from primary insomnia according to DSM-IV criteria (307.42)

Exclusion

  • According to DSM-IV, subjects belonging to the following groups are excluded: 780.59; 307.45; 307.47; 780.xx (Appendix 2);
  • Use of benzodiazepines or other hypnotics during the preceding 1 month with a frequency of more than 2 times a week and lasting more than 2 weeks;
  • Severe neurological, psychiatric or sleep disorders;
  • Other serious diseases;
  • Taking more than 1/2 l of alcohol, more than 3 cups of coffee or more than 10 cigarettes per day .
  • Subjects who need beta blockers as a treatment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 1996

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 1997

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00816673

Start Date

September 1 1996

End Date

September 1 1997

Last Update

November 14 2024

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Centre Hospitalier de Rouffach, France, F-68250