Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Clonazepam on REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in Patients With Parkinsonism

Lead Sponsor:

Seoul National University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea

Conditions:

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

30+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether clonazepam is effective and safe in the treatment of rapid eye movement behavior disorder (RBD) of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Detailed Description

RBD is one of the representative non-motor symptoms of PD and other synucleinopathies. Patients with RBD show dream-enacting behaviors such as punching, kicking, singing, screaming, or somnambulism. T...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject was enrolled voluntarily and understood the contents of this clinical trial
  • Subject was diagnosed as Parkinson disease (PD) or Parkinson's syndrome
  • Hoehn and Yahr (H\&Y) stage 1, 2, or 3
  • Existence of caregivers who can provide a information about symptoms of rapid eye movement sleep disorder (RBD) of the participant
  • Existence of RBD by answering "yes" to the question (RBD-1Q): "Have you ever been told, or suspected yourself, that you seem to 'act out your dreams' while asleep (for example, punching, flailing your arms in the air, making running movements, etc.)?"

Exclusion

  • Existence of cognitive decline hard to participate in the clinical trial
  • Subject has confusion or visual hallucination in daytime
  • Diagnosed as obstructive sleep apnea or severe snoring
  • Previous clonazepam treatment within 4 weeks
  • Current treatment with benzodiazepines at bedtime
  • Alcoholics or drug abuser
  • Lactating, pregnant, or possible pregnant
  • Hypersensitivity to clonazepam or benzodiazepines
  • Prior participation to other clinical trials within 3 months
  • Presence of severe comorbidities or a cancer
  • Existence of illness or problems which makes difficult to be enrolled to this trial judged by clinicians

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02312908

Start Date

March 1 2015

End Date

March 1 2016

Last Update

April 25 2016

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea, 110-744

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