Status:

COMPLETED

The Role of the Circadian System in Neurological Sleep-wake Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Esther Werth

Conditions:

Narcolepsy 1

Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-35 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the role of the circadian system in patients with neurologic sleep-wake disorders. Therefore, overnight sleep will be distributed over 30 hours into repetitive ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and Female participants 18 years to 35 years of age
  • Written informed consent by the participant after information about the research project
  • Healthy controls: 7-8 hours of sleep per night
  • Healthy controls: sleep satiation before start of the study
  • Narcolepsy type 1: diagnosis of narcolepsy with cataplexy, drug free during study, proven excessive daytime sleepiness with increased REM (MSLT), clear-cut cataplexy present, undetectable or low cerebrospinal fluid hypocretin levels (if data is available)
  • Idiopathic hypersomnia: diagnosis of idiopathic hypersomnia, drug free during study, proven excessive daytime sleepiness without increased REM (MSLT), increased sleep need (\>10h/day) on work-free days shown by 2-week actigraphy

Exclusion

  • signs of neurological, psychiatric, or other sleep-wake disorders
  • signs of sleep deprivation
  • shift work and time zone change of more than one hour within one month prior the study start
  • extreme morning and evening types
  • underweight
  • obstructive gastro-intestinal disease or history of gastrointestinal surgery
  • an implanted medical device or a scheduled MRI scan during the experimental period

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 28 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 31 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03356938

Start Date

November 28 2017

End Date

May 31 2020

Last Update

February 21 2021

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University Hospital Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland, 8091