Ezopiclone Improves the Quality of Overnight Polysomnography

Summary

Patients often have difficulty sleeping during overnight sleep testing in a lab environment. The purpose of this study is to determine if taking a sleep aid will improve sleep and therefore the quality of the sleep study.

Timeline

Start

2007-03

Primary completion

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Completion

2007-10

Publications

• Background Lettieri CJ, Eliasson AH, Andrada T, Khramtsov A, Kristo DA. Does zolpidem enhance the yield of polysomnography? J Clin Sleep Med. 2005 Apr 15;1(2):129-31.
• Lettieri CJ, Collen JF, Eliasson AH, Quast TM. Sedative use during continuous positive airway pressure titration improves subsequent compliance: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Chest. 2009 Nov;136(5):1263-1268. doi: 10.1378/chest.09-0811. Epub 2009 Jun 30.
• Lettieri CJ, Quast TN, Eliasson AH, Andrada T. Eszopiclone improves overnight polysomnography and continuous positive airway pressure titration: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Sleep. 2008 Sep;31(9):1310-6.

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