Assess the Effect of Zolpidem, Silenor & Placebo on Arousability, Ataxia/Balance & Cognition in Healthy Volunteers

Summary

This is a Phase IV, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, four-arm crossover study. The study will assess the effects of a single dose of Silenor 6 mg compared with matching placebo and a single dose of zolpidem 10 mg compared to its matching placebo at the respective T-max in normal healthy adult male volunteers. The study will be conducted in approximately 52 male subjects

Timeline

Start

2015-01

Primary completion

2016-01

Completion

2016-03

Publications

• Background Davis KL, Charey D, Cuyle JT, Nemeroff C. Neuropsychopharmacology, The Fifth Generation of Progress. 2002; Section 13: 1938-1939
• Background Silenor [prescribing information]. Pernix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA; March 2010.
• Background Sanofi-Synthelabo. Ambien (zolpidem tartrate) complete prescribing information. 2002.
• Background Johns MW. A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth sleepiness scale. Sleep. 1991 Dec;14(6):540-5. doi: 10.1093/sleep/14.6.540.
• Results Rechtschaffen A, Kales A, eds. A Manual of Standardized Terminology, Techniques and Scoring System for Sleep Stages of Human Subjects. Los Angeles, Calif; Brain Information Service/Brain Research Institute, UCLA; 1968
• Results Berg Balance Scale (BBS)
• Results Mintzer MZ, Griffiths RR. Selective effects of zolpidem on human memory functions. J Psychopharmacol. 1999;13(1):18-31. doi: 10.1177/026988119901300103.
• Results Gottlieb DJ, Yenokyan G, Newman AB, O'Connor GT, Punjabi NM, Quan SF, Redline S, Resnick HE, Tong EK, Diener-West M, Shahar E. Prospective study of obstructive sleep apnea and incident coronary heart disease and heart failure: the sleep heart health study. Circulation. 2010 Jul 27;122(4):352-60. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.901801. Epub 2010 Jul 12.
• Results Chung F, Yegneswaran B, Liao P, Chung SA, Vairavanathan S, Islam S, Khajehdehi A, Shapiro CM. STOP questionnaire: a tool to screen patients for obstructive sleep apnea. Anesthesiology. 2008 May;108(5):812-21. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816d83e4.
• Drake CL, Durrence H, Cheng P, Roth T, Pillai V, Peterson EL, Singh M, Tran KM. Arousability and Fall Risk During Forced Awakenings From Nocturnal Sleep Among Healthy Males Following Administration of Zolpidem 10 mg and Doxepin 6 mg: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Four-Way Crossover Trial. Sleep. 2017 Jul 1;40(7). doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsx086.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.