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Elderly Primary Insomnia Polysomnographic Study
This study has been terminated.
Sponsored by: Merck
Information provided by: Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00094666
  Purpose

The purpose of the study is to test the safety and effectiveness of an Investigational Drug on insomnia in the elderly.


Condition Intervention Phase
Primary Insomnia
Drug: MK0928, gaboxadol / Duration of Treatment - 6 weeks
Drug: Comparator: placebo / Duration of Treatment - 6 weeks
Phase III

Drug Information available for: Gaboxadol
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment
Official Title: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, 30-Night Polysomnographic Study of MK0928 in Elderly Patients With Primary Insomnia

Further study details as provided by Merck:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Amount of time spent awake and time to fall asleep at night after two days

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Amount of time spent awake and time to fall asleep at night after 30 days
  • Amount of deep sleep after two days

Estimated Enrollment: 465
Study Start Date: November 2004
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   65 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Elderly patients with a diagnosis of primary insomnia and in good physical and mental health
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00094666

Locations
United States, Florida
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Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States, 33009
United States, New York
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Williamsville, New York, United States, 14221
Sponsors and Collaborators
Merck
Investigators
Study Director: Medical Monitor Merck
  More Information

Publications indexed to this study:
Study ID Numbers: 2004_085
Study First Received: October 21, 2004
Last Updated: March 28, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00094666  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:
4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo(5,4-c)pyridin-3-ol
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Mental Disorders
Dyssomnias
Sleep Disorders
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009