A Study to Compare Efficacy and Safety of Zolpidem Modified Release Formulation Versus Zolpidem in Insomnia Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01181232 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 13, 2010
Last Update Posted : September 10, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Primary Insomnia | Drug: Zolpidem MR Drug: Zolpidem IR | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 132 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Active Control, Parallel Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Zolpidem MR (Stilnox CR) Versus Zolpidem (Stilnox) in Patients With Primary Insomnia |
Study Start Date : | October 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: MR low-dose group |
Drug: Zolpidem MR
oral
Other Names:
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Experimental: MR high-dose group |
Drug: Zolpidem MR
oral
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: IR group |
Drug: Zolpidem IR
oral
Other Name: Stilnox |
- Rest/activity cycles measured by Actigraphy [ Time Frame: For 2 weeks (Day 0, Day 7, Day 14) ]
- Total score of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) [ Time Frame: For 2 weeks (Day 0, Day 7, Day 14) ]
- Physician's clinical global impression (CGI) [ Time Frame: For 2 weeks (Day 0, Day 7, Day 14) ]
- Patient's global impression (PGI) [ Time Frame: For 2 weeks (Day 0, Day 7, Day 14) ]
- Sleep latency as derived from sleep diary [ Time Frame: For 2 weeks (Day 0, Day 7, Day 14) ]
- Number of awakenings as derived from sleep diary [ Time Frame: For 2 weeks (Day 0, Day 7, Day 14) ]
- Total sleep time as derived from sleep diary [ Time Frame: For 2 weeks (Day 0, Day 7, Day 14) ]
- Wake time after sleep onset as derived from sleep diary [ Time Frame: For 2 weeks (Day 0, Day 7, Day 14) ]
- Day time function as assessed by Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) [ Time Frame: For 2 weeks (Day 0, Day 7, Day 14) ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 64 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of primary insomnia based on DSM-IV criteria (307.42)
- Written informed consent has been obtained
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with sleep apnea syndrome, narcolepsy, presence or suspicion of periodic leg movement or restless leg syndrome
- Patients with hepatic failure, myasthenia gravis, or hypersensitivity to zolpidem
- Patients who are known to be current drug or alcohol abuser or likely to concomitantly consume alcoholic beverages (more than 3 times/week)
- Patients who have received antihistamines or antipsychotics will not allow to discontinue the previous medication throughout the study
- Patients who are pregnant, lactating or intend to become pregnant during the study period
- Patients who have received antidepressants or anxiolytics will not allow to change the dose or discontinue the previous medication throughout the study
- Any clinically significant condition, which in the opinion of the investigator makes the patients unsuitable for the trial
- Participation in any clinical trial within 1 month prior to randomization

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01181232
Taiwan | |
Tainan, Taiwan, 704 | |
Taipei, Taiwan, 100 |
Study Chair: | Use Central Contact | Astellas Pharma Inc |
Responsible Party: | Astellas Pharma Inc |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01181232 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
STCR-0901-TW |
First Posted: | August 13, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 10, 2014 |
Last Verified: | August 2014 |
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Dyssomnias Sleep Wake Disorders Nervous System Diseases Mental Disorders Zolpidem Sleep Aids, Pharmaceutical |
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