Phase 4
Completed N=249
Efficacy and Safety of Armodafinil for Adults With Excessive Sleepiness Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea and Depression
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic · Obstructive Sleep Apnea · Major Depressive Disorder · Dysthymic Disorder
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00518986 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
249
Serious AEs
1.6%
Results posted
Mar 2011
Primary outcomePrimary: Change From Baseline on Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) to Endpoint (12 Weeks or Last Observation After Baseline) — 2.6; 1.1 Minutes — p=0.3043
Summary
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate whether armodafinil at a target dosage of 200 mg/day is more effective than placebo treatment in improving excessive sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) who have comorbid major depressive disorder or dysthymic disorder.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change From Baseline on Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) to Endpoint (12 Weeks or Last Observation After Baseline) |
2.6; 1.1 | 0.3043 |
| PRIMARY Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) at Endpoint (12-weeks or Last Observation After Baseline) |
78; 59; 35; 53 | 0.0120 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) at Endpoint (12 Weeks or Last Measurement After Baseline) |
-6.5; -4.6 | 0.0027 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) at 4 Weeks |
2.7; -0.1 | 0.0019 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) at 8 Weeks |
2.1; 1.2 | 0.3145 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) at 12 Weeks |
2.5; 1.4 | 0.2196 |
| SECONDARY Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) at 4 Weeks |
75; 64; 36; 44 | 0.2017 |
| SECONDARY Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) at 8 Weeks |
76; 52; 28; 46 | 0.0032 sig |
| SECONDARY Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) at 12 Weeks |
69; 53; 27; 42 | 0.0207 sig |
| SECONDARY Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI C) at 4 Weeks - Full Scale |
15; 11; 34; 21; 26; 32 | 0.0529 |
| SECONDARY Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) at 8 Weeks - Full Scale |
16; 11; 39; 19; 21; 22 | 0.0011 sig |
| SECONDARY Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) at 12 Weeks - Full Scale |
27; 11; 20; 22; 22; 20 | 0.0064 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) at 2 Weeks |
-4.8; -3.8 | 0.1072 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) at 4 Weeks |
-5.5; -4.2 | 0.0355 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) at 8 Weeks |
-6.0; -4.8 | 0.0591 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) at 12 Weeks |
-6.8; -4.8 | 0.0025 sig |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) Total Score at 2 Weeks |
54; 40; 53; 64 | 0.0794 |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) Total Score at 4 Weeks |
59; 45; 52; 63 | 0.0888 |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) Total Score at 8 Weeks |
64; 47; 39; 51 | 0.0433 sig |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) Total Score at 12 Weeks |
65; 47; 31; 48 | 0.0105 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline to Endpoint (Week 12 or Last Observation After Baseline) in the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Total Score |
-8.9; -3.8 | 0.0523 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Total Score at 2 Weeks |
-6.1; -0.9 | 0.0289 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Total Score at 4 Weeks |
-9.5; -5.8 | 0.1272 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Total Score at 8 Weeks |
-8.8; -3.0 | 0.0349 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Total Score at 12 Weeks |
-10.5; -3.3 | 0.0094 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Worst Daily Fatigue Score at Endpoint (12 Weeks or Last Observation After Baseline) |
-1.3; -0.7 | 0.0754 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Worse Daily Fatigue Score at 2 Weeks |
-1.1; -0.2 | 0.0105 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Worse Daily Fatigue Score at 4 Weeks |
-1.2; -0.8 | 0.2888 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Worse Daily Fatigue Score at 8 Weeks |
-1.2; -0.3 | 0.0130 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Worse Daily Fatigue Score at 12 Weeks |
-1.4; -0.6 | 0.0354 sig |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Worst Fatigue Score at Endpoint (12 Weeks or Last Observation After Baseline) |
63; 56; 49; 55 | 0.3854 |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Worst Fatigue Score at 2 Weeks |
62; 43; 48; 65 | 0.0145 sig |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Worst Fatigue Score at 4 Weeks |
62; 57; 49; 51 | 0.6475 |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Worst Fatigue Score at 8 Weeks |
63; 42; 41; 56 | 0.0118 sig |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Worst Fatigue Score at 12 Weeks |
55; 48; 41; 47 | 0.3483 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Interference Score at Endpoint (12 Weeks or Last Observation After Baseline) |
-0.9; -0.3 | 0.0879 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Interference Score at 2 Weeks |
-0.6; 0.0 | 0.0277 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Interference Score at 4 Weeks |
-1.0; -0.6 | 0.1245 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Interference Score at 8 Weeks |
-0.9; -0.2 | 0.0305 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) Interference Score at 12 Weeks (or Last Observation After Baseline) |
-1.1; -0.3 | 0.0129 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) Total Score at Endpoint (12 Weeks or Last Observation After Baseline) |
2.3; 1.5 | 0.0308 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) Total Score at 2 Weeks |
1.7; 1.1 | 0.0679 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) Total Score at 4 Weeks |
2.2; 1.4 | 0.0153 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) Total Score at 8 Weeks |
2.2; 1.4 | 0.0296 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) Total Score at 12 Weeks |
2.6; 1.6 | 0.0107 sig |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) Total Score at Endpoint (Week 12 or Last Observation After Baseline) |
49; 30; 61; 78 | 0.0100 sig |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) Total Score at 2 Weeks |
30; 19; 75; 84 | 0.0854 |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) at Week 4 |
45; 24; 60; 79 | 0.0027 sig |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) at Week 8 |
36; 20; 65; 77 | 0.0189 sig |
| SECONDARY Number of Responders According to the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) at Week 12 |
43; 28; 51; 66 | 0.0240 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Medical Outcomes Study 6 Item Cognitive Functioning (MOS-CF6) Scale at Endpoint (12 Weeks or Last Observation After Baseline) |
3.2; 2.4 | 0.3320 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Medical Outcomes Study 6 Item Cognitive Functioning (MOS-CF6) Scale at 2 Weeks |
2.0; 1.9 | 0.8930 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Medical Outcomes Study 6 Item Cognitive Functioning (MOS-CF6) Scale at 4 Weeks |
3.4; 2.4 | 0.1774 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Medical Outcomes Study 6 Item Cognitive Functioning (MOS-CF6) Scale at 8 Weeks |
3.3; 2.1 | 0.1000 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on Medical Outcomes Study 6 Item Cognitive Functioning (MOS-CF6) Scale at 12 Weeks |
3.3; 2.4 | 0.2428 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline in the Excessive Sleepiness (ES) Symptom Rating Form - Sleepiness Scores at Endpoint (12 Weeks or Last Observation After Baseline) |
-1.8; -1.4 | 0.1816 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline in the Excessive Sleepiness (ES) Symptom Rating Form - Sleepiness Scores at 2 Weeks |
-1.6; -1.2 | 0.1627 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline in the Excessive Sleepiness (ES) Symptom Rating Form - Sleepiness Scores at 4 Weeks |
-2.1; -1.1 | 0.0018 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline in the Excessive Sleepiness (ES) Symptom Rating Form - Sleepiness Scores at 8 Weeks |
-1.8; -0.9 | 0.0096 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline in the Excessive Sleepiness (ES) Symptom Rating Form - Sleepiness Scores at 12 Weeks |
-2.2; -1.3 | 0.0126 sig |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Current diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS)
- Complaint of residual excessive sleepiness despite nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) therapy being effective
- Current or prior diagnosis of major depressive disorder or dysthymic disorder
- Clinically stable with regard to depressed mood and has shown a treatment response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) therapy or serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) therapy
- Patient has been on a stable monotherapy dose of an allowed SSRI or SNRI for at least 8 weeks at the time of screening
- Women of childbearing potential must use a medically accepted method of contraception.
Exclusion Criteria
- Confirmed or suspected diagnosis of a currently active sleep disorder other than obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS)
- Current episode of major depression that is considered to be treatment-resistant
- A primary diagnosis of: eating disorder, psychotic disorder, delirium, dementia, substance-related disorders, or moderate to severe hypochondriasis
- Patient has a history of bipolar disorder, psychotic depression, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, any other psychotic disorder, or other clinically significant uncontrolled psychiatric condition.
- Patient has a history of homicidal ideation or significant aggression
- Patient has a diagnosis of severe antisocial or borderline personality disorder
- Has a history of significant suicidal ideation, or has current active suicidal ideation, or is considered at imminent risk of self harm.
- Patient has a history consistent with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome
- A high consumption of caffeinated products, approximately equivalent to 5 or more cups of coffee per day
- Patient history of any clinically significant cutaneous drug reaction, or a history of clinically significant hypersensitivity reaction
- Has a past or present seizure disorder
- Patient has a history of alcohol, narcotic, or any other substance abuse or dependence (with the exception of nicotine)
- Psychotherapeutic intervention for the patient was initiated within 8 weeks of the screening visit.
- Patient has known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Patient has any clinically significant uncontrolled medical condition (including illnesses related to the cardiovascular, renal, or hepatic systems) or surgical condition (treated or untreated)
- Patient is a pregnant or lactating woman
- Patient has previously received armodafinil; or, patient has used modafinil or any investigational product within 28 days of the baseline visit.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00518986). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.