Phase 4
N=83
Ramelteon for the Treatment of Insomnia and Mood Stability in Patients With Euthymic Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00552760 ↗Enrolled (actual)
83
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2010
Primary outcome: Primary: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Global Score — 10.17; 10.88; 8.16; 9.28 units on scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Interventions
- Ramelteon (Drug); Placebo (Drug)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Lehigh Valley Hospital
- Primary completion
- Mar 2010
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Global Score |
10.17; 10.88; 8.16; 9.28; 7.93; 9.71 | — |
| SECONDARY Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score |
7.79; 8.27; 8.34; 8.90; 7.23; 11.13 | — |
| SECONDARY Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) Total Score |
7.02; 6.59; 5.89; 6.46; 5.91; 7.75 | — |
| SECONDARY Clinical Global Impressions Bipolar Version(CGI-BP) Severity of Illness Overall Score |
2.14; 2.15; 2.29; 2.25; 2.24; 2.90 | — |
| SECONDARY Cumulative Proportion of Participants in Each Arm Surviving Without Relapse |
1.00; 1.00; 0.929; 0.951; 0.849; 0.588 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treating sleep difficulties in patients with bipolar disorder also improves their mood stability.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Provision of written informed consent before initiation of any study-related procedures
- Men and women aged 18 to 65 years.
- A documented clinical diagnosis according to the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, text revision) meeting criteria 296.4x Bipolar I disorder, most recent episode manic, 296.6x Bipolar I disorder, most recent episode mixed, or 296.5x Bipolar I disorder, most recent episode depressed.
- PSQI total score of >=5.
- MADRS total score of <=12.
- YMRS total score of <= 12
- Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at enrollment and be willing to use a reliable method of birth control, i.e., double-barrier method, oral contraceptive, implant, dermal contraception, long-term injectable contraceptive, intrauterine device or tubal ligation, during the study.
- Be able to understand and comply with the requirements of the study, as judged by the investigator.
- Outpatient status at enrollment.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with a diagnosis of DSM-IV Axis II disorder which has a major impact on the patient's current psychiatric status.
- Presence of prohibited medications of antidepressants (including MAOI's) and systemic corticosteroids.
- Patients with a diagnosis of primary insomnia disorders
- Patients with a diagnosis of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- A clinical finding that is untreated (eg, hypertension, poorly controlled diabetes, angina) or that, in the opinion of the investigator, would be negatively affected by the study medication or that would affect the study medication.
- Patients with active substance abuse diagnoses (except tobacco abuse).
- Known history of intolerance or hypersensitivity to ramelteon or to any other component in the tablet.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00552760). 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.