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N/A N=20 Randomized Quadruple-blind Basic Science

Sleep Loss and Mechanisms of Impaired Glucose Metabolism

Primary Insomnia

Enrolled (actual)
20
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Glucose Tolerance (Kg) in Response to Insulin-modified Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test — .33; -0.10 %/min, slope of natural log glucose

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
eszopiclone (Drug); placebo (Drug)
Age
Adult · 25+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Primary completion
Jul 2008

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change in Glucose Tolerance (Kg) in Response to Insulin-modified Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test
.33; -0.10
SECONDARY
Acute Insulin Response to Glucose (AIRg)
94.0; 25.1
SECONDARY
Change in Insulin Sensitivity (SI)
-1.19; 0.05
SECONDARY
Change in Glucose Effectiveness (SG)
0.001; 0.001
SECONDARY
Change in HbA1c Levels
.03; -.09
SECONDARY
Pre-Treatment Leptin Levels
4.99; 16.53
SECONDARY
Post-treatment Leptin Levels
5.49; 15.28
SECONDARY
Pre-treatment Ghrelin Levels
573.14; 648.41
SECONDARY
Post-treatment Ghrelin Levels
544.95; 670.94
SECONDARY
Change in Subjective Sleepiness as Measured on the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS)
0.53; 0.38
SECONDARY
Change in Mean Lapses of Attention
-0.04; 0.07
SECONDARY
Change in Total Sleep Time as Reported in Sleep Diaries
.58; .09
SECONDARY
Change in Total Sleep Time Measured by PSG
2.9; -6.4

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effects of sleep and eszopiclone, a drug that helps people sleep, on how the body processes glucose (sugar). Eszopiclone is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for sale for the treatment of insomnia. It is marketed in the United States as LUNESTA. Main Hypothesis: Primary insomnia is associated with impairments of glucose metabolism that can be reversed by two months of eszopiclone for the primary insomnia

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 25-55
  • Complaint of insomnia of at least 6 months duration
  • DSM-IV diagnosis of Primary Insomnia
  • Sleep diary: mean Total Sleep Time 32 or 2 caffeinated beverages per day (including coffee, tea and/or other caffeine-containing beverages or food) during 3 weeks prior to the start of the study
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00555750). 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.

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