Sleep Disorders of Patients With Diseases of the Nervous System

• Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (NIH)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT00001664
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 83
• Location: 1
• Duration (Months): 177.1
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 0.5

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assist training doctors about different diseases of the nervous system affecting sleep.

Patients selected to participate in this study will have any of a variety of sleep disorders. They will undergo several tests including an overnight recording of brain activity, eye movement, leg movement, breathing, heart rate, and other measures.

Results of these tests will be used to better understand diseases causing sleep disorders and may be used to develop better treatments for them.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Hypersomnia; Narcolepsy; Nervous System Disease; Sleep Disorder

Detailed Description

The objective of this protocol is to provide training in a broad range of neurological sleep disorders to clinical associates who are eligible for sitting in the Board examination of the Added Qualification of Clinical Neurophysiology administered by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. This protocol is to supplement small accrual of research patients who are referred from within the NIH.

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 83 participants
• Official Title: Training Protocol for Various Sleep Disorders in Patients With Neurological Disorders
• Study Start Date: Dec 4, 1996
• Study Completion Date: Sep 7, 2011

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 5 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• IINCLUSION CRITERIA:

Patients 5 years of age and older, with the following referring diagnoses:

Narcolepsy

Hypersomnia

REM behavior disorder

Frontal nocturnal dystonia

Restless legs syndrome

Insomnia

Parasomnia

Nocturnal epileptic seizure

Nocturnal movement disorder

Sleep-related diagnostic dilemma

Sleep apnea associated with neurological disorders

Patients who are ambulatory and who are able to comply with the study procedures.

Patients who are able to understand and sign the informed consent. (Parent or guardian for minors).

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Patients who have been diagnosed with acute and progressive neurological disorders.

Patients who are unable to comply with the study procedures and require other than standard care.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike	Bethesda	Maryland	United States	20892

Sponsors and Collaborators

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001664
• Other Study ID Numbers: 970070; 97-N-0070
• First Posted: Nov 4, 1999
• Last Update Posted: Jul 2, 2017
• Last Verified: Sep 7, 2011

• Keywords provided by , ,: Narcolepsy; Polysomnography; Multiple Sleep Latency Test; Sleep Disorders; Hypersomnia; Periodic Leg Movements
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Sleep Wake Disorders; Parasomnias; Nervous System Diseases; Narcolepsy; Disorders of Excessive Somnolence; Disease

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jul 2, 2017