Efficacy and Safety of KI1001 in the Treatment of ≥ 55 Years Old Insomnia Patients

Sponsor
Kuhnil Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Industry)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02087722
Collaborator
Neurim Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Industry)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

KI1001(Circadin®, Prolonged release tablet which contains melatonin) has showed its efficacy to improve sleep quality in over 55 years old primary insomnia patients. This is a 2nd bridging study to investigate the efficacy and safety of KI1001(Circadin®) in Korean patients.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 3

Detailed Description

This study is conducted using a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled parallel group design, after a single-blind placebo period. Primary insomnia patients aged over 55 will be screened for entry into the study.

After placebo run-in period, Patients will enter a 3 weeks double-blind treatment period.

Primary parameter is quality of sleep, secondary parameters are including getting to sleep, awakening from sleep, behavior following wakefulness, quality of day and night, sleep latency and quality of life.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
80 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Double-blind, Parallel Group, Randomised, Placebo Controlled, Multicenter, Bridging Study of Efficacy and Safety of KI1001 in the Improvement of Sleep Quality in ≥ 55 Years Old Insomnia Patients
Study Start Date :
Aug 1, 2013
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jan 1, 2014
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jan 1, 2014

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: KI1001

Drug: KI1001
Other Names:
  • Prolonged release melatonin 2mg
  • Placebo Comparator: Placebo

    Drug: Placebo
    Other Names:
  • Placebo tablets 2mg
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. QOS in KMLSEQ [Three weeks]

      KMLSEQ - Korean Modified Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire QOS - Quality of Sleep

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. GTS in KMLSEQ [Three weeks]

      KMLSEQ - Korean Modified Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire GTS - Getting to Sleep

    2. AFS in KMLSEQ [Three weeks]

      KMLSEQ - Korean Modified Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire AFS - Awakening from Sleep

    3. BFW in LSEQ [Three weeks]

      KMLSEQ - Korean Modified Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire BFW - Behavior following Wakefulness

    4. QOD [Three weeks]

      Quality of Day in Patient Diary

    5. QON [Three weeks]

      Quality of Night in Patient Diary

    6. QOL [Three weeks]

      WHO-5 Wellbeing Index QOL - Quality of Life

    7. PSQI [Three weeks]

      Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    55 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Male or female and aged ≥55 years

    • Suffering from primary insomnia according to DSM-IV criteria and for whom this is the consultation complaint

    • Good anticipated compliance

    • Written informed consent to participate in the study given by the patient voluntarily

    • Confirmed diagnosis of primary insomnia by sleep history questionnaire Established baseline pathology

    • A good compliance during the two-weeks placebo run-in period defined as 70% to 130% of prescribed tablets

    • Correct use of the Sleep Diary and of the KMLSEQ

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • According to DSM-IV, subjects belonging to the following groups are excluded : 780.59(breathing related sleep disorder); 307.45(circadian thyrhm sleep disorder); 307.47(dyssomnia not otherwise specified); 780.XX(sleep disorder due to a general medical condition)

    • Known or suspected hypersensitivity to exogenous melatonin or melatonin receptor agonists

    • Known positive serology for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) I antibodies or HIV II antibodies

    • Known chronic active viral hepatitis

    • Drug abuse or history or drug abuse(including alcohol)

    • History of severe pathology likely to recur during or immediately after the study

    • History of severe cardiac disorders

    • History of severe neurological disorders or cerebral neurosurgery

    • History of severe psychiatric disorders, especially psychosis and depression, sismotherapy

    • Depression will be assessed by the Raskin scale : a patient with a total score ≥ 6 will not be included

    • Anxiety will be assessed by the Covi scale : a patient with a total score ≥ 6 will not be included

    • Dementia will be assessed with the Mini Mental State (MMS) : a patient with a score ≤ 24 or 26 (depending on the socio-educational level of the patient) will not be included

    • Neuro-psychiatric pathologies that might interfere with insomnia, patient assessment or study medication

    • Use of psychotropic treatments for the past 3 months and during the study

    • Use of benzodiazepines or other hypnotics during preceding two weeks (including all benzodiazepines; zopiclone, zolpidem, zaleplon, barbiturates, buspirone and hydroxyzine)

    • All hypnotics or treatments used as an hypnotic are not allowed during the study

    • Severe pain likely to interfere with sleep

    • Other sleep disorders according to DSM-IV criteria identified by numerical ICD 9 code: breathing-related sleep disorder (780.59), circadian rhythm sleep disorder (307.45), dyssomnia not otherwise specified (307.47) and other sleep disorders (780.xx)

    • Serious diseases that could interfere with patient assessment

    • Organic pathologies which have not stabilised and that might interfere with sleep, patient assessment or study medication

    • Intercurrent acute or chronic somatic diseases likely to interact with sleep (for example: chronic pain from any aetiology, benign prostatic hypertrophy likely to require surgery in the coming six months)

    • Any concomitant documented progressive disease likely to interfere with the conduct of the study

    • Any medical condition which might interfere with the completion of the study, or which would be adversely affected and thereby increasing the risk for the patient or interfering with patient assessments.

    • Patients with an excessive consumption of alcohol, coffee or tea

    • Patients with an irregular lifestyle or life pattern (e.g. shift workers and patients likely to be jet lagged)

    • Patients with a Body Mass Index above 30 - obesity

    • Patients who have taken any investigational drug within two months preceding the first dose of the study drug. Investigational drug is defined as any drug for which a marketing authorisation has not been granted in the country where the study was conducted.

    • Patients receiving concomitant treatment which are not permitted

    • A positive drug screen (benzodiazepines and opiates) during the initial two week placebo run-in period

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 St. Vincent Hospital Suwon Gyeonggi Korea, Republic of 442-723
    2 St. Paul's Hospital Seoul Korea, Republic of 130-709
    3 Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong Seoul Korea, Republic of 134-727
    4 Konkuk University Medical Center Seoul Korea, Republic of 143-729

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Kuhnil Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    • Neurim Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Seung-Chul Hong, M.D., Ph.D., The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent Hospital
    • Principal Investigator: Doo-Heum Park, M.D., Ph.D., Konkuk University Medical Center
    • Principal Investigator: Won-Chul Shin, M.D., Ph.D., Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
    • Principal Investigator: Kyu-In Jung, M.D.,Ph.D., Catholic University of Korea Saint Paul's Hospital

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Kuhnil Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT02087722
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 13-CC-8303
    First Posted:
    Mar 14, 2014
    Last Update Posted:
    Mar 14, 2014
    Last Verified:
    Mar 1, 2014
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    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Mar 14, 2014