Serotonin sensitivity in insomnia: a placebo-controlled crossover study of sleep after 5HT2 blockade in primary insomnia

ISRCTN ISRCTN38174888
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN38174888
Secondary identifying numbers N0038183440
Submission date
28/09/2007
Registration date
28/09/2007
Last edited
21/06/2019
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nervous System Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Sue Wilson
Scientific

University of Bristol
Dorothy Hodgkin Building
Whitson Street
Bristol
BS1 3NY
United Kingdom

Phone +44 0117 331 3172
Email sue.wilson@bris.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised cross over trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleSerotonin sensitivity in insomnia: a placebo-controlled crossover study of sleep after 5HT2 blockade in primary insomnia
Study objectivesDoes Trazodone improve sleep in primary insomnia?
Ethics approval(s)Bath Research Ethics Committee, 21/04/2006, REC ref: 06/Q2001/32.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedNervous System Diseases: Primary insomnia
InterventionTrazodone vs placebo.
Overnight sleep patterns recorded and compared, after either placebo or trazodone 100mg. Each patient has screening visit and 2 overnight sleep recordings at home a week apart, plus an end-of study visit.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Applicable
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Trazodone
Primary outcome measureSleep efficiency: % Total Sleep Time / Staging Time.
Secondary outcome measures1. Daily symptom report (DSR)
2. Total sleep time (TST)
3. Number of awakenings
4. Wake Time After Sleep Onset (WASO)
5. Time spent in stages 1 to 4 and rapid eye movement (REM), %TST spent in each stage
6. REM onset latency
7. Sleep onset Latency (SOL), slow wave activity
8. Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire.
Overall study start date28/04/2006
Completion date31/01/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants12 insomnia patients
Total final enrolment12
Key inclusion criteria1. Adults referred to Psychopharmacology Unit Clinic 7, Bristol Royal Infirmary with psycho-physiological insomnia
2. Complaint of poor sleep with daytime consequences
Key exclusion criteria1. Taking psychotropic medication
2. Total sleep time (subjective) < 6.5 hours
3. Current psychiatric disorder
Date of first enrolment28/04/2006
Date of final enrolment31/01/2009

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

University of Bristol
Bristol
BS1 3NY
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Government

The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

AWP Partnership Mental Health NHS Trust R&D Project grant

No information available

NHS R&D Support Funding

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Abstract results conference abstract 01/09/2009 21/06/2019 No No
Other publications review article 01/09/2011 21/06/2019 Yes No

Editorial Notes

21/06/2019: The following changes were made to the trial record:
1. Publication reference added.
2. The total final enrolment was added.
29/04/2016: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator