Zusammenfassung
BACKGROUND: Longer-term pharmacologic studies for insomnia in older individuals are sparse. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 12 weeks of nightly eszopiclone in elderly outpatients with insomnia. METHODS: Participants (65-85 years) met DSM-IV-TR criteria for insomnia with total sleep times (TST) \textless or = 6 h, and wake time after sleep onset (WASO) \textgreater or = 45 min. Participants were randomized to 12 weeks of eszopiclone 2 mg (n = 194) or placebo (n = 194), followed by a 2-week single-blind placebo run-out. Subject-reported measures of sleep (sTST, sleep latency sSL, sWASO) and daytime function (alertness, concentration, wellbeing, ability to function) were assessed. AEs were monitored. RESULTS: Subjects treated with 2 mg eszopiclone slept longer at night on average and at every individual time point compared to baseline than placebo subjects, as measured by TST over the 12-week double-blind period (P \textless 0.0001). Mean sTST over the double-blind period for eszopiclone-treated subjects was 360.08 min compared to 297.86 min at baseline, a mean change of 63.24 min. Over the double-blind period, eszopiclone-treated subjects also experienced a significantly greater improvement in sSL compared to placebo, with a mean decrease of 24.62 min versus a mean decrease of 19.92 min, respectively (P = 0.0014). Eszopiclone subjects also experienced a significantly greater decrease in WASO (mean decrease of 36.4 min) compared to placebo subjects (decrease of 14.8 min) (P \textless 0.0001). Post-discontinuation, sleep parameters were statistically improved versus baseline for eszopiclone (P-values \textless or = 0.01), indicating no rebound. The most common AEs (\textgreater or = 5\%) were headache (eszopiclone 13.9\%, placebo 12.4\%), unpleasant taste (12.4\%, 1.5\%), and nasopharyngitis (5.7\%, 6.2\%). CONCLUSION: In this Phase IV trial of older adults with insomnia, eszopiclone significantly improved patient-reported sleep and daytime function relative to placebo. Improvements occurred within the first week and were maintained for 3 months, with no evidence of rebound insomnia following discontinuation. The 12 weeks of treatment were well tolerated. Clinical Trial Information: A Long-Term Safety and Efficacy Study of Eszopiclone in Elderly Subjects With Primary Chronic Insomnia; Registration \#NCT00386334; URL - http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00386334?term=eszopiclone&rank=24
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- 80
- Adverse
- Age
- Aged,
- Azabicyclo
- Compounds,
- Disorders,
- Drug
- Factors,
- Female,
- Humans,
- Hypnotics
- Initiation
- Maintenance
- Male,
- Method,
- Outcome,
- Patient
- Piperazines,
- Reaction
- Reporting
- Satisfaction,
- Sedatives,
- Sleep
- Sleep,
- Systems,
- Treatment
- Wakefulness
- and
- over,
- {Double-Blind}