Orexin receptor antagonism for treatment of insomnia A randomized clinical trial of suvorexant
Orexin receptor antagonism for treatment of insomnia A randomized clinical trial of suvorexant
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DOI:
10.1212/wnl.0b013e31827688ee
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发表时间:
2012-12-01
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影响因子:
9.9
通讯作者:
Michelson, David
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作者:
Herring, W. Joseph;Snyder, Ellen;Michelson, David
Objective: To assess the utility of orexin receptor antagonism as a novel approach to treating insomnia.Methods: We evaluated suvorexant, an orexin receptor antagonist, for treating patients with primary insomnia in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2-period (4 weeks per period) crossover polysomnography study. Patients received suvorexant (10 mg [n = 62], 20 mg [n = 61], 40 mg [n = 59], or 80 mg [n = 61]) in one period and placebo (n = 249) in the other. Polysomnography was performed on night 1 and at the end of week 4 of each period. The coprimary efficacy end points were sleep efficiency on night 1 and end of week 4. Secondary end points were wake after sleep onset and latency to persistent sleep.Results: Suvorexant showed significant (p values < 0.01) dose-related improvements vs placebo on the coprimary end points of sleep efficiency at night 1 and end of week 4. Dose-related effects were also observed for sleep induction (latency to persistent sleep) and maintenance (wake after sleep onset). Suvorexant was generally well tolerated.Conclusions: The data suggest that orexin receptor antagonism offers a novel approach to treating insomnia.Classification of evidence: This study provides Class I evidence that suvorexant improves sleep efficiency over 4 weeks in nonelderly adult patients with primary insomnia. Neurology (R) 2012;79:2265-2274