VEC-162 Study in Healthy Adult Volunteers in a Model of Insomnia

October 8, 2014 updated by: Vanda Pharmaceuticals

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of VEC-162 and Matching Placebo in Healthy Male and Female Subjects With Induced Transient Insomnia

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of VEC-162 compared to placebo to improve sleep parameters in a model of insomnia.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

411

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
    • California
      • San Diego, California, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
      • San Francisco, California, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
      • Santa Monica, California, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
    • Florida
      • Miami, Florida, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
      • Naples, Florida, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
      • Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
      • St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
    • Kansas
      • Overland Park, Kansas, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
    • Maryland
      • Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
      • Rochester, New York, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
    • North Carolina
      • Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
    • South Carolina
      • Columbia, South Carolina, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
    • Texas
      • Austin, Texas, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site
      • Plano, Texas, United States
        • Vanda Investigational Site

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy subjects with no medical, psychiatric or current sleep disorders.
  • Subject must sign a written consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Recent history of night shift work or jet lag.
  • Prior experience sleeping in a sleep lab environment.
  • History of sleep disorders.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Take orally 30 minutes prior to bedtime.
Placebo
Experimental: 20 mg VEC-162
20 mg taken orally 30 minutes prior to bedtime.
20 mg VEC-162
Experimental: 50 mg VEC-162
50 mg taken orally 30 minutes prior to bedtime.
50 mg VEC-162
Experimental: 100 mg VEC-162
100 mg taken orally 30 minutes prior to bedtime.
100 mg VEC-162

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Average Improvement of Latency to Persistent Sleep (LPS)
Time Frame: Night 1
The average improvement in Latency to persistent sleep (the number of minutes between Lights Off and the onset of at least 10 minutes of persistent sleep, as measured by polysomnography) is defined as the difference observed in the VEC-162 treated subjects compared with placebo treated subjects.
Night 1

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Average Improvement of Wake After Sleep Onset (WASO)
Time Frame: Night 1
The average improvement of wake after sleep onset (time spent awake between onset of sleep and lights on, determined by PSG) is defined as the difference observed in the VEC-162 treated subjects compared with placebo treated subjects.
Night 1

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 3, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 9, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

February 13, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 15, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 8, 2014

Last Verified

October 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

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