Study to Evaluate Armodafinil Treatment in Improving Prefrontal Cortical Activation and Working Memory Performance
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Purpose
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether treatment with armodafinil will provide improvements in prefrontal cortical activation in patients with OSAHS (Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome) who have residual sleepiness despite receiving nCPAP therapy.
Official Title
Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Functional Neuroimaging Study of Armodafinil (200 mg/Day) on Prefrontal Cortical Activation in Patients With Residual Excessive Sleepiness Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea
Eligibility Criteria
- - Patient has a current diagnosis of OSAHS and has a complaint of excessive sleepiness despite effective nCPAP therapy. - Patient has excessive sleepiness as evidenced by a mean sleep latency of less than 8 minutes, as determined by the MSLT. - Patient has an ESS score of 10 or more at the initial screening visit. - Patient has a habitual sleep time beginning no earlier than 2100 and ending no later than 0700. - Patient is right-handed. Patients who are ambidextrous may be eligible following consultation with the medical monitor. - Women of childbearing potential must use a medically accepted method of contraception and must agree to continue use of this method for the duration of the study and for 30 days after participation in the study. - Patient exhibits reasonable accuracy (≥80%) on the 2-back working memory task during the training session at the second screening visit.
- The Patient: - The patient is a current smoker or has a prior history of smoking (defined as ≥1 pack-year) within 2 years prior to the screening visit. - consumes caffeine including coffee, tea and/or other caffeine-containing beverages or food averaging more than 400 mg of caffeine per day (approximately equivalent to 4 or more cups of coffee). - has NART-predicted verbal IQ and QIDS-SR16 scores within protocol-specific exclusionary ranges. - has a clinically significant, uncontrolled medical or psychiatric conditions (treated or untreated). - has a confirmed or probable diagnosis of a current sleep disorder other than OSAHS. - has used any excluded prescription drugs or procedures for prohibited and allowed drugs within the excluded timeframe. - has a history of alcohol, narcotic, or any other drug abuse. - has a positive UDS, without medical explanation, at the screening visit. - has a clinically significant deviation from normal in the physical examination. - is a pregnant or lactating woman. Any woman becoming pregnant during the study will be withdrawn from the study. - has a past or present seizure disorder, head trauma that is clinically significant, or past neurosurgery. - has used an investigational drug within 1 month before the screening visit. - has any disorder that may interfere with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion (including gastrointestinal surgery). - has a known hypersensitivity to armodafinil or modafinil, or any other component of the study drug tablets. - has a history of any clinically significant cutaneous drug reaction, or a history of clinically significant hypersensitivity reaction, including multiple allergies or drug reactions. - has known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). - has clinical laboratory test value(s) outside the range(s) specified in the Protocol, or presents a clinically significant laboratory abnormality without prior written approval by the medical monitor. - has worked the night shift within 28 days of the baseline visit, or will work the night shift during the double-blind segment of the study. - anticipates any travel across more than 3 time zones at any time during the study. - needs to use any of the excluded medications identified in this protocol. - is unable to complete neuroimaging studies, performance tasks, self-rating scales, and all other study assessments. - has a contraindication to fMRI scanning, (such as an implanted pacemaker/defibrillator, aneurysm clips, drug infusion device or metallic foreign body). - is suspected to be unable to tolerate fMRI scanning (eg, claustrophobic) and/or the testing paradigm. - has physical or other characteristics that suggest imaging data will be unobtainable or degraded.
Investigator(s)
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Chia-Yu Cardell
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