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Long-term efficacy and safety of zolpidem extended-release 12.5 mg, administered 3 to 7 nights per week for 24 weeks, in patients with chronic primary insomnia: a 6-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter study.

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Krystal, AD; Erman, M; Zammit, GK; Soubrane, C; Roth, T; ZOLONG Study Group,
Published in: Sleep
January 2008

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To evaluate long-term efficacy and safety of zolpidem extended-release 3 to 7 nights/week for chronic primary insomnia. DESIGN: Multicenter, 25-week, phase IIIb, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group. SETTING: Outpatient; visits every 4 weeks. PATIENTS: Aged 18 to 64 years; DSM-IV criteria for chronic primary insomnia; > or =3 months of difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep or experiencing nonrestorative sleep. INTERVENTIONS: Single-dose zolpidem extended-release 12.5 mg (n = 669) or placebo (n = 349), self-administered from a minimum of 3 nights/week to a maximum of 7 nights/week. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Patient's Global Impression (PGI) and Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) were assessed every 4 weeks up to week 24. Patient Morning Questionnaire (PMQ), recorded daily, assessed subjective sleep measures-sleep onset latency (SOL), total sleep time (TST), number of awakenings (NAW), wake time after sleep onset (WASO), and quality of sleep (QOS)-and next-day functioning. At week 12, PGI, Item 1 (aid to sleep), the primary endpoint, was scored as favorable (i.e., "helped me sleep") by 89.8% of zolpidem patients vs. 51.4% of placebo patients (P < 0.0001, based on rank score) and at week 24 by 92.3% of zolpidem extended-release patients vs. 59.7% of placebo patients. Zolpidem extended-release also was statistically significantly superior to placebo at every time point for PGI (Items 1-4) and CGI-I (P < 0.0001, rank score), TST, WASO, QOS (P < 0.0001), and SOL (P < or = 0.0014); NAW (Months 2-6; P < 0.0001). Sustained improvement (P < 0.0001, all time points) was observed in morning sleepiness and ability to concentrate (P = 0.0014, month 6) with zolpidem extended-release compared with placebo. Most frequent adverse events for zolpidem extended-release were headache, anxiety and somnolence. No rebound effect was observed during the first 3 nights of discontinuation. CONCLUSIONS: These findings establish the efficacy of 3 to 7 nights per week dosing of zolpidem extended-release 12.5 mg for up to 6 months. Treatment provided sustained and significant improvements in sleep onset and maintenance and also improved next-day concentration and morning sleepiness.

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Sleep

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0161-8105

Publication Date

January 2008

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

79 / 90

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Zolpidem
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Pyridines
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives
  • Humans
 

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Krystal, Andrew D., Milton Erman, Gary K. Zammit, C. Soubrane, Thomas Roth, and Thomas ZOLONG Study Group. “Long-term efficacy and safety of zolpidem extended-release 12.5 mg, administered 3 to 7 nights per week for 24 weeks, in patients with chronic primary insomnia: a 6-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter study.Sleep 31, no. 1 (January 2008): 79–90. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/31.1.79.
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Published In

Sleep

DOI

ISSN

0161-8105

Publication Date

January 2008

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

79 / 90

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Zolpidem
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Pyridines
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives
  • Humans