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| Sponsor: | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
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| Information provided by: | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00001664 |
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to assist training doctors about different diseases of the nervous system affecting sleep.
Patients selected to participate in this study will have any of a variety of sleep disorders. They will undergo several tests including an overnight recording of brain activity, eye movement, leg movement, breathing, heart rate, and other measures.
Results of these tests will be used to better understand diseases causing sleep disorders and may be used to develop better treatments for them.
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Hypersomnia Narcolepsy Nervous System Disease Sleep Disorder |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Official Title: | Training Protocol for Various Sleep Disorders in Patients With Neurological Disorders |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 120 |
| Study Start Date: | December 1996 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | February 2000 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
The objective of this protocol is to provide training in a broad range of neurological sleep disorders to clinical associates who are eligible for sitting in the Board examination of the Added Qualification of Clinical Neurophysiology administered by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. This protocol is to supplement small accrual of research patients who are referred from within the NIH.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 5 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Patients 5 years of age and older, with the following referring diagnoses:
Narcolepsy
Hypersomnia
REM behavior disorder
Frontal nocturnal dystonia
Restless legs syndrome
Insomnia
Parasomnia
Nocturnal epileptic seizure
Nocturnal movement disorder
Sleep-related diagnostic dilemma
Sleep apnea associated with neurological disorders
Patients who are ambulatory and who are able to comply with the study procedures.
Patients who are able to understand and sign the informed consent. (Parent or guardian for minors).
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Patients who have been diagnosed with acute and progressive neurological disorders.
Patients who are unable to comply with the study procedures and require other than standard care.
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office | (800) 411-1222 | prpl@mail.cc.nih.gov |
| Contact: TTY | 1-866-411-1010 |
| United States, Maryland | |
| National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | Recruiting |
| Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 | |
More Information
| Study ID Numbers: | 970070, 97-N-0070 |
| Study First Received: | November 3, 1999 |
| Last Updated: | November 19, 2009 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00001664 History of Changes |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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Narcolepsy Polysomnography Multiple Sleep Latency Test |
Sleep Disorders Hypersomnia Periodic Leg Movements |
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Signs and Symptoms Pathologic Processes Disease Mental Disorders Narcolepsy Nervous System Diseases |
Neurologic Manifestations Dyssomnias Sleep Disorders Disorders of Excessive Somnolence Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic |
