A Trial to Assess Consumer Self-Selection and Use of Gabapentin for Occasional Sleeplessness in an Over-the-Counter Environment

The purpose of this study is to assess consumers' behaviors related to gabapentin self- selection and use, relative to warnings and directions for use, as described in the proposed over-the-counter (OTC) product label...

Date First Received: April 1, 2008

Last Updated: May 5, 2008

Verified by: Pfizer, May 2008

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 3 | Start Date: August 2006

Overall Status: Completed

Estimated Enrollment: 1257

Brief Summary

Official Title: “A 3-Month, Open-Label, Pharmacy-Based, Actual-Use Trial in a Simulated Over-The-Counter (OTC) Environment to Assess Self-Selection and Consumer Use Patterns of Gabapentin 250 mg for Occasional Sleeplessness”

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Intervention(s):

The purpose of this study is to assess consumers' behaviors related to gabapentin self- selection and use, relative to warnings and directions for use, as described in the proposed over-the-counter (OTC) product label.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Single Group Assignment, Safety Study

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: Gabapentin
    • Gabapentin 50 mg oral capsule 30 minutes before bedtime

Arms, Groups and Cohorts in this Clinical Trial

  • Experimental: A

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Proportion of subjects who selected or purchased gabapentin for use (patients had symptoms consistent with indication and no contraindications)
    • Time Frame: Throughout Day 90
      Safety Issue?: Yes
  • Subject compliance with directions for use (number of capsules per dose and the number of doses per day)
    • Time Frame: Throughout Day 90
      Safety Issue?: Yes

Secondary Measures

  • Adverse events
    • Time Frame: Duration of study
      Safety Issue?: Yes

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age of 18 years or older with symptoms of sleeplessness
  • Provided informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Contraindications to use of gabapentin

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: Pfizer

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Pfizer CT.gov Call Center Study Director Pfizer  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on August 29, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00659100

Study ID Number: A9451159

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00659100

Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

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