Sleep Disorders of Patients With Diseases of the Nervous System

Completed

Conditions studied: Hypersomnia, Narcolepsy, Nervous System Disease, Sleep Disorder

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00001664

Run by

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

People needed

83

Starts

1996-12-04

Expected to finish

2011-09-07

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-02

Who can join

Age: 5 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• 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.

Where it is running

• National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike — Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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