Acute cognitive effects of the hypocretin receptor antagonist almorexant relative to zolpidem and placebo: a randomized clinical trial

Abstract

Hypnotic medications can adversely affect behavior during unanticipated awakenings during the night. Animals treated with the hypocretin (Hcrt) receptor antagonist almorexant (ALM) have less acute cognitive impairment compared to the GABAA receptor modulator zolpidem (ZOL). This study aimed to determine whether ALM produces less acute cognitive impairment than ZOL in human subjects.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 18, 2020
Source ID
10.1093/sleep/zsaa080

Entities

People

  • Anne Richards
  • Aoife O'donovan
  • Jennifer Hlavin
  • Jonathan Varbel
  • Kristin Samuelson
  • Leslie M Ruoff
  • Melinda Sivasubramanian
  • Sabra S. Inslicht
  • Stephen R Morairty
  • Steven L. Batki
  • Terri Motraghi
  • Thomas C. Neylan
  • Thomas J. Metzler
  • Thomas Kilduff

Organizations

  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • National Institutes of Health
  • SRI International
  • San Francisco VA Medical Center
  • United States Army Medical Research and Development Command
  • University of California, San Francisco
  • University of Colorado

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

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