New sleep drug aims to help Parkinson's patients get a good Night's rest
NCT ID NCT07714772
First seen Jul 20, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether dimdazenil, a sleep medication, can safely improve sleep in people with Parkinson's disease who also have insomnia. Researchers will measure sleep changes using overnight brain-wave recordings. The trial involves 50 adults with mild-to-moderate Parkinson's and poor sleep.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dimdazenil, a GABAA receptor partial agonist
- What this could lead to
- If successful, dimdazenil could offer a new treatment option for insomnia in Parkinson's disease, potentially improving sleep quality and overall well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects or fail to improve sleep significantly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Parkinson's disease with insomnia,aged ≥18 years, male or female
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Provide written informed consent voluntarily after full comprehension of the study. * Be aged ≥18 years, male or female. * Meet the diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease according to the Chinese Diagnostic Criteria for Parkinson's Disease (2016 Edition), with a modified Hoehn-Yahr stage ≤3. * Have insomnia symptoms \[reduced total sleep time (\<6.5 h) and/or sleep-onset latency \>30 min, and/or ≥2 nocturnal awakenings, early-morning awakening, or poor sleep quality\], occurring at least three times per week, accompanied by daytime dysfunction or daytime distress, with adequate opportunity for sleep yet difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep, and that cannot be fully explained by another sleep-wake disorder; and have satisfactory control of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms \[MDS-UPDRS Part III (ON state) score ≤30\]. * Be on a stable anti-Parkinsonian medication regimen, defined as no change in the type, dosage, or frequency of anti-Parkinsonian drugs for at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment, with no motor fluctuations or dyskinesia. * Have a clinical decision by the attending physician to initiate didazinin treatment per routine practice. * Be able to undergo polysomnography (PSG) monitoring. * Be conscious, capable of normal communication, and able to complete sleep diaries independently. Exclusion Criteria: * Have Parkinson-plus syndromes, secondary parkinsonism, or other non-idiopathic Parkinson's disease. * Have used benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics within 7 days prior to enrollment. * Have other significant comorbidities, such as malignant tumors, or clinically significant impairment of cardiac, hepatic, or renal function. * Have severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), respiratory insufficiency, or myasthenia gravis. * Have known hypersensitivity to any component of didazinin. * Have moderate-to-severe depression or anxiety, defined as a Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) score ≥25 or a Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) score ≥29. * Have a history of substance abuse (e.g., drug addiction or alcohol dependence). * Have a history of epilepsy, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, developmental delay, or cognitive impairment. * Be pregnant or breastfeeding. * Be unwilling or unable to comply with scheduled follow-up visits. * Have any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, would make the subject unsuitable for participation (e.g., anticipated inability to complete follow-up within 14 days, or concurrent use of other medications that may substantially interfere with sleep assessment and cannot be withdrawn).
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