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gabapentin and Chronic Insomnia

gabapentin has been researched along with Chronic Insomnia in 24 studies

Gabapentin: A cyclohexane-gamma-aminobutyric acid derivative that is used for the treatment of PARTIAL SEIZURES; NEURALGIA; and RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME.
gabapentin : A gamma-amino acid that is cyclohexane substituted at position 1 by aminomethyl and carboxymethyl groups. Used for treatment of neuropathic pain and restless legs syndrome.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"We will include all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) reported as double-blind and comparing gabapentin or pregabalin with placebo or any other active pharmacological treatment (any preparation, dose, frequency, route of delivery or setting) in patients with bipolar disorder, anxiety or insomnia."8.95Biological rationale and potential clinical use of gabapentin and pregabalin in bipolar disorder, insomnia and anxiety: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. ( Atkinson, LZ; Awad, A; Cipriani, A; Forrest, A; Geddes, JR; Harrison, PJ; Houghton, KT; Stockton, S, 2017)
"We will include all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) reported as double-blind and comparing gabapentin or pregabalin with placebo or any other active pharmacological treatment (any preparation, dose, frequency, route of delivery or setting) in patients with bipolar disorder, anxiety or insomnia."4.95Biological rationale and potential clinical use of gabapentin and pregabalin in bipolar disorder, insomnia and anxiety: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. ( Atkinson, LZ; Awad, A; Cipriani, A; Forrest, A; Geddes, JR; Harrison, PJ; Houghton, KT; Stockton, S, 2017)
"We present a totally blind adolescent with refractory insomnia due to a combination of Non-24 hour sleep-wake disorder and restless leg syndrome that was successfully treated with tasimelteon, iron replacement, and gabapentin."3.91Refractory Insomnia in an Adolescent with Total Blindness. ( Combs, D; Grandner, MA; Tubbs, AS, 2019)
" The outcome measures included scores: (1) for the improvement in the degree of sleep interference score; (2) for the improvement in sleep quality; (3) for the rate of poor sleep quality; (4) for the rate awakenings of >5 per night; and (5) for the incidence of adverse reactions."3.01Efficacy and Safety of Gabapentin in Improving Sleep Quality of Patients with Sensory Nervous System Diseases: A Meta-Analysis. ( Jiang, W; Li, W; Ma, M; Shen, Y, 2023)
"Gabapentin was associated with significantly higher values of KSD Sleep Quality Index and reported TST versus placebo; no other reported outcomes were significant."2.79A randomized, double-blind, single-dose, placebo-controlled, multicenter, polysomnographic study of gabapentin in transient insomnia induced by sleep phase advance. ( Furey, SA; Hull, SG; Jayawardena, S; Lankford, DA; Mayleben, DW; Rosenberg, RP; Roth, T; Seiden, DJ, 2014)
"Gabapentin was associated with less %stage1 on Day 1, and greater %REM on Day 28, versus placebo."2.79A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, 28-day, polysomnographic study of gabapentin in transient insomnia induced by sleep phase advance. ( Furey, SA; Hull, SG; Jayawardena, S; Leibowitz, MT; Roth, T, 2014)
" Using plasma gabapentin concentration data obtained after administration of GEn in 12 phase 1 to 3 GEn studies in healthy adults or patients with RLS (dose range, 300-2400 mg/d), a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model was developed by nonlinear mixed-effect modeling using NONMEM."2.78Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of gabapentin after administration of gabapentin enacarbil. ( Cundy, KC; Lal, R; Lassauzet, ML; Luo, W; Sukbuntherng, J; Tovera, J, 2013)
"Gabapentin is a calcium channel GABAergic modulator that is widely used for pain."2.58Gabapentin for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. ( Mason, BJ; Quello, S; Shadan, F, 2018)
"Chronic orofacial pain can greatly improve following treatment of the underlying insomnia, and therefore, re-evaluation of COFP is advised after 1 month of treatment."2.55An update of management of insomnia in patients with chronic orofacial pain. ( Almoznino, G; Benoliel, R; Haviv, Y; Sharav, Y, 2017)
"The consequences of insomnia, including issues with mood, behavior, and cognition, are discussed."2.53Pediatric Insomnia. ( Brown, KM; Malow, BA, 2016)
"Insomnia in patients with alcohol dependence has increasingly become a target of treatment due to its prevalence, persistence, and associations with relapse and suicidal thoughts, as well as randomized controlled studies demonstrating efficacy with behavior therapies and non-addictive medications."2.52Assessment and treatment of insomnia in adult patients with alcohol use disorders. ( Brower, KJ, 2015)
"This review aims to analyze pharmacokinetic profile, plasma level variations so as the metabolism, interactions and possible relation to clinical effect of several drugs which are used primarily as anxiolytics."2.49Understanding the pharmacokinetics of anxiolytic drugs. ( Altamura, AC; Bareggi, S; Maffini, M; Mauri, MC; Moliterno, D; Paletta, S, 2013)
"Cases with EoE with a psychiatric diagnosis were more likely to be women, white, and 18 years or older and to have a longer symptom duration before diagnosis."1.56Psychiatric Comorbidities and Psychiatric Medication Use Are Highly Prevalent in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Associate With Clinical Presentation. ( Corder, SR; Dellon, ES; Eluri, S; Kim, E; Reed, CC; Sanders, E; Tappata, M, 2020)
"Chronic neuropathic pain following traumatic brachial plexus injury could be successfully managed by chemical neurolysis and oral gabapentin."1.51Management of neuropathic pain following traumatic brachial plexus injury with neurolysis and oral gabapentin: A case report. ( Aaron, OI; Adetoye, AO; Orimolade, EA; P Adetifa, KA, 2019)
"Gabapentin has shown promise in treating insomnia in adults."1.39Gabapentin shows promise in treating refractory insomnia in children. ( Malow, BA; Robinson, AA, 2013)

Research

Studies (24)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's5 (20.83)29.6817
2010's15 (62.50)24.3611
2020's4 (16.67)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Hong, JSW1
Atkinson, LZ2
Al-Juffali, N1
Awad, A2
Geddes, JR2
Tunbridge, EM1
Harrison, PJ2
Cipriani, A2
Saul, H3
Gursul, D3
Cassidy, S3
Harrison, P3
Shen, Y1
Li, W1
Ma, M1
Jiang, W1
Adetoye, AO1
Aaron, OI1
Orimolade, EA1
P Adetifa, KA1
Reed, CC1
Corder, SR1
Kim, E1
Sanders, E1
Tappata, M1
Eluri, S1
Dellon, ES1
Houghton, KT1
Forrest, A1
Stockton, S1
Mason, BJ1
Quello, S1
Shadan, F1
Tubbs, AS1
Grandner, MA1
Combs, D1
DelRosso, LM1
Jackson, CV1
Ferri, R1
Rosenberg, RP1
Hull, SG2
Lankford, DA1
Mayleben, DW1
Seiden, DJ1
Furey, SA2
Jayawardena, S2
Roth, T2
Leibowitz, MT1
Brower, KJ4
Brown, KM1
Malow, BA2
Almoznino, G1
Haviv, Y1
Sharav, Y1
Benoliel, R1
Myra Kim, H1
Strobbe, S1
Karam-Hage, MA1
Consens, F1
Zucker, RA1
Kushida, CA1
Becker, PM1
Ellenbogen, AL1
Canafax, DM1
Barrett, RW1
Konno, M1
Uchiyama, M1
Lucey, BP1
Noetzel, MJ1
Duntley, SP1
Guttuso, T1
Robinson, AA1
Altamura, AC1
Moliterno, D1
Paletta, S1
Maffini, M1
Mauri, MC1
Bareggi, S1
Lal, R1
Sukbuntherng, J1
Luo, W1
Tovera, J1
Lassauzet, ML1
Cundy, KC1
Karam-Hage, M2

Clinical Trials (3)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Single-Dose, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Polysomnographic Study Of Gabapentin 250 mg And 500 mg In Transient Insomnia Induced By A Sleep Phase Advance[NCT00674752]Phase 3377 participants (Actual)Interventional2006-03-31Completed
Impact of Gabapentin on Slow Wave Sleep in Adult Critically Ill Patient.[NCT04818450]60 participants (Actual)Interventional2021-04-19Completed
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, 28-day, Polysomnographic Study of Gabapentin 250 mg in Transient Insomnia Induced by a Sleep Phase Advance[NCT00163046]Phase 3256 participants (Actual)Interventional2005-10-31Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

10 reviews available for gabapentin and Chronic Insomnia

ArticleYear
Gabapentin and pregabalin in bipolar disorder, anxiety states, and insomnia: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and rationale.
    Molecular psychiatry, 2022, Volume: 27, Issue:3

    Topics: Amines; Anxiety; Bipolar Disorder; Calcium Channels; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Gabapentin; gamma-

2022
Little evidence supports gabapentinoid use in bipolar disorder or insomnia.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2022, 11-18, Volume: 379

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Gabapentin; Humans; Pregabalin; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

2022
Little evidence supports gabapentinoid use in bipolar disorder or insomnia.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2022, 11-18, Volume: 379

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Gabapentin; Humans; Pregabalin; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

2022
Little evidence supports gabapentinoid use in bipolar disorder or insomnia.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2022, 11-18, Volume: 379

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Gabapentin; Humans; Pregabalin; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

2022
Little evidence supports gabapentinoid use in bipolar disorder or insomnia.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2022, 11-18, Volume: 379

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Gabapentin; Humans; Pregabalin; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

2022
Little evidence supports gabapentinoid use in bipolar disorder or insomnia.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2022, 11-18, Volume: 379

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Gabapentin; Humans; Pregabalin; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

2022
Little evidence supports gabapentinoid use in bipolar disorder or insomnia.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2022, 11-18, Volume: 379

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Gabapentin; Humans; Pregabalin; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

2022
Little evidence supports gabapentinoid use in bipolar disorder or insomnia.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2022, 11-18, Volume: 379

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Gabapentin; Humans; Pregabalin; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

2022
Little evidence supports gabapentinoid use in bipolar disorder or insomnia.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2022, 11-18, Volume: 379

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Gabapentin; Humans; Pregabalin; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

2022
Little evidence supports gabapentinoid use in bipolar disorder or insomnia.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2022, 11-18, Volume: 379

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Gabapentin; Humans; Pregabalin; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

2022
Efficacy and Safety of Gabapentin in Improving Sleep Quality of Patients with Sensory Nervous System Diseases: A Meta-Analysis.
    Alternative therapies in health and medicine, 2023, Volume: 29, Issue:5

    Topics: Chronic Disease; Gabapentin; Humans; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Sleep; Sleep Initiation and Maint

2023
Biological rationale and potential clinical use of gabapentin and pregabalin in bipolar disorder, insomnia and anxiety: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    BMJ open, 2017, 03-27, Volume: 7, Issue:3

    Topics: Amines; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety Disorders; Bipolar Disorder; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Doubl

2017
Gabapentin for the treatment of alcohol use disorder.
    Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 2018, Volume: 27, Issue:1

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Amines; Animals; Calcium Channel Blockers; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids

2018
Assessment and treatment of insomnia in adult patients with alcohol use disorders.
    Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), 2015, Volume: 49, Issue:4

    Topics: Acamprosate; Alcohol Deterrents; Alcoholism; Amines; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anticonvulsants; Antipsych

2015
Pediatric Insomnia.
    Chest, 2016, Volume: 149, Issue:5

    Topics: Actigraphy; Adolescent; Amines; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Central Nervous Syste

2016
An update of management of insomnia in patients with chronic orofacial pain.
    Oral diseases, 2017, Volume: 23, Issue:8

    Topics: Amines; Anticonvulsants; Antidepressive Agents; Benzodiazepines; Chronic Pain; Cognitive Behavioral

2017
[Update on the treatment of restless legs syndrome].
    Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo, 2009, Volume: 61, Issue:5

    Topics: Amines; Analgesics, Opioid; Anticonvulsants; Baths; Benzodiazepines; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Do

2009
Understanding the pharmacokinetics of anxiolytic drugs.
    Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology, 2013, Volume: 9, Issue:4

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Amines; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anticonvulsants; Anxiety Disorders; Atenol

2013

Trials

7 trials available for gabapentin and Chronic Insomnia

ArticleYear
A randomized, double-blind, single-dose, placebo-controlled, multicenter, polysomnographic study of gabapentin in transient insomnia induced by sleep phase advance.
    Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2014, 10-15, Volume: 10, Issue:10

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amines; Calcium Channel Blockers; Cyclohexanecarboxylic

2014
A randomized, double-blind, single-dose, placebo-controlled, multicenter, polysomnographic study of gabapentin in transient insomnia induced by sleep phase advance.
    Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2014, 10-15, Volume: 10, Issue:10

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amines; Calcium Channel Blockers; Cyclohexanecarboxylic

2014
A randomized, double-blind, single-dose, placebo-controlled, multicenter, polysomnographic study of gabapentin in transient insomnia induced by sleep phase advance.
    Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2014, 10-15, Volume: 10, Issue:10

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amines; Calcium Channel Blockers; Cyclohexanecarboxylic

2014
A randomized, double-blind, single-dose, placebo-controlled, multicenter, polysomnographic study of gabapentin in transient insomnia induced by sleep phase advance.
    Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2014, 10-15, Volume: 10, Issue:10

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amines; Calcium Channel Blockers; Cyclohexanecarboxylic

2014
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, 28-day, polysomnographic study of gabapentin in transient insomnia induced by sleep phase advance.
    Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2014, 10-15, Volume: 10, Issue:10

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amines; Calcium Channel Blockers; Cyclohexanecarboxylic

2014
A randomized double-blind pilot trial of gabapentin versus placebo to treat alcohol dependence and comorbid insomnia.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2008, Volume: 32, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Amines; Antimanic Agents; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Dose-Res

2008
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of XP13512/GSK1838262 in patients with RLS.
    Neurology, 2009, Feb-03, Volume: 72, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Carbamates; Central Nervous System; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids;

2009
Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of gabapentin after administration of gabapentin enacarbil.
    Journal of clinical pharmacology, 2013, Volume: 53, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amines; Carbamates; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female;

2013
Open pilot study of gabapentin versus trazodone to treat insomnia in alcoholic outpatients.
    Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 2003, Volume: 57, Issue:5

    Topics: Acetates; Alcoholism; Amines; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids;

2003
Gabapentin treatment for insomnia associated with alcohol dependence.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 2000, Volume: 157, Issue:1

    Topics: Acetates; Adult; Alcoholism; Amines; Anticonvulsants; Comorbidity; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Fema

2000

Other Studies

7 other studies available for gabapentin and Chronic Insomnia

ArticleYear
Management of neuropathic pain following traumatic brachial plexus injury with neurolysis and oral gabapentin: A case report.
    Nigerian journal of clinical practice, 2019, Volume: 22, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Analgesics; Brachial Plexus; Brachial Plexus Neuropathies; Bupivacaine; Gabapentin; Hum

2019
Psychiatric Comorbidities and Psychiatric Medication Use Are Highly Prevalent in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Associate With Clinical Presentation.
    The American journal of gastroenterology, 2020, Volume: 115, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Anxiety Disorders; Benzodiazepines; Chest Pain; Child; Chronic

2020
Refractory Insomnia in an Adolescent with Total Blindness.
    The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 2019, Volume: 92, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Benzofurans; Blindness; Cyclopropanes; Drug Resistance; Drug Therapy, Combination; Femal

2019
A 15-Year-Old Girl With Sleep-Onset Insomnia and Poor Sleep Quality.
    Chest, 2019, Volume: 156, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Anticonvulsants; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Gabapentin; Humans; Restless Legs Synd

2019
Paroxysmal arousals and myoclonic movements associated with interictal epileptiform discharges in NREM and REM sleep.
    Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2011, Volume: 113, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Amines; Antiparkinson Agents; Arousal; Chromosome Disorders; Chromosome Inversion; Chrom

2011
Nighttime awakenings responding to gabapentin therapy in late premenopausal women: a case series.
    Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2012, Apr-15, Volume: 8, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Amines; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Estradiol; Female; Follicle Stimula

2012
Gabapentin shows promise in treating refractory insomnia in children.
    Journal of child neurology, 2013, Volume: 28, Issue:12

    Topics: Adolescent; Amines; Anticonvulsants; Child; Child, Preschool; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; F

2013