Clinical Trials

Do you have Narcolepsy?  Suffer from Insomnia? 
Does your adolescent have symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome?

Sleep and Oxygen Levels

Makoto Kawai, MD, D.Sc.

Purpose: to participate in groundbreaking research examining sleep and measures of brain oxygen levels simultaneously.  

Payment offered for participation

Time needed from participant:

  • Spend 6-8 hours of active participation
  • You will be asked to complete one sleep assessment (polysomnography)

To qualify, you must:

  • Be a healthy individual, 60+ years old
  • Be able to travel to Stanford to complete some questionnaires

Coordinator Contact:
Isabelle Cotto (650) 723-2795
ijoly@Stanford.edu

Sleep Quality Study

Seiji Nishino, MD, PhD

Purpose: to study the effect of high rebound mattress toppers on sleep and sleep-related symptoms

Payment offered for participation

Time needed from participant: Have a scheduled overnight sleep study at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center

To qualify, you must:

  • Be age 18 or older

Coordinator Contact:
Polina Davidenko  (650) 721-7552
pdaviden@stanford.edu

Narcolepsy

Clete Kushida, MD, PhD

Purpose: to study a single nightly formulation drug FT218, for the treatment of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Cataplexy in subjects with Narcolepsy

Payment offered for participation

Time needed from participant: Up to 17 weeks

To qualify, you must:

  • Be age 16 or older
  • Have documented evidence of Narcolepsy Type-1 (with Cataplexy)
  • No prior use of Xyrem

Coordinator Contact:
Sarah DeLanda (650) 721-7574
sdelanda@stanford.edu

For more information: https://www.ClinicalTrials.gov

Participant’s right questions, contact: 1-866-680-2906