Sleep Disorders

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The associate professor, department of medicine, division of neurology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, talked about the importance of establishing normal values for sleep studies, particularly the multiple sleep latency test, to help with effectively diagnosing sleep disorders. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

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Michael Grandner, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, discussed Sleep Reset, an app-based, personalized sleep program that uses sleep coaches to help guide patients in the care of their sleep disorders.

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Elena Koundourakis, PhD, head of orexin franchise development at Takeda, talked about the phase 2 trial investigating TAK-994 in patients with narcolepsy type 1, which showed significant improvements in wakefulness, despite discontinuation because of hepatotoxicity.

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The AI-based SOMNUM technology uses diagnostic algorithms based on multi-channel/time series sleep biosignal data to deliver fast, accurate diagnostic information for providers.

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The phase 3 SYMPHONY trial assessing AXS-12, a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor for narcolepsy, was initially expected in the third quarter of 2023.

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In a large cohort of 848 pediatric participants with challenge-proven food allergy, investigators identified narcolepsy-like sleepiness as a symptom impacting more than 1 in 10 patients with food allergies.

In a recent long-term analysis of a phase 3 trial, the most common treatment-emergent adverse events that led to discontinuation of low-sodium oxybate were cataplexy, headache, nausea, and psychiatric disorders.

Sodium oxybate, an endogenous GHB/GABAB receptor agonist, is clinically used to promote slow-wave sleep and reduce next-day sleepiness in disorders such as for patients with narcolepsy

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Acute and sustained treatment with ulotaront did not show a statistically significant decrease from placebo in total number of cataplexy events and had no significant change in other symptomatic ratings over a 2-week treatment period.

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In a recent study on patients with narcolepsy type 1, those who used opioid drugs such as oxycodone and codeine were significantly associated with improved self-reported narcolepsy symptom severity.

A recent systematic review and meta-analysis showed that normal mean sleep latency in adults was 11.7 minutes using the earlier definition of sleep onset and 11.8 minutes using the later definition of sleep onset.