Valerian to Improve Sleep in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to test the short-term effectiveness of valerian, a medicinal herb, to improve sleep in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Idiopathic Parkinson's disease

• Willing to undergo overnight, in-lab polysomnography

• Sufficient literacy to allow completion of sleep logs

• Stable doses and timing of all Parkinsonian medications during the course of the trial

Exclusion Criteria

• Dementia

• Parkinsonism secondary to toxic, infectious, or other medical conditions

• History of stroke, cerebellar disease, or progressive supranuclear palsy

• History of liver or renal disease

• History of duodenal or bladder obstruction