Recruiting
Phase 4

Lemborexant

Sponsor:

Stanford University

Code:

NCT05463861

Conditions

Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Lemborexant

Placebo

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether Lemborexant is more effective than placebo in shortening sleep onset latency in patients with delayed sleep phase syndrome (both type 1 and type 2). This will be tracked using sleep logs as well as actigraphy.

In this 2-year study, we will examine if Lemborexant administered 5-10 mg nightly taken at desired bedtime (at least 2 hours prior to self-reported sleep onset habitual time) can improve the symptoms of Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome.

Conditions

Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome

Study ID

NCT05463861

Start date

Feb 1, 2022

Status verified date

Oct, 2026

Completion date

May 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18 years of age or older.
2. Diagnosed with delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS) meaning that:

1. Sleep is delayed by two hours or more beyond what is considered an acceptable or conventional bedtime for the subject (their desired bedtime).
2. Subjects not able to fall asleep if trying to sleep before the later bedtime;
3. This is interfering with their wishes/having social impact.
3. Concomitant medications will be allowed, though dosages will be required to remain fixed throughout participation in the study.
4. The participant also needs to be willing and able to comply with all aspects of the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Clinically significant depression (PHQ-9 score of 10 or more), anxiety disorder (GAD-7 score of 10 or more), substance use disorder, any other sleep disorder (assessed by the Alliance Sleep Questionnaire- ASQ), or any medical disorder/therapy that could interfere with the trial (this will be verified through interview and analysis of the ASQ).
2. Use of medications with significant effects on sleep-wake function (insomnia therapies, stimulants)- unless they are discontinued at least 5 half-lives prior to study participation. Non-sedative antidepressants or SSRI will be allowed if at a stable dose in the absence of concomitant severe depression or severe anxiety.
3. Use of CYP3A inhibitors and CYP3A inducers, at least 1 week (or five half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to the first day of the baseline phase.
4. Pregnancy (verified by urine pregnancy test on visits 1, 2, and 3) or plan to become pregnant in the next 3 months or currently breastfeeding.
5. Shift workers or subjects working unusual hours.
6. Any risk of suicide within 6 months of screening period or throughout the trial (accessed by the Investigator and by the C-SSRS questionnaire).
7. Transmeridian travel across more than 3 time zones 4 weeks prior to the screening phase.
8. Transmeridian travel across more than 2 time zones during this trial (including the screening phase).
9. Having a positive drug test or being unwilling to refrain from using illegal drugs or marijuana during this trial.
10. Any clinically abnormal symptom or organ impairment found by medical history at Screening or Baseline and physical examinations, vital signs, ECG findings, or laboratory test results that require medical treatment.
11. Impaired liver function (values for enzymes aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) > 1.5 times the Upper Limit of Normal).
12. Known to be human immunodeficiency virus positive.
13. Has a QT interval corrected using Fridericia's formula interval (QTcF interval) >450 ms demonstrated on repeated ECGs (repeated only if initial ECG showed corrected QT interval (QTc) >450 ms) at Screening or Baseline.

Study Design

Enrollment

86 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Lemborexant

Patients receive Lemborexant 5mg for 7 days and may be dose adjusted to 10mg. Patients continue to take Lemborexant 5mg or 10 mg for an additional 7 days.

placebo comparator: Placebo

Patients receive placebo to match Lemborexant for 14 days.

Interventions

Lemborexant

Lemborexant tablet administered orally once daily.

Placebo

Placebo to match Lemborexant tablet administered orally once daily.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in actigraphy sleep latency onset [ Time Frame: From 2 weeks prior to randomization to 4 weeks post randomization ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

University of California San Francisco

Recruiting

San Francisco, California, United States, 94107

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

Stanford University

Last update posted

Oct 26, 2026

Last verified

Oct, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-27. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Stanford University on 2026-10-26. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.