International Swiss Primary Hypersomnolence and Narcolepsy Cohort Study

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age10-70
SponsorInsel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

About this trial

Swiss Primary Hypersomnolence and Narcolepsy Cohort Study (SPHYNCS) is a cohort study on disease presentation and long-term course with an exploratory approach to detect biomarkers.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Subjective complaints of Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and/or Hypersomnia (H) as defined above

EDS and/or H present daily or almost daily for at least 1 month prior to the consultation

Ability and consent to undergo electrophysiological routine assessment

Ability to give informed consent

Disqualifiers

Apnea index (AI) > 10 if on OSA treatment or untreated; or

Clinically significant hypoventilation; or

Noncompliance with primary OSA therapy

except if NT1 has been diagnosed including decreased or missing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hypocretin

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

600 Participants
are grouped into 4 trial groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Lead sponsor

Klinik Barmelweid

Collaborator

Zentrum für Schlafmedizin Basel

Collaborator

Ospedale Regionale di Lugano

Collaborator

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

Collaborator

Zurzach Care Klinik für Schlafmedizin

Collaborator

University Children's Hospital, Zurich

Collaborator

University Children's Hospital Basel

Collaborator

Centre Lausannios de Sommeil

Collaborator

Private Universität Witten-Herdecke and Orfea Fachklinik für Schlafmedizin, Witten, Germany

Collaborator

Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

Collaborator

University of Bologna

Collaborator