Cochrane · systematic review · CD012714

Medications for daytime sleepiness in individuals with idiopathic hypersomnia

Trotti, LM, Becker, LA, Friederich Murray, C, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library

EpilepsyAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
14
current version
GRADE rated
14
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 9 · 64.3%Moderate 3 · 21.4%High 2 · 14.3%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Modafinil compared to placebo for idiopathic hypersomnia

Population: idiopathic hypersomnia
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), week 3№ of participants: 101(2 RCTs)
Modafinil vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRHigh
Number of naps/week, week 3№ of participants: 99(2 RCTs)
Modafinil vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Clinical Global Impression ‐ Severity (CGI‐S), change from baseline№ of participants: 30(1 RCT)
Modafinil vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Clinical Global Impression ‐ Change (CGI‐C), proportion much improved or very much improved at week 3 № of participants: 70 (1 RCT)
Modafinil vs placebo
OR 5.14 [1.76, 15]NRModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), week 3№ of participants: 99(2 RCTs)
Modafinil vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRHigh
Effectiveness/performance, week 3№ of participants: 31(1 RCT)
Modafinil vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Number of participants with any adverse events№ of participants: 102(2 RCTs)
Modafinil vs placebo
OR 1.68 [0.28, 9.94]NRLow
Downgraded: imprecision

Clarithromycin compared to placebo for idiopathic hypersomnia

Population: idiopathic hypersomnia
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), change from baseline№ of participants: 10(1 RCT)
Clarithromycin vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Stanford Sleepiness Scale (SSS), change from baseline№ of participants: 10(1 RCT)
Clarithromycin vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Average nocturnal sleep time from sleep diary, weeks 1 and 2№ of participants: 10(1 RCT)
Clarithromycin vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Difficulty waking in the morning, average of weeks 1 and 2№ of participants: 10(1 RCT)
Clarithromycin vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Psychomotor vigilance task (PVT) reciprocal of reaction time, change from baseline№ of participants: 10(1 RCT)
Clarithromycin vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ), change from baseline№ of participants: 10(1 RCT)
Clarithromycin vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Number of participants with any adverse events№ of participants: 10(1 RCT)
Clarithromycin vs placebo
OR 0.41 [0.01, 12.64]NRLow
Downgraded: imprecision