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Condition (MeSH)

Sleep Wake Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7,373 trials for Sleep Wake Disorders or a narrower condition beneath it. VA Office of Research and Development has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 95.

MeSH D012893 Nervous System Diseases C10 C23 F03
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Phase 1 Phase 1 207 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 72 Phase 2 Phase 2 377 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 69 Phase 3 Phase 3 373 Phase 4 Phase 4 400 Not applicable Not applicable 4,181 Observational Observational 1,687 Phase 1 Phase 1 207 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 72 Phase 2 Phase 2 377 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 69 Phase 3 Phase 3 373 Phase 4 Phase 4 400 Not applicable Not applicable 4,181 Observational Observational 1,687

Trials per phase (log scale)

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740 of the 7,373 trials are tagged with Sleep Wake Disorders itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Sleep Wake Disorders trials start? (35)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 15 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational
  • Other (Unknown)

Top of scale: 608

1990: 3 trials (Observational 3) 1993: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1994: 2 trials (Observational 2) 1995: 4 trials (Observational 3, Phase 2 1) 1996: 4 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 2 1) 1997: 3 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1) 1998: 7 trials (Observational 3, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 1999: 13 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 2, Phase 2/3 2) 2000: 9 trials (Not applicable 3, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2) 2001: 19 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2002: 18 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 8, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1) 2003: 54 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 14, Phase 2 8, Phase 1 2) 2004: 99 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 25, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 31, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 15, Phase 1 4) 2005: 117 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 34, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 28, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2006: 159 trials (Observational 26, Not applicable 43, Phase 4 29, Phase 3 25, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 23, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 7) 2007: 168 trials (Observational 39, Not applicable 46, Phase 4 26, Phase 3 24, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 18, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 9) 2008: 190 trials (Observational 37, Not applicable 75, Phase 4 18, Phase 3 23, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 10) 2009: 190 trials (Observational 43, Not applicable 92, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 14, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 8) 2010: 209 trials (Observational 51, Not applicable 87, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 20, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 14, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 15) 2011: 197 trials (Observational 47, Not applicable 84, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 22, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 13, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 13) 2012: 196 trials (Observational 42, Not applicable 98, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 18, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 8) 2013: 195 trials (Observational 34, Not applicable 121, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 5) 2014: 249 trials (Observational 65, Not applicable 139, Phase 4 19, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 6) 2015: 254 trials (Observational 56, Not applicable 154, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 7) 2016: 314 trials (Observational 61, Not applicable 191, Phase 4 26, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 13, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 6) 2017: 334 trials (Other 1, Observational 87, Not applicable 202, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 7) 2018: 336 trials (Other 1, Observational 93, Not applicable 199, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 7) 2019: 395 trials (Observational 103, Not applicable 226, Phase 4 22, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 12) 2020: 366 trials (Observational 93, Not applicable 227, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 18, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 11) 2021: 447 trials (Observational 114, Not applicable 284, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 8) 2022: 490 trials (Observational 108, Not applicable 320, Phase 4 20, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 8) 2023: 507 trials (Observational 115, Not applicable 319, Phase 4 21, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 11) 2024: 601 trials (Observational 136, Not applicable 391, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 26, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 13) 2025: 608 trials (Other 1, Observational 147, Not applicable 399, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 14)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 563
2025 608
2024 601
2023 507
2022 490
2021 447
2020 366
2019 395
2018 336
2017 334

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 700 trials starting in 2026 and about 620 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward, with about 0.7 times the starts already registered for the rest of 2026 added. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 10 percent and ran about 4 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 25 percent and ran about 15 percent low against the count later registered, and had about 7 percent more error than repeating last year's count. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. A stricter check that trains only on older years did not support adding planned starts for conditions of this size: it ran about 6 percent high against the count later registered. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 713 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 18 months across 4,498 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Sleep Wake Disorders trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 207
Phase 1/2 72
Phase 2 377
Phase 2/3 69
Phase 3 373
Phase 4 400
Not applicable 4,181
Observational 1,687
Expanded access 4
Unknown 3

How many Sleep Wake Disorders trials are recruiting? (11)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 461
Recruiting 878
Enrolling by invitation 93
Active, not recruiting 207
Available 1

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Sleep Wake Disorders trials? (3)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
VA Office of Research and Development 95
ResMed 70
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare 68

Which drugs are being tested for Sleep Wake Disorders? (5)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Ramelteon 45
DEXMEDETOMIDINE 30
Modafinil 30
Trazodone 25
Pitolisant 21

Interventions as named in the registry (10)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Melatonin PR 76
Zolpidem MR 71
Eszopiclone 3 mg QHS 56
Low Dose Suvorexant 43
Control (placebo) group 33

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Sleep Wake Disorders trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Second secondary endpoint 947 1
Hospitalization for any cause 900 1
Primary end point 695 1
Firt secondary endpoint 662 1
Unplanned hospitalization for worsening heart failure 559 1

Which publications cover Sleep Wake Disorders? (2,205)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Rare-disease identity (2)

Shown in this order: exact, broader, narrower, other.

Rare-disease identity
Orphanet disease ORPHA code Relation Source
Rare sleep disorder 68354 Exact Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology (ORDO)
Rare sleep disorder 68354 Exact Orphadata Science knowledge files, Product 1

Sub-conditions in MeSH (3)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence.

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