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How Well and Safely Does Lemborexant Work for People Who Wake up at Night to Urinate (LENS)
Sponsor: University of Alberta
Summary
Nocturia is defined by doctors as getting up one or more times a night to use the bathroom, where you were asleep before going to use the washroom and then going back to sleep afterward. People who experience this condition describe it was one of their biggest problems. This condition is very common as people get older and can seriously affect older peoples quality of life including disruptions to sleep, daily functioning, risk of falls and even early death.
Official title: The LENS Study: Efficacy and Safety of Lemborexant for Patients With Nocturia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
35
Start Date
2026-10-15
Completion Date
2030-07-20
Last Updated
2026-09-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Lemborexant tablets
5mg (one tablet) orally at bedtime for weeks 1-3, with optional uptitration to 10mg (two tablets) for weeks 4-6.
Placebo
Matching placebo tablet, one at bedtime weeks 1-3, optionally two for weeks 4-6 to preserve masking
Locations (1)
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta Hosp Edmonton
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada