Conditions: Osteoarthritis Insomnia
Keywords: eszopiclone insomnia
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 30
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This research is being done to evaluate the effects of a sleeping pill (eszopiclone, Lunesta)in patients with arthritis of the knee who also suffer from chronic insomnia. This study will test whether Lunesta improves sleep, pain sensitivity, and daytime symptoms in patients with knee pain.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Eszopiclone 3mg capsules, once daily at bedtime for 12 weeks arm 2: 3mg placebo capsule, once daily at bedtime for 12 weeks

Interventions: intervention 1: Placebo intervention 2: Eszopiclone
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 3mg placebo capsule, once daily at bedtime intervention 2: 3mg capsule, once daily at bedtime

Protocol document: