MEASURED OUTCOMEDefinition: sourced draft

Measured wakefulness

Sleep latency or wake-maintenance measurements under defined laboratory conditions; not interchangeable with subjective alertness.

Findings in context

1 observations

Measured endpoints are tied to a particular task, population, and exposure. A finding cannot be generalized to a different outcome without supporting evidence.

ModafinilSourced draft
Increased

Nighttime sleep latency

Laboratory sleep latency improved modestly relative to placebo; wakefulness did not normalize. Source

Evidence type
Human research
Population
Patients with shift-work sleep disorder
Exposure
200 mg before studied shifts for 3 months
Instrument
Multiple Sleep Latency Test
Reported magnitude
Not established

Connections & claims

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Linked substances

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Definition sources

Supporting reading for this original editorial definition. Independent editorial review has not been recorded.

Observation & claim sources

  1. Randomized placebo-controlled trial · 2005

    Modafinil for excessive sleepiness associated with shift-work sleep disorder

    Czeisler et al.

    Improved some sleepiness and performance measures during night work.

    Limitation Selected clinical population; residual impairment remained. A correction is linked by the publisher.

    Funding / disclosures Not assessed in this draft; consult the full article disclosures.

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