Women were less than half of the people tested for almost all of these common medicines.

NCT01106859

Driving Performance After Middle of the Night Administration of 3.5 mg Zolpidem Tartrate Sublingual Tablet

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40 people

20 womenmiddle line = equal numbers20 men
Phase
PHASE1
Paid for by
Transcept Pharmaceuticals
Finished
2010-09
Health conditions
Insomnia
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
21 Years – 64 Years
Average age
mean 37 years
Age 65+
Not reported
Weight (BMI)
mean 23.2 kilograms/meter^2
Pregnancy recorded
Not reported
Menopause recorded
Not reported
Results shown by sex
Not split by sex
Race
White 97.5% · Other 2.5% · Black / African American 0% · Asian 0%

Women left out

  • Age limit under 65

    Older women were turned away, even though they often take this medicine.

    “Maximum age: 64 Years.”
  • No breastfeeding moms

    Women who were breastfeeding could not join.

    “…st-menopausal or sterilized, or if they are of childbearing potential, they are not breastfeeding, their pregnancy test is negative, they have no intention of becoming pregnant during the course of the study, and are using adequate contrace…”
  • Weight limit (BMI)

    Women with a higher (or lower) body weight were turned away.

    “BMI \> 29 Kg/M\^2”
  • No smokers

    Women who smoke or use nicotine were turned away.

    “Smokes more than 10 cigarettes/day”

Study titles and rules are shown in their original English.