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Efficacy and Safety of Pramipexole (PPX) in Moderate to Severe Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Conditions:

Restless Legs Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

To evaluate safety and efficacy of pramipexole in the treatment of patients suffering from moderate to severe RLS over 6 weeks under double blinded conditions followed by a 46 week open label or doubl...

Detailed Description

To evaluate safety and efficacy of pramipexole in the treatment of patients suffering from moderate to severe RLS over 6 weeks under double blinded conditions followed by a 46 weeks open label or doub...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Male or female out-patients aged 18-80
  • Diagnosis of idiopathic RLS according to the Clinical RLS criteria of the International RLS Study Group. All of the four criteria must be present:
  • Irresistible urge to move usually associated with sensory complaints of the lower limbs
  • Motor restlessness
  • Worsening of the symptoms at rest with at least partial and temporary relief by activity
  • Increased severity in the evening or at night
  • RLS rating scale for severity score \> 15
  • RLS symptoms present at least 2 to 3 days per week within in the last 3 months
  • Written informed consent consistent with ICH/GCP and local legislation given prior to any study procedures
  • Ability and willingness to comply with study treatment regimen and to attend study assessments
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Women of childbearing potential, who do not use adequate protection such as barrier protection, intrauterine device, or hormonal (oral or subcutaneous) contraception or postmenopausal women less than 6 months after last menses, surgically sterilised, oophorectomised or hysterectomised less than 3 months after operation and not using adequate protection or women neither using adequate protection nor being postmenopausal and their partner is not sterilised at least 6 months post operation or does not use condom, or any women not having negative serum pregnancy test at screening
  • Males not using an adequate form of contraception (condom, sterilisation at least 6 months post operation)
  • Patients who are breastfeeding
  • Concomitant or previous pharmacologically therapy of RLS as follows:
  • Any intake of levodopa within 5 days prior to baseline visit (V2)
  • Any intake of dopamine agonists within 14 days prior to baseline visit (V2)
  • History of any intake of pramipexole
  • Current (less than 14 days before treatment with trial medication or concomitant) treatment with medication or dietary supplements, which could significantly influence RLS symptoms - withdrawal symptoms caused by stopping any of the drugs above
  • Confirmed diagnose of diabetes mellitus requiring insulin therapy
  • Clinically significant renal disease or creatinine higher than upper limit of normal (ULN) at screening
  • Clinically significant hepatic disease or sGPT \> 2 times the upper limit of normal range at screening
  • Clinical or laboratory signs of microcytic anaemia at the investigators discretion
  • Any of the following lab results at screening:
  • Hb or erythrocyte count below lower limit of normal (LLN)
  • Basal TSH, T3 or T4 clinically significantly (at the investigator's discretion) out of normal range at screening (if not caused by substitution therapy according the investigator's opinion)
  • Other clinically significant metabolic-endocrine, haematological, gastro-intestinal disease or pulmonary disease. Poorly controlled cardiovascular disease
  • History or clinical signs of peripheral neuropathy (PNP) of any origin in physical, neurological examination, myelopathy or multiple sclerosis or any other neurological disease, with potential to secondarily cause RLS symptoms
  • Presence of any other sleep disorder, such as, REM sleep behaviour disorder, narcolepsy or sleep apnoea syndrome
  • History of Schizophrenia or any psychotic disorder, history of mental disorders due to a general medical condition or any present axis I psychiatric disorder according DSM IV requiring any medical therapy or history of or alcohol abuse or drug addiction within the last 2 years before screening
  • Participation in a drug study within two months prior to the start of this study
  • History of or clinical signs for any form of epilepsy or seizures apart from fever related seizures in early childhood
  • History of or clinical signs of malign neoplasm
  • Patients on a shift-work-schedule, or who are otherwise unable to follow a regular sleep-wake cycle enabling use of study medication at times indicated

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2002

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    End Date :

    April 1 2004

    Estimated Enrollment :

    346 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00275457

    Start Date

    October 1 2002

    End Date

    April 1 2004

    Last Update

    October 31 2013

    Active Locations (34)

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    Univ.-Klinik für Neurologie

    Graz, Austria, 8036

    2

    Univ.-Klinik für Neurologie

    Innsbruck, Austria, 6020

    3

    AKH der Stadt Linz

    Linz, Austria, 4021

    4

    Confraternität Privatklinik

    Vienna, Austria, 1080