1. Rotigotine transdermal patch in moderate to severe idiopathic restless legs syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled polysomnographic study.
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Oertel WH, Benes H, Garcia-Borreguero D, Högl B, Poewe W, Montagna P, Ferini-Strambi L, Sixel-Döring F, Trenkwalder C, Partinen M, Saletu B, Polo O, Fichtner A, Schollmayer E, Kohnen R, Cassel W, Penzel T, and Stiasny-Kolster K
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Movement drug effects, Polysomnography, Severity of Illness Index, Tetrahydronaphthalenes administration & dosage, Tetrahydronaphthalenes adverse effects, Thiophenes administration & dosage, Thiophenes adverse effects, Transdermal Patch, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Restless Legs Syndrome drug therapy, Tetrahydronaphthalenes therapeutic use, Thiophenes therapeutic use
- Abstract
Objective: To assess the efficacy of rotigotine transdermal patch in subjects with moderate to severe idiopathic restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement (PLM) in sleep in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter study (NCT00275236)., Methods: Sixty-seven (46 rotigotine, 21 placebo) subjects applied rotigotine (maximum 3mg/24h) or placebo patches once-daily during a 4-week maintenance period; efficacy evaluations used polysomnographic measures and clinician/patient ratings., Results: Mean PLM index (PLMI; PLM/h time in bed) decreased more with rotigotine (50.9/h to 8.1/h) than with placebo (37.4/h to 27.1/h; adjusted treatment ratio 4.25 (95% CI [2.48,7.28], p<0.0001). PLM during sleep with arousal index (PLMSAI; 8.57/h to 2.47/h under rotigotine, 6.5/h to 4.95/h under placebo; adjusted treatment difference: -3.12 (95% CI [-5.36, -0.88], p=0.0072) also improved more under rotigotine. At end of maintenance, 39% of rotigotine subjects had PLMI levels <5/h and 26% showed no RLS symptoms (IRLS=0), whereas no placebo subject met these criteria. Common drug-related adverse events for rotigotine and placebo included nausea (21.7%/4.8%), headache (17.4%/14.3%), application site reactions (17.4%/4.8%), and somnolence (10.9%/9.5%); most were mild to moderate in intensity., Conclusions: Rotigotine transdermal patch was efficacious and well tolerated in the short-term treatment of RLS motor symptoms and associated sleep disturbances.
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- 2010
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