A Sleep Laboratory Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of the Rotigotine Skin Patch in Subjects With Restless Legs Syndrome and End-Stage Renal Disease Requiring Hemodialysis

NCT01537042 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2014-11-03

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Summary

This is a sleep laboratory study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Rotigotine in subjects with Restless Legs Syndrome and End-Stage Renal Disease requiring hemodialysis.

The objectives are to demonstrate superiority of Rotigotine against Placebo as well as to investigate the effect of Rotigotine on quality of life and sleep.

Conditions

  • Restless Legs Syndrome
  • End-Stage Renal Disease

Interventions

DRUG

Rotigotine

Transdermal patch; Dose: 1 mg/24 h, 2 mg/24 h or 3 mg/24 h once daily depending on optimal dose; maximal dose is 3 mg/24 h. Subjects start with a Rotigotine dose of 1 mg/24 h for 1 week. The dose can be increased weekly during Up-Titration Period until either the optimal or the maximal dose of 3 mg/24 h has been reached. Subjects will maintain the optimal/maximal dose during the 2-week Maintenance Period. Following the Maintenance Period, subjects will be de-escalated from their optimal dose by decreasing the dose by 1 mg/24 h every other day during Taper Period until complete withdrawal.

DRUG

Placebo

Transdermal patch; Patches matching to active treatment patches in size and appearance. Up to 3 weeks of Titration, 2 weeks of Maintenance, Up to 4 days of Taper Period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • UCB BIOSCIENCES GmbH

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • UCB Clinical Trial Call Center · +1 877 822 9493 (UCB)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • United States
  • Austria
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy

Study Locations

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