Abstract | OBJECTIVE: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Following 6 weeks' double-blind treatment, patients with moderate-to-severe RLS received open-label rotigotine titrated to optimal dosage. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Safety was assessed by adverse events (AEs) and efficacy was assessed by the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Rating Scale (IRLS). RESULTS: Of 295 patients who entered the open-label study, 198 (67%) began the maintenance period taking rotigotine dosages of 1 - 3 mg/24 h, or increased their dosage from 0.5 mg in the first 3 months of the maintenance period. Of the 198 patients, 45 patients (23%) completed 5 years of follow-up within this dosage range, 79 patients (40%) had their dosage adjusted outside this range during follow-up and 74 patients (37%) withdrew (including 49 [25%] due to AEs and 6 [3%)] for lack of efficacy). Application site reactions were the most common AEs (102 of 198 patients [52%]), with an incidence of 35% (69 of 198) in year 1, 19% (19 of 102) in year 2, and 4 - 6% during each of years 3 - 5. Mean IRLS total score decreased from 27.1 ± 6.0 at double-blind baseline to 6.5 ± 6.5 at the beginning of maintenance, and to 7.4 ± 8.4 after 5 years' treatment on 1 - 3 mg/24 h (n = 45); 21 patients (47%) were classified as symptom-free (IRLS = 0). CONCLUSIONS: Consistent with the results for the overall population, rotigotine transdermal patch at approved dosages of 1 - 3 mg/24 h was generally well tolerated after the first year, with sustained efficacy in patients who completed 5 years of treatment at dosages of 1 - 3 mg/24 h.
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Authors | Elisabeth Dohin, Birgit Högl, Luigi Ferini-Strambi, Erwin Schollmayer, Andreas Fichtner, Lars Bauer, Diego García-Borreguero |
Journal | Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy
(Expert Opin Pharmacother)
Vol. 14
Issue 1
Pg. 15-25
(Jan 2013)
ISSN: 1744-7666 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 23256574
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase II, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Dopamine Agonists
- Tetrahydronaphthalenes
- Thiophenes
- rotigotine
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Topics |
- Administration, Cutaneous
- Adult
- Aged
- Dopamine Agonists
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Humans
- International Cooperation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Restless Legs Syndrome
(diagnosis, drug therapy, physiopathology)
- Severity of Illness Index
- Tetrahydronaphthalenes
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Thiophenes
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Transdermal Patch
- Treatment Outcome
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