Conditions: Restless Legs Syndrome Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
Keywords: RLS Ropinirole Restless Legs Syndrome
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 135
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This is a multi-center, Phase III study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of proposed dose conversion recommendations for RLS subjects converting from ropinirole immediate release to ropinirole controlled-release for RLS.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Participants received Placebo in the evening and Ropinirole 1 mg IR at bedtime on Week 1. At the end of Week 1, participants were switched to receive Ropinirole 2 mg controlled release for Restless Legs Syndrome (CR-RLS) in the evening and placebo at bedtime till the end of Week 2. At the end of Week 2, participants were converted back to receive placebo in the evening and Ropinirole 1 mg IR at bedtime and continued to receive the same till the end of Week 4. arm 2: Participants received Placebo in the evening and Ropinirole 1 mg IR at bedtime on Week 1 and continued to receive the same till the end of Week 3. At the end of Week 3, participants were switched to receive Ropinirole 2 mg CR-RLS in the evening and placebo at bedtime till the end of Week 4. arm 3: Participants received Placebo in the evening and Ropinirole 2 mg IR at bedtime on Week 1. At the end of Week 1, participants were switched to receive Ropinirole 3 mg CR-RLS in the evening and placebo at bedtime till the end of Week 2. At the end of Week 2, participants were converted back to receive placebo in the evening and Ropinirole 2 mg IR at bedtime and continued to receive the same till the end of Week 4. arm 4: Participants received Placebo in the evening and Ropinirole 2 mg IR at bedtime on Week 1 and continued to receive the same till the end of Week 3. At the end of Week 3, participants were switched to receive Ropinirole 3 mg CR-RLS in the evening and placebo at bedtime till the end of Week 4. arm 5: Participants received Placebo in the evening and Ropinirole 4 mg IR at bedtime on Week 1. At the end of Week 1, participants were switched to receive Ropinirole 6 mg CR-RLS in the evening and placebo at bedtime till the end of Week 2. At the end of Week 2, participants were converted back to receive placebo in the evening and Ropinirole 4 mg IR at bedtime and continued to receive the same till the end of Week 4. arm 6: Participants received Placebo in the evening and Ropinirole 4 mg IR at bedtime on Week 1 and continued to receive the same till the end of Week 3. At the end of Week 3, participants were switched to receive Ropinirole 6 mg CR-RLS in the evening and placebo at bedtime till the end of Week 4.

Interventions: intervention 1: Ropinirole IR 1 mg intervention 2: Ropinirole IR 2 mg intervention 3: Ropinirole IR 1 mg Placebo intervention 4: Ropinirole IR 2 mg Placebo intervention 5: Ropinirole CR 2 mg intervention 6: Ropinirole CR 3 mg intervention 7: Ropinirole CR 2 mg Placebo intervention 8: Ropinirole CR 3 mg Placebo
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Ropinirole IR (SKF-101468) will be supplied in the form of a 7mm round bi-convex white film coated tablet, de-bossed with 'GS' on both faces, containing ropinirole hydrochloride equivalent to 1.0mg of active drug substance. intervention 2: Ropinirole IR (SKF-101468) will be supplied in the form of a 7mm round bi-convex white film coated tablet, de-bossed with 'GS' on both faces, containing ropinirole hydrochloride equivalent to 2.0mg of active drug substance. intervention 3: Ropinirole IR (SKF-101468) placebo will be supplied in the form of a 7mm round bi-convex white film coated tablet, de-bossed with 'GS' on both faces, containing matching placebo tablets of 1 mg. intervention 4: Ropinirole IR (SKF-101468) placebo will be supplied in the form of a 7mm round bi-convex white film coated tablet, de-bossed with 'GS' on both faces, containing matching placebo tablets of 2 mg. intervention 5: Ropinirole CR Tablets are presented as 7 mm round, bi-convex, white film coated tablets, de-bossed with 'GS' on both faces, containing ropinirole hydrochloride equivalent to 2mg of the active drug substance. intervention 6: Ropinirole CR Tablets are presented as 7 mm round, bi-convex, white film coated tablets, de-bossed with 'GS' on both faces, containing ropinirole hydrochloride equivalent to 3mg of the active drug substance. intervention 7: Ropinirole CR placebo Tablets are presented as 7 mm round, bi-convex, white film coated tablets, de-bossed with 'GS' on both faces, containing matching placebo tablets of 2 mg. intervention 8: Ropinirole CR placebo Tablets are presented as 7 mm round, bi-convex, white film coated tablets, de-bossed with 'GS' on both faces, containing matching placebo tablets of 3 mg.

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