Conditions: Restless Legs Syndrome
Keywords: gabapentin enacarbil Horizant
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 501
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
Gabapentin enacarbil (GEn; GSK1838262; HORIZANT), at a dose of 600 mg/day, is currently approved in the United States for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of GEn at lower doses (450 and 300 mg/day) as well as the already approved dose of 600 mg/day versus placebo for the treatment of subjects with moderate to severe primary RLS. This study is being conducted as a post-marketing commitment (PMC) as a condition of the approval of HORIZANT tablets (NDA 022399).

Detailed description:
This is a Phase IV randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose, parallel group study to assess the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of 3 doses of GEn (600, 450, and 300 mg/day) compared with placebo in the treatment of subjects with moderate-to-severe primary RLS.

The study will include 9 visits over approximately 14 weeks for eligible subjects including a 1-week Screening Period, a 12-week Treatment Period, and a 1 week Follow up Period. Screening will occur within 1 week of the first scheduled dose of study medication. The total duration of the study, from the first subject enrolled to the last subject completed will be approximately 2 years.

Eligible subjects (at least 18 years of age) must have:

* a diagnosis of RLS according to the IRLSSG Diagnostic Criteria
* a history of RLS symptoms for at least 15 nights in the prior month or, if on treatment, this frequency of symptoms before treatment was started
* documented RLS symptoms for at least 4 of the 7 consecutive evenings/nights during the Screening Period, and a total RLS severity score of at least 15 on the International Restless Legs Syndrome (IRLS) Rating Scale at the screening and baseline visits

Approximately 498 subjects will be enrolled, randomly assigned to treatment groups, and receive study medication once daily for 12 weeks. Subjects will be randomly assigned to receive 1 of the 4 following treatment groups in a ratio of 1:1:1:1:

* GEn 600 mg/day
* GEn 450 mg/day
* GEn 300 mg/day
* Matching placebo

Subjects will be instructed to take their study medication once daily with food in the evening at approximately 5 PM. Each tablet must be swallowed whole and not divided, crushed, or chewed.

Each subject, regardless of treatment assignment, will take 3 tablets of study medication (1 tablet from Bottle A, 1 tablet from Bottle B, and 1 tablet from Bottle C) once daily continuing through the end of the Treatment Period (Week 12). Subjects will return to the study site for a follow-up visit (Visit 9, Week 13) approximately 1 week after the last dose of study medication.

Each subject's participation in the study will be approximately 14 weeks unless they withdraw early from the study. For subjects who complete the study, Visit 9 (which can occur between Day 86 and 92) will be considered their end-of-study visit.

Arms:
arm 1: Once-daily dose with food in the evening at approximately 5 PM arm 2: Once-daily dose with food in the evening at approximately 5 PM arm 3: Once-daily dose with food in the evening at approximately 5 PM arm 4: Once-daily dose with food in the evening at approximately 5 PM

Interventions: intervention 1: GSK1838262 600 mg intervention 2: GSK1838262 450 mg intervention 3: GSK1838262 300 mg intervention 4: GSK1838262 Placebo match
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Drug: GSK1838262 600 mg/day Comparison of 3 doses intervention 2: Drug: GSK1838262 450 mg/day Comparison of 3 doses intervention 3: Drug: GSK1838262 300 mg/day Comparison of 3 doses intervention 4: Drug; GSK1838262 placebo to match 600 mg, 450 mg, 300 mg doses

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