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efficacy of amantadine vs Ropinirole in Restless legs syndrome

Comparison of Amantadine vs. Ropinirole in Restless legs syndrome: A single blind Randomized Controlled exploratory trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/11/029296
Enrollment
30
Registered
2020-11-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G476- Sleep related movement disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: Amantadine : Patients visiting General Neurology OPD, Movement disorder OPD, General Psychiatry or Sleep OPD or in-patients of Neurology/Psychiatry wards will be screened for RLS (by IR

Sponsors

AIIMS Rishikesh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects willing to provide informed written consent and meeting the following criteria will be included in the study: 1. Patients diagnosed to have RLS by IRLSSG diagnostic criteria with chronic persistent symptoms and IRLS total score >=10 2. Patient who are not on treatment for RLS within past 1 month 3. Adult patients >18 years and below 60 years of age.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects will not participate in the study if they meet any of the following criteria: 1. Any symptomatic neuropathies or current diagnosis of clinically relevant concomitant conditions that may confound clinical assessments of RLS and/or severe enough to disturb sleep. 2. Pregnancy 3. Presence of neurodegenerative diseases interfering with administering the questionnaire or interviewing the patient. 4. Use of medications likely to influence sleep architecture or interacting with dopaminergic system: Dopaminergics, sedatives, hypnotics, antipsychotics, cannabis, opioids, opiates 5. Glomerular filtration rate calculated by formula- eGFR 6. Hemoglobin 7. Known hypersensitivity to any components of the trial medication or similar drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Change in IRLS scale from baseline to 12 weeks in both groups after treatmentTimepoint: 12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Change in RLS-QOL 2. Change in CGI at 12 week 3. Change in ISI: insomnia index 4. Change in sleep architecture: PLMS 5. Any Adverse events Timepoint: 12 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactGovind madhaw

AIIMS Rishikesh

drnirajkumarsingh@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026