A Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of Cabergoline for the Treatment of Patients With RLS

NCT ID: NCT00625547

Last Updated: 2008-10-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

361 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-01-31

Study Completion Date

2004-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of cabergoline compared with levodopa in the treatment of patients with RLS.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Restless Legs Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers

Study Groups

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Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cabergoline

Intervention Type DRUG

Cabergoline oral tablets: 0.5 mg daily on Days 1 to 3, 1.0 mg daily on Days 4 to 7, 1.5 mg daily on Days 8 to 10, and 2.0 mg daily on Days 11 to 14 and then administered as a stable dose for a further 4 weeks; at Week 6, dose could be increased to 3 mg daily if patient experienced insufficient efficacy without impairing adverse events

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Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

levodopa

Intervention Type DRUG

Levodopa oral capsules: 25 mg twice daily on Days 1 to 3, 50 mg twice daily on Days 4 to 7, 100 mg twice daily on Days 8 to 14 and then administered as a stable dose for a further 4 weeks; at Week 6, dose could be increased to 150 mg twice daily if patient experienced insufficient efficacy without impairing adverse events

Interventions

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cabergoline

Cabergoline oral tablets: 0.5 mg daily on Days 1 to 3, 1.0 mg daily on Days 4 to 7, 1.5 mg daily on Days 8 to 10, and 2.0 mg daily on Days 11 to 14 and then administered as a stable dose for a further 4 weeks; at Week 6, dose could be increased to 3 mg daily if patient experienced insufficient efficacy without impairing adverse events

Intervention Type DRUG

levodopa

Levodopa oral capsules: 25 mg twice daily on Days 1 to 3, 50 mg twice daily on Days 4 to 7, 100 mg twice daily on Days 8 to 14 and then administered as a stable dose for a further 4 weeks; at Week 6, dose could be increased to 150 mg twice daily if patient experienced insufficient efficacy without impairing adverse events

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of idiopathic RLS and had all 4 clinical manifestations of RLS
* Moderate to severe symptoms of RLS as indicated by an IRLSSG-RS total score greater than or equal to 10 and a severity at night score of greater than or equal to 4 on an 11-point RLS-6 rating scale
* No previous treatment for RLS or dissatisfaction with their current therapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Not available
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Pfizer, Inc.

Principal Investigators

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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pfizer

Locations

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Innsbruck, , Austria

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Vienna, , Austria

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Altötting, , Germany

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Aschaffenburg, , Germany

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Bad Honnef, , Germany

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Bad Saarow, , Germany

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Beckum, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Bochum, , Germany

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Bremerhaven, , Germany

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Dillingen, , Germany

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Duisburg, , Germany

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Düsseldorf, , Germany

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Gelsenkirchen, , Germany

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Gera, , Germany

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Göttingen, , Germany

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Göttingen, , Germany

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Halle, , Germany

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Hamburg, , Germany

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Heilbronn, , Germany

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Jena, , Germany

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Kaiserslautern, , Germany

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Karlsruhe, , Germany

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Karlsruhe, , Germany

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Kassel, , Germany

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Köthen, , Germany

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Marburg, , Germany

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Mittweida, , Germany

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Mönchengladbach, , Germany

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Neubrandenburg, , Germany

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Oldenburg, , Germany

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Quickborn, , Germany

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Regensburg, , Germany

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Schwalmstadt, , Germany

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Schwerin, , Germany

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Stuttgart, , Germany

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Tuttlingen, , Germany

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Ulm, , Germany

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Wiesbaden, , Germany

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Wolfsburg, , Germany

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Gothenburg, , Sweden

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Karlstad, , Sweden

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Linköping, , Sweden

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Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

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Zurich, , Switzerland

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Countries

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Austria Germany Sweden Switzerland

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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CABAS-0067-031

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id