title: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study of XP13512/GSK1838262 in the treatment of patients with primary restless legs syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of XP13512/ GSK1838262, an investigational nondopaminergic agent for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary restless legs syndrome (RLS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nine US clinical sites.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-eight treatment-naive subjects with RLS (mean +/- SD age 50.1 +/- 13.2 years).
  
  
  METHODS
  XP13512 1800 mg/day followed by placebo or placebo followed by XP13512 1800 mg/day for 14 days, with a 7-day washout between treatment periods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The primary endpoint was mean change from baseline International RLS Study Group rating scale (IRLS) total score on Day 14, analyzed using analysis of variance with sequence, period, and treatment as fixed effects and subjects within sequence as a random effect. XP13512 significantly reduced IRLS total score on Day 14 compared with placebo (mean +/- SD: XP13512 -12.1 +/-6.5, placebo -1.9 +/- 6.3; P < 0.0001). Polysomnographic data showed that XP13512 significantly improved sleep architecture on Day 14 compared with placebo (mean +/- SD change from baseline sleep time [minutes]: stage 1: XP13512 -9.8 +/- 23.9, placebo 0.4 +/-23.2; adjusted P<0.0054, nominal P<0.0001; stage 3/4 (slow-wave sleep): XP13512 22.8 +/- 40.8, placebo 1.4 +/- 34.3; adjusted P=0.0092, nominal P=0.0002). The most frequently reported adverse events were somnolence (XP13512 30.6%, placebo 2.8%) and dizziness (XP13512 27.8%, placebo 5.6%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  XP13512 1800 mg/day significantly reduced RLS symptoms, improved sleep, and was generally well tolerated in subjects with moderate-to-severe primary RLS across 14 days of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University Center of Excellence for Sleep Disorders, Stanford, CA 94305-5730, USA. clete@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Clete A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kushida
authors.forename: Arthur S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Stephen G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Thein
authors.forename: A Thomas
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Canafax
authors.forename: Ronald W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Barrett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002219:Carbamates / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000187:drug effects; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000187:drug effects; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: C493250:1-(((alpha-isobutanoyloxyethoxy)carbonyl)aminomethyl)-1-cyclohexaneacetic acid; D002219:Carbamates; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid