Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Restless Legs Syndrome: A Single Arm Pilot Study

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Restless Legs Syndrome; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000797774
• Lead Sponsor: RMIT University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-07-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

For inclusion in this study, men and women must be aged above 18 years and must present with restless legs syndrome (RLS), and significant psychosocial impairment or distress due to RLS according to the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group's (IRLSSG) diagnostic criteria, and determined via a diagnostic screening interview. Both unmedicated and medicated patients will be included in this study if treatment response has been stable for the past four weeks and there is no foreseeable medication change.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are patients with neuropathic disorders; iron deficiency anaemia; uraemia (or renal failure); serious psychiatric disorders (i.e., severe major depressive disorder with suicidality, severe post-traumatic stress disorder or substance dependency); and, patients with severe cognitive deficits that would impair their ability to comply with research requirements or their ability to give consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified