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Treatment of Restless Leg Syndrome in patients with cirrhosis

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: K746- Other and unspecified cirrhosis ofliver
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/02/017642
Lead Sponsor
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow India
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Adults (19-60 years of age) with liver cirrhosis and idiopathic restless leg syndrome will be included

Exclusion Criteria

(i) Hemodynamic instability (ii) Recent ( <4 weeks) deterioration of liver function as evidence by new appearance or worsening of ascites or encephalopathy or jaundice, or reduction of urine output, or gastrointestinal bleeding (iii) Known case of peripheral neuropathy (iv) Uncontrolled systemic illness such as diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, defined as estimated GFR <60ml/min, hypothyroidism or (v) Pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical effectiveness of a short course, low dose pregabalin in treatment of RLS in patients with cirrhosisTimepoint: Response after 6 weeks of Pregabalin use at once daily dose of 75 mg
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of RLS recurrence after the stopping the use of Pregabalin for six weeksTimepoint: RLS recurrence with in 6-12 weeks after stopping Pregabalin
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