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ArticleCNS drugs2016

The Effect of Gabapentin Enacarbil on Pain Associated with Moderate-to-Severe Primary Restless Legs Syndrome in Adults: Pooled Analyses from Three Randomized Controlled Trials.

Neal Hermanowicz, Aaron Ellenbogen, Gordon Irving, Mark Buchfuhrer, Mark J Jaros, Gwendoline Shang, Richard Kim

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Article in CNS drugs, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT00298623 phase3completednot on this map

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of XP13512 in Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome.

TypeinterventionalSponsorXenoPort, Inc.Ran2006 to 2007Enrolled222ConditionsRestless Legs SyndromeArmsXP13512 (GSK1838262), placebo
NCT00365352 phase3completednot on this map

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of XP13512 in Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome.

TypeinterventionalSponsorXenoPort, Inc.Ran2006 to 2007Enrolled325ConditionsRestless Legs SyndromeArmsXP13512 600MG, XP13512 1200MG, PLACEBO
NCT01332305 phase2completednot on this map

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Response Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of XP13512 (GSK1838262) in Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorXenoPort, Inc.Ran2007 to 2008Enrolled217ConditionsRestless Legs SyndromeArmsGEn (XP13512/GSK1838262), Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Neal HermanowiczMovement Disorders Program, Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine, 100 Irvine Hall, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA. nhermano@uci.edu.
Aaron EllenbogenMichigan Institute for Neurological Disorders, Farmington Hills, MI, USA.
Gordon IrvingSwedish Pain Services, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Mark BuchfuhrerSleep Medicine Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Mark J JarosSummit Analytical, LLC, Biostatistics, Denver, CO, USA.
Gwendoline ShangXenoPort, Inc., Medical Affairs, Santa Clara, CA, USA.
Richard KimXenoPort, Inc., Medical Affairs, Santa Clara, CA, USA.
Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders · USStanford University · USSwedish Medical Center · USUniversity of California, Irvine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdults with moderate-to-severe primary restless legs syndrome (RLS) often experience painful dysesthesias, which may lead to impaired quality of life.

objectivesThe aim of this study was to assess the effects of gabapentin enacarbil (GEn) on pain associated with moderate-to-severe primary RLS in adults.

methodsData were pooled from three double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 12-week trials (NCT00298623, NCT00365352, NCT01332305) for adults receiving GEn or placebo once daily. Change in average daily RLS pain score and a combined International Restless Legs Scale (IRLS)-pain response were examined.

resultsThe modified intention-to-treat population included 671 adults (placebo, n = 244; GEn 600 mg, n = 161; GEn 1200 mg, n = 266). Both GEn doses significantly improved average daily RLS pain score at week 12 (p < 0.001 for GEn 600 mg vs. placebo and GEn 1200 mg vs. placebo). The combined IRLS-pain response subanalysis included 366 patients with a baseline IRLS total score ≥15 and pain score ≥4 (placebo, n = 133; GEn 600 mg, n = 86; GEn 1200 mg, n = 147). Most patients were both IRLS and pain responders (placebo, 40 %; GEn 600 mg, 70 %; GEn 1200 mg, 67 %). Spearman rank correlations between IRLS total and pain score (change from baseline to week 12) were moderate or strong. The most frequent treatment-emergent adverse events were somnolence (placebo, 5 %; GEn 600 mg, 20 %; GEn 1200 mg, 23 %) and dizziness (placebo, 4 %; GEn 600 mg, 13 %; GEn 1200 mg, 22 %).

conclusionsThis post hoc pooled analysis suggests that GEn (600 and 1200 mg) once daily significantly improved pain associated with moderate-to-severe primary RLS in adults; however, the analysis was not powered to detect statistical differences between the two GEn doses. Numerically, more GEn-treated patients had a combined IRLS-pain response than placebo-treated patients.

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Randomized Controlled Trials as TopicAdultAgedCarbamatesDopamine AgonistsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemalegamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansMaleMiddle AgedPainQuality of LifeRestless Legs SyndromeTreatment Outcome1-(((alpha-isobutanoyloxyethoxy)carbonyl)aminomethyl)-1-cyclohexaneacetic acidCarbamatesDopamine Agonistsgamma-Aminobutyric Acid

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PMID27095237
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