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ArticleJournal of mid-life health

A Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Clonazepam versus Nortriptyline on Quality of Life in 40+ Years old Women Presenting with Restless Leg Syndrome.

Roshi, Vishal R Tandon, Annil Mahajan, Sudhaa Sharma, Vijay Khajuria

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Article in Journal of mid-life health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Update on Restless Legs Syndrome: from Mechanisms to Treatment.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

RoshiDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutic, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Vishal R TandonDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutic, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Annil MahajanDepartment of General Medicine, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Sudhaa SharmaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Vijay KhajuriaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutic, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Government Medical College · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionRestless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder characterized by an urge to move the legs usually accompanied by unpleasant leg sensations. RLS also impacts health related quality of life (QOL) in patients suffering from it. Further, it affects women more than men. Although a voluminous literature of studies is available evaluating the role of benzodiazepines (clonazepam and antidepressant (nortriptyline) in the treatment of RLS, but to the best of our knowledge, no comparative study is available comparing both of these drugs for efficacy and safety for the treatment of RLS QoL among 40 + years old women. MATERIALS AND

methodsA prospective, randomized, open label comparative study was conducted in Postgraduate Department of Pharmacology in collaboration with the Department of General Medicine, Government Medical College, Jammu, a tertiary care teaching hospital for 1 year.

conclusionClonazepam proved to be significantly better in improving RLSQoL score. Difference between respective baselines of both groups was statistically insignificant.

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ClonazepamNortryptilinePlus forty womenQuality of LifeRestless Leg Syndrome

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PMID30294185
PMCPMC6166424
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