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Keep this study
Lead
Seton Healthcare Family
Age
18–80
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Men and women aged 18 to 80 years and
2. Newly diagnosed (medication-naïve) as having restless legs syndrome (using the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG20) diagnostic criteria with a score of greater than or equal to 15, see Appendix A) and
3. That interfered with sleep onset and/or maintenance for greater than four nights/week for a minimum of six months
4. Currently not receiving treatment for RLS
You may not be if
1. Patients suffering from secondary RLS (other movement and/or primary sleep disorders, chronic renal insufficiency - calculated from the creatinine clearance, and/or iron deficiency - baseline serum ferritin level less than 10 ng/ml)
2. Patients currently on pharmacotherapy for RLS (not medication-naïve) or previous use of pharmacotherapy for RLS in the past
3. Patients that are pregnant and/or breastfeeding
4. Patients that are on levothyroxine or monoamine oxidase inhibitors
