Converting From Ropinirole Immediate Release (IR) To Ropinirole Controlled-Release for RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome)

AE is an unfavorable change in the health of a participant, including abnormal laboratory findings, that happens during a clinical study or within a certain time period after the study has ended. This change may or may not be caused by the intervention being studied. In each of the 6 cohorts, there were 2 conversions, one of which was IR to CR-RLS and the other one IR to IR. Two populations were defined: the first conversion population and the second conversion population. The first conversion population consisted of all participants receiving at least one dose of randomized drug during the pre-conversion 1 period and during the post-conversion 1 period. The second conversion population consisted of all participants receiving at least one dose of randomized drug during the pre-conversion 2 period and during the post-conversion 2 period.

AE is an unfavorable change in the health of a participant, including abnormal laboratory findings, that happens during a clinical study or within a certain time period after the study has ended. This change may or may not be caused by the intervention being studied. Onset of an AE was pre-Conversion 1 and discontinuation for the same AE occurred post-Conversion 1. Serious adverse event (SAE) is an adverse event that results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or extends a current hospital stay, results in an ongoing or significant incapacity or interferes substantially with normal life functions, or causes a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Medical events that do not result in death, are not life-threatening, or do not require hospitalization may be considered serious adverse events if they put the participant in danger or require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the results listed above.

SAE is an adverse event that results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or extends a current hospital stay, results in an ongoing or significant incapacity or interferes substantially with normal life functions, or causes a congenital anomaly or birth defect. Medical events that do not result in death, are not life-threatening, or do not require hospitalization may be considered serious adverse events if they put the participant in danger or require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the results listed above. Severity was measured in terms of grades mild, moderate, and severe. SAEs data only for post-conversion has been reported.

Global Improvement Scale (CGI-I) allows the Investigator to rate the participants' global improvement or worsening compared with the condition at Baseline (Day 0), whether or not the change is thought to be due to treatment with study drug. The scale is rated from 1 to 7 (1="Very much improved" to 7="Very much worse"). Typically, a participant with a score of 1 were considered as "Very much improved" and 2 as "Much improved" responder. Positive response was given in terms of worsen to stable or stable to improved.

The IRLS Rating Scale was developed to measure disease severity for clinical assessment, research, and therapeutic studies an also to show relationship between responses and overall RLS severity. The IRLS Rating Scale is a disease-specific 10-item scale that is based on the IRLSSG consensus of clinical features and associated sleep problems. The investigator asked the participant to rate his/her symptoms for each of the ten questions contained in the IRLS Rating Scale from 0 to 4, with 0 representing the absence of a problem and 4 a very severe problem. The best and worst possible scores are 0 and 40, respectively; higher scores represent a greater severity of symptoms. Changes from pre- to one-week post-conversion in the IRLS rating scale total score was obtained by subtracting the "Week 1" total score from the "Week 2" total score for the first conversion and the "Week 3" total score from the "Week 4" total score for the second conversion.

The number of participants with pre- and post- conversion orthostatic systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and pulse rate values of PCC were summarized. Both conversions (drug and dummy) were considered. High and low values of only orthostatic SBP and DBP of PCC are presented.

Both conversions 1 and 2 (drug and dummy) were considered for analysis. High and low values of only orthostatic SBP and DBP of PCC are presented. Change from pre-conversion in BP is the value of BP at post-conversion minus the value at pre-conversion. For orthostatic changes (standing minus semi-supine vital signs values), pre-conversion measurements were compared with the post-conversion measurements. Positive values are indicative of less orthostatic decrease in blood pressure. The first conversion relates to the Week 1 visit, with pre- to post-conversion changes computed as "Week 2" values minus the Week 1" values, and the second conversion relates to the Week 3 visit with pre- to post-conversion changes computed as the "Week 4" values minus the Week 3" values.

Both conversions 1 and 2 (drug and dummy) were considered for analysis. High and low values of only orthostatic pulse of PCC are presented. Change from pre-conversion in pulse rate is the value of pulse rate at post-conversion minus the value at pre-conversion. For orthostatic changes (standing minus semi-supine vital signs values), pre-conversion measurements were compared with the post-conversion measurements. Positive values are indicative of less orthostatic decrease in pulse. The first conversion relates to the Week 1 visit, with pre- to post-conversion changes computed as "Week 2" values minus the "Week 1" values, and the second conversion relates to the Week 3 visit with pre- to post-conversion changes computed as the "Week 4" values minus the "Week 3" values.

Blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic) measurements were made just prior to the first dose of study medication ('evening' dose, ropinirole CR-RLS or matching placebo) and then every hour afterwards up to bedtime (when the device was removed). The changes for the first conversion were calculated as the "post evening dose" values minus the "pre evening dose" values at the Week 1 visit and the changes for the second conversion were the "post evening dose" values minus the "pre evening dose" values at the Week 3 visit.