Noninvasive Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Medication-Refractory Primary RLS (The RESTFUL Study)

Restless Legs Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Study to Evaluate the NTX100 Neuromodulation System for Patients With Medication-Refractory Primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) - The RESTFUL Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04874155
• Other study ID #: CT-04
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 6, 2021
• Est. completion date: April 8, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: March 2023
• Source: Noctrix Health, Inc.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Multi-center, prospective double-blind randomized controlled pivotal study of noninvasive peripheral nerve stimulation (NPNS) with the NTX100 Neuromodulation System for patients with medication-refractory moderate-severe primary RLS

Description:

The study consists of a series of two 4-week phases: Phase 1: Prospective, double-blinded, 1:1 randomized (Active treatment: Sham control) Phase 2: Prospective, non-randomized, non-blinded, Active treatment

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 133
• Est. completion date: April 8, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: March 18, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 22 Years to 79 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subject has received a medical diagnosis of primary restless legs syndrome (RLS).

2. Subject is refractory to RLS medication (as defined in section 7.3).

3. Subject has moderate-severe RLS symptoms as defined by a score of 15 or greater points on IRLS (International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Rating Scale [12]) over the week prior to study entry.

4. Subject has RLS symptoms 2 or more nights per week during the week prior to study entry as defined by a score of 2, 3, or 4 on IRLS question #7.

5. RLS symptoms are most significant in the subject's lower legs and/or feet.

6. RLS symptoms are most significant at bedtime, after bedtime, and/or in the 2 hours before bedtime.

7. RLS symptoms between 10am and 6pm are not severe.

8. Subject agrees to not change dosage or schedule of any medications that are known to impact RLS symptoms during the study, including RLS medications, antidepressants, sleep medications, or sedative antihistamines.

9. Subject agrees to not make major lifestyle changes during the study including diet, exercise, career, or other changes that would affect bedtime.

10. Subject possesses the necessary equipment, internet/phone accessibility, and communication ability to complete electronic questionnaires and respond to electronic communications and phone calls from the research staff throughout the in-home portion of the study.

11. Subject is = 22 and = 79 years of age when written informed consent is obtained.

12. Subject has signed a valid, IRB-approved informed consent form, can understand the requirements of the study and instructions for device usage, and can converse in English

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subject has RLS that is known to be caused by another diagnosed condition (i.e. secondary RLS).

2. Subject is taking an unstable or inconsistent dose or schedule of medication that is likely to impact RLS symptoms, such as antidepressants, sleep medications, or sedative antihistamines or has changed dosage within the past 30 days.

3. Subject has changed dose and schedule of RLS medications within the month prior to study entry or is otherwise on an inconsistent dose or schedule of RLS medications.

4. Subject reports having significant prior experience with neurostimulation devices (including but not limited to TENS devices) or subject has prior experience with neurostimulation devices developed by the study sponsor.

5. Subject was misdiagnosed with RLS, as determined by the investigator (e.g. actual diagnosis of PLMD, arthritis, leg spasms or neuropathy without comorbid RLS).

6. Subject has a sleep disorder other than RLS that interferes with sleep at the present time (except for obstructive sleep apnea that is stably controlled via CPAP).

7. Subject has active medical device implant anywhere in the body (including but not limited to pacemakers, spinal cord stimulators, deep brain stimulators) or metal implant in the leg.

8. Subject has failed a nerve conduction study prescribed by a physician or has been diagnosed with severe peripheral neuropathy.

9. Subject reports that bedtime is typically outside of 9pm-3am or reports that bedtime regularly varies by more than 4 hours, such as due to shift work.

10. On nights with no RLS symptoms (if any), subject reports typical sleep onset latency of >60min.

11. Subject has been diagnosed with one of the following conditions:

• Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
• Current, active or acute or chronic infection other than common cold
• A malignancy within the past 5 years (not including basal or squamous cell skin cancer)
• Stage 4-5 chronic kidney disease or renal failure
• Severe movement disorder symptoms (Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, dyskinesia, dystonia)
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Multiple sclerosis

12. Subject has moderate or severe cognitive disorder or mental illness.

13. Subject has current diagnosis of iron-deficient anemia or history of iron-deficient anemia within the past year.

14. Subject has known allergy to device materials, electrode gel, polyurethane foam, or lycra (or severe previous reaction to medical adhesives or bandages).

15. Subject has severe edema affecting lower legs.

16. Subject has any of the following at or near the location of device application.

• Acute injury
• Cellulitis
• Open sores
• Other skin condition

17. Subject is on dialysis or anticipated to start dialysis while participating in the study.

18. During the NTX100 calibration process, which is identical for subjects in the active and sham arms, subject reports not feeling stimulation sensations up to an intensity of 30mA or finds stimulation intensities less than 15 mA to be uncomfortable or distracting.

19. Subject has received another investigational device or drug within 30 days before study entry, is planning to receive another investigational device or drug during the study, or is planning to change RLS medications during the study.

20. Subject has undergone a major surgery (excluding dental work) in the 30 days prior to study entry.

21. Subject is unable or unwilling to comply with study requirements.

22. Subject is pregnant or trying to become pregnant.

23. Subject has a medical condition not listed above that may affect validity of the study as determined by the investigator.

24. Subject has a medical condition not listed above that may put the subject at risk as determined by the investigator

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Psychomotor Agitation
• Restless Legs Syndrome
• Syndrome

Intervention

Device:
• NTX100 Neuromodulation System - Active
Noninvasive peripheral nerve stimulation device programmed to active mode.
• NTX100 Neuromodulation System - Sham
Noninvasive peripheral nerve stimulation device programmed to sham mode.
• NTX100 Neuromodulation System - Open-Label
Noninvasive peripheral nerve stimulation device programmed to active mode.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Neurotrials Research	Atlanta	Georgia
United States	FutureSearch Trials of Neurology	Austin	Texas
United States	Delta Waves, Inc.	Colorado Springs	Colorado
United States	Bogan Sleep Consultants, LLC	Columbia	South Carolina
United States	Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute	Dublin	Ohio
United States	Clayton Sleep Institute	Saint Louis	Missouri
United States	California Center for Sleep Disorders	San Leandro	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Noctrix Health, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Responder rate on Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement (CGI-I) scale	Responder rate is defined as the proportion of responses of "Much Improved" or "Very Much Improved" relative to baseline on the investigator-rated 7-point CGI-I scale.	Week 4 of each intervention relative to baseline
Secondary	Responder rate on Patient Global Impressions-Improvement (PGI-I) scale	Responder rate is defined as the proportion of responses of "Much Improved" or "Very Much Improved" relative to baseline on the participant-rated 7-point PGI-I scale.	Week 4 of each intervention relative to baseline
Secondary	Mean International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Rating Scale (IRLS) score	IRLS is a participant-rated questionnaire that rates RLS severity from 0-40, where 40 is the most severe.	Week 4 of each intervention compared to baseline
Secondary	Mean Medical Outcomes Study Sleep Problems Index II (MOS-II) score	MOS-II is a subscale of the participant-rated MOS questionnaire that measures subjective sleep quality.	Week 4 of each intervention compared to baseline
Secondary	Mean Medical Outcomes Study Sleep Problems Index I (MOS-I) score	MOS-I is a subscale of the participant-rated MOS questionnaire that measures subjective sleep quality.	Week 4 of each intervention compared to baseline
Secondary	Mean Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement (CGI-I) scale rating	Mean rating on the investigator-rated 7-point CGI-I scale, where lower scores indicate improvement.	Week 4 of each intervention relative to baseline
Secondary	Mean score for Question #7 of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Rating Scale (IRLS)	Question #7 of the IRLS assesses the participant-rated frequency (days/week) of RLS symptoms on a scale from 0 to 4, where lower scores indicate less frequent symptoms	Week 8 of the Active Comparator relative to baseline