RESTIFFIC™ Foot Wrap Reduces Moderate to Severe Restless Leg Syndrome

Inclusion Criteria: Otherwise healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 75 years who were diagnosed with moderate to severe RLS were recruited from Erie and the surrounding regions. The patient was examined by the physician and screened using the medical history, the International RLS study group diagnostic criteria, and International RLS Study (IRLSS) Rating Scale. To be included, patients had to have: (1) a total score of 15 or greater on the International RLS Rating Scale; (2) evening and nighttime symptoms with sleep impairment (by self-report) due to RLS; and (3) RLS for at least six months with symptoms at least two to three times per week. The potential was for at least 12 and as many as 42 episodes of RLS during the treatment period. Exclusion Criteria: The patient was excluded if he/she had any serious medical conditions or conditions that may have presented a safety concern or that may have impacted efficacy assessment, eg, taking drugs like antidepressants known to affect RLS. Medical conditions included, but were not limited to: claudication, nerve problems, fragile, thin skin, impaired wound healing; poor circulation, injury to feet or legs, movement problems, inability to sit still or remain motionless, involuntary movements similar to a tic, sleep disorders, parasomnias involving abnormal movements, narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, nighttime discomfort not due to RLS, secondary RLS, or Parkinson's Disease. Patients on drug treatment for RLS must have been discontinued treatment for at least 30 days. (Note: None of our patients were on drug treatment for RLS.) Through history and physical examination, the physician distinguished RLS from other disorders such as periodic Limb Movement Disorder (footnote 5)