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. 2011 Jun 15;7(3):282–292. doi: 10.5664/JCSM.1074

Table 2.

Distribution of post-sleep questionnaire responses at Baseline and Week 12 last observation carried forward (LOCF) (modified intent-to-treat population)

Week 4 LOCF
Week 8 LOCF
Week 12 LOCF
Placebo (n = 96) GEn 600 mg (n = 114) GEn 1200 mg (n = 111) Placebo (n = 96) GEn 600 mg (n = 114) GEn 1200 mg (n = 111) Placebo (n = 96) GEn 600 mg (n = 114) GEn 1200 mg (n = 111)
Overall quality of sleep
    Excellent 2 (2.1) 24 (21.1) 30 (27.0) 5 (5.2) 24 (21.1) 25 (22.5) 14 (14.6) 24 (21.1) 30 (27.0)
    Reasonable 64 (66.7) 64 (56.1) 66 (59.5) 57 (59.4) 64 (56.1) 67 (60.4) 53 (55.2) 72 (63.2) 65 (58.6)
    Poor 30 (31.3) 26 (22.8) 15 (13.5) 34 (35.4) 26 (22.8) 19 (17.1) 29 (30.2) 18 (15.8) 16 (14.4)
    p-valuea 0.0011 < 0.0001 0.0014 < 0.0001 0.0230 0.0023
Ability to function
    Excellent 18 (18.8) 35 (30.7) 37 (33.3) 19 (19.8) 35 (30.7) 44 (39.6) 23 (24.0) 39 (34.2) 45 (40.5)
    Good 50 (52.1) 56 (49.1) 54 (48.6) 49 (51.0) 55 (48.2) 49 (44.1) 49 (51.0) 57 (50.0) 49 (44.1)
    Moderate 24 (25.0) 20 (17.5) 17 (15.3) 25 (26.0) 23 (20.2) 14 (12.6) 19 (19.8) 16 (14.0) 13 (11.7)
    Poor 4 (4.2) 3 (2.6) 3 (2.7) 3 (3.1) 1 (0.9) 4 (3.6) 5 (5.2) 2 (1.8) 4 (3.6)
    p-valuea 0.0334 0.0120 0.0433 0.0034 0.0366 0.0152
Number of nights with RLS symptoms
    0 nights 1 (1.0) 19 (16.7) 28 (25.2) 7 (7.3) 30 (26.3) 31 (27.9) 13 (13.5) 35 (30.7) 32 (28.8)
    1–2 nights 21 (21.9) 36 (31.6) 28 (25.2) 27 (28.1) 33 (28.9) 26 (23.4) 17 (17.7) 33 (28.9) 29 (26.1)
    3–4 nights 24 (25.0) 23 (20.2) 22 (19.8) 17 (17.7) 21 (18.4) 20 (18.0) 18 (18.8) 15 (13.2) 20 (18.0)
    5–6 nights 20 (20.8) 12 (10.5) 15 (13.5) 19 (19.8) 10 (8.8) 13 (11.7) 25 (26.0) 15 (13.2) 12 (10.8)
    7 nights 30 (31.3) 24 (21.1) 18 (16.2) 26 (27.1) 20 (17.5) 21 (18.9) 23 (24.0) 16 (14.0) 18 (16.2)
    p-valuea 0.0002 < 0.0001 0.0006 0.0025 0.0001 0.0006
Number of awakenings during night due to RLS symptoms
    0 times 24 (25.0) 55 (48.2) 54 (48.6) 26 (27.1) 58 (50.9) 55 (49.5) 35 (36.5) 63 (55.3) 62 (55.9)
    1–2 times 48 (50.0) 47 (41.2) 42 (37.8) 51 (53.1) 42 (36.8) 41 (36.9) 41 (42.7) 42 (36.8) 41 (36.9)
    3–4 times 17 (17.7) 8 (7.0) 9 (8.1) 14 (14.6) 11 (9.6) 13 (11.7) 13 (13.5) 7 (6.1) 7 (6.3)
    5 or more times 7 (7.3) 4 (3.5) 6 (5.4) 5 (5.2) 3 (2.6) 2 (1.8) 7 (7.3) 2 (1.8) 1 (0.9)
    p-valuea 0.0003 0.0019 0.0025 0.0028 0.0009 0.0004
Number of hours awake per night due to RLS symptoms
    0 hours 24 (25.0) 55 (48.2) 54 (48.6) 26 (27.1) 58 (50.9) 55 (49.5) 35 (36.5) 63 (55.3) 62 (55.9)
    < 1 hours 33 (34.4) 45 (39.5) 39 (35.1) 39 (40.6) 43 (37.7) 37 (33.3) 42 (43.8) 37 (32.5) 33 (29.7)
    1 to < 2 hours 29 (30.2) 12 (10.5) 10 (9.0) 19 (19.8) 8 (7.0) 12 (10.8) 8 (8.3) 12 (10.5) 8 (7.2)
    2 to < 3 hours 4 (4.2) 0 4 (3.6) 6 (6.3) 3 (2.6) 4 (3.6) 2 (2.1) 0 5 (4.5)
    ≥ 3 hours 6 (6.3) 2 (1.8) 4 (3.6) 6 (6.3) 2 (1.8) 3 (2.7) 9 (9.4) 2 (1.8) 3 (2.7)
    p-valuea < 0.0001 0.0003 < 0.0001 0.0011 0.0019 0.0187

Number of subjects, n (%). Questions refer to symptoms experienced over the past week.

a

p-values derived from Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel testing using equally spaced scoring and stratification by pooled site. GEn, gabapentin enacarbil.