Smartphones to unlock daily triggers of restless legs syndrome
NCT ID NCT05695963
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a smartphone to answer quick surveys several times a day is a practical way to track restless legs syndrome (RLS) symptoms in real time. Researchers will enroll 62 adults with RLS to use a study phone for 14 days. The goal is to see if patients find this method acceptable and to identify daily habits or factors that make symptoms worse.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better ways to monitor RLS symptoms and identify daily triggers, helping patients manage their condition more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage feasibility study (62 participants). It does not test a treatment, so it may not directly improve patient care. The technology might not be acceptable or practical for all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 62 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient over 18 years old and less than 70 * Any patient with a diagnosis of idiopathic RLS based on medical history and the presence of the 5 RLS diagnostic criteria * Normal clinical examination * Person affiliated or benefiting from a social security scheme * Free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator (no later than the day of inclusion and prior to any review required by the research). Exclusion Criteria: * Any significant psychiatric illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression, dementia, obsessive compulsive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...) or mood disorder * History or presence of chronic pain other than that associated with RLS, history of epilepsy or serious head injury, history of peripheral neuropathy, diabetes * Clinically significant sleep apnea, narcolepsy, or any secondary causes of RLS (e.g. chronic renal failure/hemodialysis, pregnancy) * Other active clinically significant illness, including unstable cardiovascular, or neoplasic pathology which could interfere with the study conduct or interfere with study assessments or compromise the study participation * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Persons referred to in articles L.1121-5 to L.1121-8 (persons deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, minors, adults subject to a legal protection measure or unable to express their consent).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Bordeaux - Neurophysiologie Clinique de l'Enfant et de l'Adulte
RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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