Active clinical trials for "Psychomotor Agitation"

The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of once-daily oral administration of gabapentin enacarbil versus placebo, based on the change in International Restless Legs Syndrome Rating Scale (IRLS) score in participants with moderate-to-severe idiopathic restless legs syndrome. This study also assessed the safety of Gabapentin enacarbil.

The most common syndrome in patients with severe dementia is agitated behavior, which is often characterized by a combination of violent behavior (physical or verbal), restlessness, and inappropriate loudness. The treatment options for this syndrome are limited and lead to severe side effects. In vivo experiments on animals and clinical studies on adults show that cannabinoids could have a beneficial effect on behavioral disorders in general, and in dementia-related disorders in particular. Additionally, medical cannabis patients have reported that cannabis aids in pain relief, increased appetite, and a sense of calm and peace of mind. Elderly patients suffering from dementia that experience this syndrome could also benefit from other quality of life aspects of the cannabis treatment such as reduction in medication consumption, weight gain and improvement of sleep.

The study evaluates the effects of Prazosin on agitation in adults with Alzheimer's disease. Two thirds of the participants will participate in the medication portion, while one third will participate in the placebo portion

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 16-week behavioral intervention for increasing physical activity and reducing restless legs syndrome (RLS) severity in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) and RLS. The study includes a proposed sample of 20 persons with MS and RLS that will be randomized into either a 16-week behavioral intervention arm aimed at increasing physical activity or a 16-week wait-list control arm.

Abstract: Agitation is exhibited by almost every dementia patient during the course of illness, and that leads to detrimental consequences on both patients and caregivers. Listening to preferred music is found useful in reducing the agitation frequency of people with dementia. However, the music intervention is usually provided regularly and the music psychotherapy ISO-Principle is ignored in published studies. The ISO-Principle that commonly adopted in music therapy using live-music, suggests that characteristics of music being played (e.g. tempo, melody and lyrics) should match with the current state (e.g. manic/depressive) of the client, and gradually modify these characteristics to the desired state. This randomized feasibility trial aims to evaluate the feasibility of using individualized music playlist with the music genres sequenced according to the ISO-Principle, for de-escalating agitation of people with dementia, and provide preliminary evidence on efficacy. Eighty-four nursing home residents with agitation will be randomly allocated into music listening or control groups. Acceptability, implementation and practicality, as well as efficacy (in terms of agitation intensity, stress and mood states before and after the de-escalating music intervention or control condition; and occurrence of agitation and other behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia before and after the 6-week observation period). Feasibility indicators will be reported descriptively. The efficacy of (1) music listening in de-escalating symptoms and (2) reducing occurrence frequency of symptoms after 6 weeks, will be analysed with Generalized Estimating Equation. If the findings are positive, the intervention have a great potential to be adopted as the gold standard of care in the nursing homes to solve a common yet detrimental clinical problem.

This is a Phase II randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study assessing the effects of BNC210 on agitation in hospitalised elderly patients as measured by the Pittsburgh Agitation Scale (PAS). Safety and tolerability of BNC210 will also be assessed. The secondary objectives of the study include evaluation of the effects of BNC210 on global function in patients with agitation as assessed by the Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI-S/I). Participants will receive 5 days of blinded treatment followed by 2 days of follow up.

This study compares the efficacy of 2 doses of brexpiprazole with placebo in participants with agitation associated with dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, to assess the efficacy and safety of AXS-05 in the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is a sensory-motor problem characterized by an uncomfortable and unpleasant feeling that causes a strong and overwhelming desire to move the legs, usually during periods of inactivity during sleep.It is reported that pregnancy is an important risk factor in the onset and worsening of RLS.Individuals with RLS avoid social activities, often experience psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, and chronic sleep disorders. Therefore, restless leg syndrome significantly affects daily life and coping with these problems. Individuals with RLS initially undertake a variety of non-pharmacological practices to relieve symptoms.Progressive muscle relaxation exercises, reducing the level of epinephrine and norepinephrine in the blood and heart rate, reducing oxygen consumption, regulating metabolic rate, lowering blood pressure, reducing muscle tension, preventing fatigue and restlessness, decreasing pain by increasing endorphin levels, increasing coping with pain and stress, It has many benefits such as improving sleep and quality of life.This study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise training and follow-up given to pregnant women with restless leg syndrome on the severity of restless leg syndrome, quality of life associated with restless legs syndrome, and sleep quality.

Haloperidol is known to be a safe alternative medication to control difficult pain, and has been shown effective when compared to placebo for controlling headaches. Investigators hypothesized that the combination of haloperidol and diphenhydramine would be a useful medication choice for migraine headache patients in the emergency department in comparison to a common migraine treatment regimen of metoclopramide and diphenhydramine.