Clinical Study

Transdermal Rotigotine Improves Sleep Fragmentation in Parkinson’s Disease: Results of the Multicenter, Prospective SLEEP-FRAM Study

Table 1

Demographic and clinical features at baseline.

CharacteristicRotigotine ( = 62)

Age, years70.2 ± 7 (48–83)
Male, (%)41 (66.1)
Education, years9.1 ± 4 (2–20)
Disease duration, years5.7 ± 4 (0.5–24)
UPDRS-III23 ± 10 (5–60)
Hoehn and Yahr2.2 ± 0.8 (1–4)
Total LEDD, mg/day526 ± 436 (0–1800)
GDS-155 ± 4 (0–15)
Total PDSS-2 score23.5 ± 9 (10–46)
PD-SFQ10.1 ± 3 (5–20)
Rotigotine dose, mg/day8.5 ± 3 (4–16)

All values are mean ± standard deviation (range) unless otherwise stated.
GDS-15, Geriatric Depression Scale; LEDD, levodopa equivalent daily dose; PD-SFQ, Parkinson’s Disease Sleep Fragmentation Questionnaire; PDSS-2, Parkinson’s Disease Sleep Scale; UPDRS, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale.