Clinical Study

Sleep Quality and Levodopa Intestinal Gel Infusion in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Study

Table 2

Changes of subjective parameters before and after 6 months of LCIG infusion therapy in 7 patients with advanced PD.

QuestionnairesLCIG infusion therapy value
BeforeAt 6 months

ESS6.4 ± 3.64.7 ± 4.10.340
PSQI11.9 ± 6.48.9 ± 5.00.137
Subjective sleep efficiency61.9 ± 21.557.8 ± 16.00.612
BDI11.7 ± 8.714.3 ± 9.40.497
HARS21.6 ± 10.822.1 ± 12.40.917

Data as mean ± standard deviation. ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; HARS: Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale.