THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PHARMACOLOGICAL AND NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN IMPROVING RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME SEVERITY AMONG PATIENTS ON DIALYSIS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Background and objectives Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is common amongst patients receiving dialysis. It is unclear how to optimally treat RLS in dialysis patients. We conducted a systematic review to identify therapies to reduce the severity of RLS. Methods We systematically searched MEDLINE and EMBASE and hand searched narrative reviews for randomized controlled trials that assessed the use of pharmacological or non-pharmacological …