2.1. Study design
RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
The HYDRAC study (HYDRotherapy and ACupressure for Restless legs syndrome) is a prospective, parallel, 3-armed, interventional, exploratory clinical study. The study will be conducted for 12 weeks per patient, including a self-treatment phase of 6 weeks and a follow-up phase for another 6 weeks with optional self-treatment (Fig. Design of the HYDRAC study. HYDRAC = Hydrotherapy and Acupressure for Restless legs syndrome.Patients will be enrolled at the Charité Outpatient Clinic for Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Berlin-Mitte. After training on how to self-perform the respective interventions, the study interventions are to be carried out independently by the patients at home.To ensure high-quality evidence, we will conduct this study in accordance with Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (Table A standard protocol items: recommendation for interventions for trials (SPIRIT).