International Restless Legs Syndrome Rating Scale
The International Restless Legs Scale is a severity self-report for restless-legs symptoms. This page is for clinics. It is not a diagnosis of restless legs syndrome and not a public test.
Overview
What is the IRLS?
The IRLS organises restless-legs severity for clinician review. A score is not a stand-alone RLS diagnosis and does not prescribe medication.
Development and clinical use
The International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group published the IRLS as a severity instrument. Confirm current official materials before using it in a live pathway.
- Catalogue status
- Educational entry
- Production scoring
- Not independently verified
- Mode
- self-report
- Typical use
- Clinician-reviewed intake
- Clinical role
- RLS-severity screening support
Administration
A focused client experience
IRLS is completed as a focused self-report and stored for clinician review. This public page does not collect answers or return a score.
- One question at a time with visible progress
- Large keyboard-operable response choices
- Previous, next, and answer-review steps
- Clear confirmation that results go to the clinic
The illustration shows layout only. It does not reproduce IRLS item wording.
Report showcase
Designed to make evidence easy to review
The downloadable synthetic example illustrates report layout using invented response patterns, without patient data or instrument questions.
- Named instrument, version, and provenance
- Item-level response pattern without source wording
- Methodology, references, and clinical boundary
- Responsible clinician review rather than automated conclusions
Clinician review required
Methodology
Understand the measure and its scoring conventions
Published scoring conventions may exist in official materials. This public page does not independently verify scoring, cutoffs, or a production scoring rule. Use the official form and scoring instructions for the version you intend to use.
References
- IRLS validationWalters AS et al. Validation of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group rating scale. Sleep Medicine. 2003;4(2):121-132.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the IRLS
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Does IRLS diagnose restless legs syndrome?
No. It is a severity self-report. Diagnosis remains a clinician task using published diagnostic criteria.
Can I complete IRLS here?
No. This page does not collect answers or recommend treatment.
How is IRLS used on Lirena?
As a sleep-intake self-report. Clinicians review the result with history rather than treating a score as a diagnosis.
Does a high IRLS score mean I need medication?
No. Treatment decisions remain with the responsible clinician.