Status:

TERMINATED

Treatment of Children With ADHD Who do Not Fully Respond to Stimulants

Lead Sponsor:

New York State Psychiatric Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Conditions:

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-17 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot is to initiate a program of research into the development of effective medication techniques to treat those children with ADHD who are referred because they are "partial" or ...

Detailed Description

We propose to do this with a single site, ten week, pilot study of 40 school age children, ages 6-17, with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and moderate or greater impairment (C-GAS \<...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • English or Spanish speaking parent/guardian. Parent/guardian and child must be able to understand the protocol.
  • Primary diagnosis of ADHD despite treatment with a stimulant by the primary care treatment provider.
  • Non-responder or partial responder to stimulant treatment. ADHD symptoms and clinical impairment despite treatment with stimulant (including OROS-MPH \[Concerta\] or mixed salts amphetamine \[Adderall\]).
  • IQ of greater than 70.
  • The subject must be in school.
  • The family must be able to attend weekly visits.

Exclusion

  • Unable to understand protocol or follow study procedures.
  • Subject doing well on stimulants.
  • Subjects showing lack of response or minimal response to stimulants due to non-compliance with taking medication or taking suboptimal doses.
  • Autism, Psychosis, Bipolar Disorder, Drug Abuse, significant suicidality, or any other psychiatric disorder (such as MDD, Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorders) in addition to ADHD that will require treatment with additional medication or therapy.
  • The subject is using or abusing recreational drugs or has a positive urine toxicology screen (except for stimulants).
  • The subject has a history of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse that resulted in a clinically significant impact on clinical presentation, potentially driving some of the symptoms of ADHD.
  • Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding or who have a positive urine pregnancy test.
  • Sexually active females and males who do not agree to use adequate birth control.
  • Abnormal cardiac function.
  • Subject is taking prohibited concomitant medication during phase 1 or phase 2 of the trial.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00279409

Start Date

July 1 2006

End Date

February 1 2009

Last Update

June 19 2020

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New York State Psychiatric Institute

New York, New York, United States, 10032