Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Preschool-Age Children (PATS)

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

In brief

This research focuses on the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in very young children. The medication being used is methylphenidate (Ritalin); it is being studied to determine its safety and how well it works to treat ADHD in preschool-age children (3-5.5 year olds).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00018863

Run by

New York State Psychiatric Institute

People needed

165

Starts

2001-04-01

Expected to finish

2006-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-12-02

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• University of California, Irvine — Irvine, California, United States
• University of California, Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States
• Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• New York State Psychiatric Institute — New York, New York, United States
• New York University School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States
• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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