Single Versus Combination Medication Treatment for Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
In brief
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a single drug versus a combination of drugs in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00429273
- Run by
- University of California, Los Angeles
- People needed
- 212
- Starts
- 2007-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-07-30
Who can join
Age: 7 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Diagnosis of DSM-IV ADHD by K-SADS-PL and confirmed by clinical interview
- Clinical Global Impression-Severity score of at least 4 for ADHD
- Resided with primary caretaker for at least 6 months prior to study entry
You may not qualify if…
- History of autism, pervasive developmental disorder, chronic tic disorder, psychosis, or bipolar disorder
- Current major depression or panic disorder
- Systolic or diastolic blood pressure at screening greater than the 95th percentile or less than the 5th percentile for age and body mass index (BMI)
- Any medical condition that might make stimulant or alpha agonist therapy medically inadvisable
- Need for chronic use of other medications with central nervous system effects
- Pregnant, breastfeeding, or beyond menarche and has a positive urine pregnancy test
- History of structural heart defects, syncope, or fainting while exercising
- Clinically significant cardiac abnormality as determined by echocardiogram (ECG) at study entry
- Mental retardation as determined by clinical functional assessment and an IQ estimate of less than 70 based on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) subtests
Where it is running
- University of California Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States
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