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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00428792
Date of registration: 29/01/2007
Primary sponsor: Novartis
Public title: Safety and Efficacy of Methylphenidate in Children With Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Scientific title: An Open-label, Randomized, Rater-blinded, Cross-over, Multicenter Study Comparing the Clinical Efficacy of Methylphenidate (Immediate Release/Extended Release) Treatment (20 or 40 mg Orally od) in Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Under Different Breakfast Conditions Over Two Weeks
Date of first enrolment: April 2007
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00428792
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:   Novartis Pharma
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Affiliation:  Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Children aged 6-12

- Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

- Current medication with either 20 mg or 40 mg immediate release methylphenidate

Exclusion Criteria:

- Concomitant psychiatric disorders requiring pharmacological treatment

- Concomitant severe somatic disorders

- Eating disorders

- Addiction disorders

- Very high or low body weight according to age

- Known hypersensitivity to methylphenidate

- Contraindications for methylphenidate

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria applied to the study.



Age minimum: 6 Years
Age maximum: 12 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Intervention(s)
Drug: Methylphenidate 20 mg long-acting capsules
Primary Outcome(s)
Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (FBB-AHDS) Teacher Rating in the Intent-to-Treat (ITT) Population [Time Frame: Friday of each of the 2 treatment weeks]
Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (FBB-AHDS) Teacher Rating in the Per Protocol (PP) Population [Time Frame: Friday of each of the 2 treatment weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
10-Minute Math Test - Problems Attempted [Time Frame: Saturday of each of the 2 treatment weeks]
10-Minute Math Test - Problems Solved [Time Frame: Saturday of each of the 2 treatment weeks]
Clinical Global Impression (CGI-I) Scale Score - Physician Rating of Improvement (Change in State) [Time Frame: Saturday of each of the 2 treatment weeks]
Clinical Global Impression Severity (CGI-S) Scale Score - Physician Rating of Severity [Time Frame: Saturday of each of the 2 treatment weeks]
Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (FBB-AHDS) Attention Deficit Subscale Teacher Rating [Time Frame: Friday of each of the 2 treatment weeks]
Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (FBB-AHDS) Hyperactivity Subscale Teacher Rating [Time Frame: Friday of each of the 2 treatment weeks]
Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (FBB-AHDS) Impulsiveness Subscale Teacher Rating [Time Frame: Friday of each of the 2 treatment weeks]
Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (FBB-AHDS) Parent Rating [Time Frame: Saturday of each of the 2 treatment weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
CRIT124DDE04
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
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