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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00441649
Date of registration: 28/02/2007
Primary sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Public title: Methylphenidate for Treating Children With ADHD and Tourette Syndrome
Scientific title: Methylphenidate Treatment of ADHD in Children With Tourette Syndrome
Date of first enrolment: February 2000
Target sample size: 71
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00441649
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Contacts
Name:   Kenneth D. Gadow, PhD
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Affiliation:  State University of New York at Stony Brook
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of ADHD or ADHD plus Tourette syndrome

Exclusion Criteria:

- Determined to be dangerous to self or others

- Scores less than 70 on an IQ test

- Any seizure disorder, major organic brain dysfunction, major medical illness, major
mood disorder, psychosis, pervasive developmental disorder, or peripheral sensory
loss

- Any condition that may make use of methylphenidate unsafe



Age minimum: 6 Years
Age maximum: 12 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Tourette Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: Methylphenidate
Primary Outcome(s)
ADHD symptoms
Adverse drug reactions (all measured at 2-week intervals throughout the study)
Anxiety and mood symptoms
Frequency and severity of tics and obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms
Oppositional and aggressive behavior
Rebound tic exacerbation
Tic impairment, tic severity, and clinical response
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
DDTR B2-NDH
R01 MH45358
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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