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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00169611
Date of registration: 09/09/2005
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon
Public title: NF1-Attention: Study of Children With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Treated by Methylphenidate
Scientific title: Comportemental and Neuropsychologic Study of Children With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Treated by Methylphenidate. A Double-blind Randomised Study Methylphenidate Versus Placebo
Date of first enrolment: January 2004
Target sample size: 80
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00169611
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
France
Contacts
Name:     Laurence LION-FRANCOIS, MD
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Affiliation:  Service de Neuropédiatrie - Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant - Hospices Civils de Lyon - 59 bd Pinel - 69677 BRON - France
Name:     Isabelle KEMLIN
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Affiliation:  Service de Neuropédiatrie - Hôpital Armand Trousseau - PARIS - France
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 7-12 years

- IQ between 80-120.

- Gender: male or female

- Children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (according to the National Institutes of
Health [NIH] 1988).

- Patients with school difficulties pointed out by parents or teachers

- Patients with attention difficulties as defined by anamnesis

Exclusion Criteria:

- IQ > 120 or IQ < 80

- Child depression

- Unwillingness to participate

- Patients with cerebral complication of neurofibromatosis type 1 (chiasma glioma,
moya-moya) as detected by cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

- Participation in another study



Age minimum: 7 Years
Age maximum: 12 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Intervention(s)
Drug: methylphenidate
Primary Outcome(s)
Effect of methylphenidate compared to placebo on ADHD. Time of measurements are realised on day 0, day 28, day 63 + 2 days.
Secondary Outcome(s)
To compare the nature of attention deficit disorders in NF1 children with those with primary ADHD, depression, and anxiety using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAI-C) and the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI).
Time of measurements are realised on day 0, day 28, day 63 + 2 days.
To evaluate the efficacy of methylphenidate compared to placebo on specific neuropsychologic, depression and anxiety scales
Secondary ID(s)
2003.310
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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