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
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Intervention
- Methylphenidate 20 mg long-acting capsules
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Sponsor
- Novartis
- Enrollment
- 150
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (FBB-AHDS) Teacher Rating in the Intent-to-Treat (ITT) Population
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 15 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study evaluated the safety and clinical effect of treatment with methylphenidate under different breakfast conditions (minimal breakfast versus standard continental breakfast) in children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Investigators
Eligibility 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.
Arms & Interventions
Very light breakfast (VLB) then standard breakfast (SB)
Very light breakfast (VLB) for one week then crossover to standard breakfast (SB) for one week while taking either 1 or 2 20 mg capsules of methylphenidate once per day based on the dosage the child had taken in the month prior to study start. VLB is defined as 150 kcal for children age 6-9 and 180 kcal for children age 10-12. SB is defined as 450 kcal for girls age 6-9, 490 kcal for boys age 6-9, 550 kcal for girls age 10-12, and 600 kcal for boys age 10-12.
Intervention: Methylphenidate 20 mg long-acting capsules
Standard breakfast (SB) then very light breakfast (VLB)
Standard breakfast (SB) for one week then crossover to very light breakfast (VLB) for one week while taking either 1 or 2 20 mg capsules of methylphenidate once per day based on the dosage the child had taken in the month prior to study start. SB is defined as 450 kcal for girls age 6-9, 490 kcal for boys age 6-9, 550 kcal for girls age 10-12, and 600 kcal for boys age 10-12. VLB is defined as 150 kcal for children age 6-9 and 180 kcal for children age 10-12.
Intervention: Methylphenidate 20 mg long-acting capsules
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
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
The FBB-ADHS is a 20-item rating scale. Each item describes a typical ADHD symptom. The 20 items are divided into 3 subscales: Attention deficits (9 items), hyperactivity (7 items), and impulsiveness (4 items). Each item is rated on a scale of 0 = not at all up to 3 = very much. The FBB-ADHS was completed by teachers on Friday afternoon of each week of the study. A total score (sum of all items divided by 20) was calculated. The total score can range from 0 to 3. A lower score indicates more ADHD.
Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (FBB-AHDS) Teacher Rating in the Per Protocol (PP) Population
Time Frame: Friday of each of the 2 treatment weeks
The FBB-ADHS is a 20-item rating scale. Each item describes a typical ADHD symptom. The 20 items are divided into 3 subscales: Attention deficits (9 items), hyperactivity (7 items), and impulsiveness (4 items). Each item is rated on a scale of 0 = not at all up to 3 = very much. The FBB-ADHS was completed by teachers on Friday afternoon of each week of the study. A total score (sum of all items divided by 20) was calculated. The total score can range from 0 to 3. A lower score indicates more ADHD.
Secondary Outcomes
- Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (FBB-AHDS) Attention Deficit Subscale Teacher Rating(Friday of each of the 2 treatment weeks)
- Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (FBB-AHDS) Hyperactivity Subscale Teacher Rating(Friday of each of the 2 treatment weeks)
- Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (FBB-AHDS) Impulsiveness Subscale Teacher Rating(Friday of each of the 2 treatment weeks)
- Fremdbeurteilungsbogen für Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (FBB-AHDS) Parent Rating(Saturday of each of the 2 treatment weeks)
- 10-Minute Math Test - Problems Attempted(Saturday of each of the 2 treatment weeks)
- 10-Minute Math Test - Problems Solved(Saturday of each of the 2 treatment weeks)
- Clinical Global Impression Severity (CGI-S) Scale Score - Physician Rating of Severity(Saturday of each of the 2 treatment weeks)
- Clinical Global Impression (CGI-I) Scale Score - Physician Rating of Improvement (Change in State)(Saturday of each of the 2 treatment weeks)