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Treating Young Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

RecruitingPhase 4Ages 3 Years - 5 YearsAllChildren's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This project will evaluate the effectiveness of Methylphenidate versus Guanfacine in treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children aged 3 through 5 years (inclusive), as measured by clinician rating of global improvement.

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Males or females 3 to 5 years of age, inclusive (e.g. children age 5 years, 11 months are eligible). 2. Child has a confirmed diagnosis of moderate or severe Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (diagnostic code: F90.9) based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria, review of supportive evidence (caregiver interview, behavioral observations, Vanderbilt Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale results, any school or daycare information provided by caregiver). 3. Clinician-rated Clinical Global Impairment-Severity (see description below) rating of โ‰ฅ4 (denoting moderate or greater impairment due to their Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms). 4. The child's clinician and caretakers have decided on or are considering initiating drug therapy (with either Methylphenidate or Guanfacine). 5. Primary language is English or Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of taking Methylphenidate or Guanfacine. Prior use of other Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder medications or other psychotropic medications is allowed. 2. Current use of other Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder medications (e.g., amphetamines), other psychotropic medications (e.g., atypical antipsychotics or serotonin reuptake inhibitors), or centrally active depressants (such as phenothiazines, barbiturates, or benzodiazepines) 3. Electronic Health Record documentation of moderate to severe global developmental delay (F88) or intellectual disability (F70), or a score of \<55 on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-3. 4. Medical contraindications to taking Methylphenidate or Guanfacine, including cardiac risk factors (e.g. known structural cardiac abnormalities, cardiomyopathy, serious cardiac arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, or other serious cardiac disease), increased intraocular pressure, glaucoma, verbal tics, Tourette's Syndrome, psychosis
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What it tests

  • Guanfacine (GUA)
  • Methylphenidate (MPH)
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Where

5 sites
Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Palo Alto, United States
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, United States
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, United States
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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