Effect of Methylphenidate on Connectivity

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title: Effects of Methylphenidate on Resting State Connectivity in Healthy Controls and in Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Status Withdrawn

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of the study is to use graph theory to examine how the organization of the functional brain network may be altered by the administration of methylphenidate. This effect is to be compared between methylphenidate intake and placebo intake, as well as between healthy adult males and adult males with a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Clinical Trial Description

n/a

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Hyperkinesis

• NCT number: NCT01764672
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: UMC Utrecht
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: April 2013
• Completion date: April 2015