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Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

NCT number NCT01615679
Other study ID # 6520-0660-02
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received June 6, 2012
Last updated April 14, 2015
Start date August 2012
Est. completion date August 2014

Study information

Verified date April 2015
Source Medice Arzneimittel Pütter GmbH & Co KG
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Non-interventional study to gain further information about the therapy progression in routine treatment of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Main focus will be on the improvement of the clinical global impression (CGI) in comparison to the outcome of randomized, controlled studies.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 468
Est. completion date August 2014
Est. primary completion date March 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients with newly diagnosed ADHD

Exclusion Criteria:

- Known sensitivity to methylphenidate or any of the excipients

- Glaucoma

- Phaeochromocytoma

- During treatment with non-selective, irreversible monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, or within a minimum of 14 days of discontinuing those drugs, due to risk of hypertensive crisis

- Hyperthyroidism or Thyrotoxicosis

- Diagnosis or history of severe depression, anorexia nervosa/anorexic disorders, suicidal tendencies, psychotic symptoms, severe mood disorders, mania, schizophrenia, psychopathic/borderline personality disorder.

- Diagnosis or history of severe and episodic (Type I) Bipolar (affective) Disorder (that is not well-controlled)

- pre-existing cardiovascular disorders including severe hypertension, heart failure, arterial occlusive disease, angina, haemodynamically significant congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathies, myocardial infarction, potentially life-threatening arrhythmias and channelopathies (disorders caused by the dysfunction of ion channels)

- pre-existing cerebrovascular disorders cerebral aneurysm, vascular abnormalities including vasculitis or stroke

- a history of pronounced anacidity of the stomach with a pH value above 5.5, in therapy with H2-receptor blockers or in antacid therapy,

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Adult Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
  • Hyperkinesis

Locations

Country Name City State
Germany Universität des Saarlandes, Gerichtliche Psychologie und Psychiatrie Homburg

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Medice Arzneimittel Pütter GmbH & Co KG

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Clinical Global Impression (CGI) 12-14 weeks No
Secondary Wender-Reimherr adult attention deficit disorder scale (WRAADDS) - self-report 12-14 weeks No