Methylphenidate in ADHD With Trichotillomania

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of methylphenidate in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with both ADHD and trichotillomania.

Trichotillomania is an impulse control disorder. There is growing evidences of the involvement of dopaminergic neurotransmission in the pathophysiology of trichotillomania. Reported increase in the prevalence of ADHD among patients with impulse control disorders, such as pathological gambling as well as trichotillomania, may result from the overlapping pathophisiological background. It is hypothesized that in cases of ADHD comorbid with trichotillomania methtylphenidate treatment will exhibit beneficial effects in both the ADHD and the hair pulling.

Clinical Trial Description

Thirty children and adolescents aged 6-18 years, diagnosed with ADHD and trichotillomania, will receive MPH monotherapy treatment for a period of 12 weeks, targeting both ADHD and trichotillomania symptoms as rated by the ADHD- rating scale (ADHD-RS) and by the Massachusetts General Hospital Hair Pulling Scale and Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI) scale. The rating scales will be assessed at baseline and at the endpoint (after 12 weeks).The side effects will be monitored via weekly spontaneous self reports by each participant. All results will be expressed as mean ±SD. Student's paired t-test and ANOVA test will be used as appropriate. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00552266
Study type	Interventional
Source	Geha Mental Health Center
Contact	Pavel Golubchik, M.D.
Phone	+972-3-925-8270
Email	pgolubchik@clalit.org.il
Status	Recruiting
Phase	Phase 4
Start date	October 2007
Completion date	October 2009

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