Status:

RECRUITING

Metabolic Mechanisms of the Electrophysiological Biomarkers for Response to Methylphenidate Treatment in Children With ADHD

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

Methylphenidate

Metabolomics

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-18 years

Brief Summary

To explore the relationship of treatment-related changes in electrophysiology and those in metabolomics for identification of the underlying metabolic mechanisms for the electrophysiological effects o...

Detailed Description

Although the efficacy of methylphenidate in reducing the core symptoms of attentiondeficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is well documented in clinical trials, no definite biomarker has been identifi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with ADHD
  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients, aged 6 to 18 years, meet the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ADHD.
  • At baseline, patients have a Clinical Global Impressions-ADHD-Severity (CGI-ADHD-S) score greater than 4.
  • Patients have a Full IQ (FIQ) score greater than 80.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients have a major psychiatric disorder, such as autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, affective disorders, or substance use disorders.
  • Patients have a major disorder of central nervous system, such as epilepsy.
  • Patients have a major systemic disease, such as diabetes mellitus or cardiovascular diseases.
  • Patients have ever received any medication to treat the clinical symptoms of ADHD.
  • Neurotypical participants:
  • Inclusion Criteria
  • aged 6 to 18 years
  • All of the neurotypical participants have no psychiatric disorder in lifetime according to the diagnostic criteria of DSM-5.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • participants have any disorder of central nervous system or major systemic disease
  • participants have ever taken any psychotropic drug, or who have FIQ scores less than 80, will be excluded from the present study.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2024

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 31 2027

    Estimated Enrollment :

    160 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06073470

    Start Date

    January 1 2024

    End Date

    December 31 2027

    Last Update

    March 26 2024

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    National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, Taiwan, 110