NCT01798459

The Effect of Methylphenidate Versus Placebo on State Anxiety in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

A Double Blind Randomized Crossover Study of the Effect of Methylphenidate Versus Placebo on State Anxiety in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Shalvata Mental Health Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to explore the effect of methylphenidate on state anxiety in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Patient population: 30 children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The subjects will be of all racial, ethnical and gender categories, ranging from 8 to 18 years of age. Structure: the study is a randomized double blind crossover study. The subjects will complete a continuous performance test, the cambridge neuropsychological test automated Battery, before and after given methylphenidate or placebo on the first day of the study. On the second day of the study, the subjects will receive either methylphenidate or placebo based on what was given on the first day of the study and they will complete the same task.

Conditions

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Methylphenidate

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-02-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2016-05-01
• First posted: 2013-02-25
• Last updated: 2015-03-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel