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Efficacy Of Bupropion For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) In Adults

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Timothy Wilens, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01270555
First received: January 3, 2011
Last updated: March 4, 2013
Last verified: March 2013
History of Changes
Results First Received: January 7, 2011  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment;   Masking: Open Label;   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Intervention: Drug: Bupropion SR

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Recruitment Details
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Pre-Assignment Details
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Bupropion Once daily treatment with Bupropion with intention to treat ADHD and SUD.

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    Bupropion  
STARTED     32  
COMPLETED     19  
NOT COMPLETED     13  



  Baseline Characteristics
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Bupropion Once daily treatment with Bupropion with intention to treat ADHD and SUD.

Baseline Measures
    Bupropion  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
 		  32  
Age  
[units: participants]
 		 
<=18 years     0  
Between 18 and 65 years     32  
>=65 years     0  
Age  
[units: years]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  32  ± 8.5  
Gender  
[units: participants]
 		 
Female     6  
Male     26  
Region of Enrollment  
[units: participants]
 		 
United States     32  
DSM-IV Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Rating Scale (ADHD RS) [1]
[units: Units on a scale]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  34.1  ± 8.2  
Self-reported Weekly substance use [2]
[units: Participants]
 		  32  
Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) Score for SUD Severity [3]
[units: Units on a scale]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  4.0  ± 0.9  
Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) Score for ADHD Severity [3]
[units: Units on a scale]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  5.0  ± 0.7  
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) [4]
[units: Units on a scale]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  8.1  ± 6.5  
Hamilton Depression rating Scale (HAM-D) [5]
[units: Units on a scale]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  8.8  ± 9.1  
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) [6]
[units: Units on a scale]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  8.9  ± 5.9  
[1] Assesses 18 individual criteria symptoms on a severity grid (0=not present, 3=severe; overall minimum score = 0, maximum score = 54)
[2] Participants who self-report using at least one of illegal drugs or alcohol, at least once per week.
[3] Global Severity 1=not ill, 7=extremely ill
[4] minimum (least severe anxiety) = 0, maximum (most severe) = 56
[5] minimum (least severe depression) = 0, maximum (most severe) = 84
[6] minimum (least severe depression) = 0, maximum (most severe) = 63



  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale (ADHD-RS) Score   [ Time Frame: baseline and six weeks ]
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2.  Primary:   Self-reported Weekly Substance Use   [ Time Frame: baseline and six weeks ]
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3.  Secondary:   Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) Scale of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Severity   [ Time Frame: baseline and six weeks ]
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4.  Secondary:   Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) Scale of ADHD Severity   [ Time Frame: baseline and six weeks ]
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5.  Secondary:   Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A)   [ Time Frame: baseline and six weeks ]
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6.  Secondary:   Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D)   [ Time Frame: baseline and six weeks ]
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7.  Secondary:   Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)   [ Time Frame: baseline and six weeks ]
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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.


Limitations and Caveats
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Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Timothy Wilens, MD
Organization: Massachusetts General Hospital
phone: 617-503-1053
e-mail: twilens@partners.org


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Responsible Party: Timothy Wilens, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01270555     History of Changes
Obsolete Identifiers: NCT01012024
Other Study ID Numbers: 1999-P-009198
Study First Received: January 3, 2011
Results First Received: January 7, 2011
Last Updated: March 4, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
United States: Institutional Review Board