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Extended-release Guanfacine Hydrochloride in Children/Adolescents With Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity (SPD503-315)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03662763
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 7, 2018
Last Update Posted : September 7, 2018
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Shire
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Maastricht University Medical Center

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
A study to evaluate the long term maintenance of efficacy of using Guanfacine Hydrochloride (SPD-503) for the treatment of ADHD in Children aged 6-17 years in Europe, Australia, Canada and the US.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Attention Deficit Disorder Drug: Extended-release Guanfacine Hydrochloride (SPD503) Drug: Placebo oral capsule Phase 3

Detailed Description:
The SPD503-315 clinical program has studied the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of this product in treating symptoms of ADHD in children and adolescents aged 6-17 through short-term, placebo-controlled studies and long-termn, open-label studies. This study will more rigorously assess the long-term maintenance of efficacy using a placebo-controlled, randomised-withdrawal design. To date, all of the completed studies conducted as part of the SPD503 proigram have enrolled subjects from the US. This study is designed to evaluate the long-term maintenance of efficacy of SPD503 for the treatment of ADHD in children aged 6-17 years in Europe, Australia, Canada and US.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 12 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Phase 3,Double Blind,Placebo-controlled,Multicentre,Randomised-withdrawal,Long-term Maintenance of Efficacy&Safety Study of Extended-release Guanfacine Hydrochloride in Children/Adolescents Aged 6-17 With ADHD
Actual Study Start Date : September 2011
Actual Primary Completion Date : August 2013
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2013

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Drug: Placebo oral capsule
Experimental: Extended-release Guanfacine Hydrochloride (SPD503) Drug: Extended-release Guanfacine Hydrochloride (SPD503)
dosing in all subjects will initiate with 1mg/day, and may be increased by 1 mg increments after a minimum of 1 week on the current dose to the maximum doses based on age and weight.
Other Names:
  • Extended-release Guanfacine Hydrochloride
  • SPD503


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-Rating Scale -IV [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Clinical Global Impressions-Severity score [ Time Frame: 13 weeks ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   6 Years to 17 Years   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • male or female, aged 6-17 years at the time of consent/assent at Screening/Visit 1
  • subject meets DSM-IV-TR criteria for primaru diagnosis of ADHD
  • subject has a minimum ADHD-RS-IV total score of 32 at enrolment/visit 2
  • subject has a minimum CGI-S score of 4 at Enrolment/Visit 2
  • subject is able to swallow intact tablets

Exclusion Criteria:

  • subject has a current controlled or uncontrolled, co-morbid psychiatric diagnosis.
  • subject has a know history or presence of structural cardiac abnormalities
  • subject with orthostatic hyupotension or a known history of controlled or uncontrolled hypertension
  • current use of any prohibited medication or other medications, including herbal supplements that affet blood pressure, or heart rate or that have CNS effects or affect cognitive performance
  • subject is significant overweight based on Centre for disease control and prevention BMI for age gender specific charts. Significantly overweight is defined as a BMI >95 th percentile Children aged 6-12 years with a body weight ,25,0kg, or adolescents aged 13-17 years with a body weight <43 kg or >91 kg at screening/visit 1
  • subject is currently considered a suicide risk in the opinion of the investigator
  • history of failure to respond to an adequate trial of an alfa2-agonist for the treatment of ADHD.
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Locations
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Netherlands
Maastricht University Medical Centre
Maastricht, Netherlands
Sponsors and Collaborators
Maastricht University Medical Center
Shire
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Andries Korebrits, prof. Dr. psychiatrie
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Responsible Party: Maastricht University Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03662763    
Other Study ID Numbers: 101081
First Posted: September 7, 2018    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: September 7, 2018
Last Verified: September 2018
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Mental Disorders
Guanfacine
Antihypertensive Agents
Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists
 Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs