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An Efficacy Study of Osmotic Release Oral System (OROS) Methylphenidate in Participants With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Primary Purpose

Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
OROS Methylphenidate HCl
Sponsored by
Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea
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Eligibility
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity focused on measuring Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Methylphenidate hydrochloride, Methylphenidate, CONCERTA

Eligibility Criteria

12 Years - 18 Years (Child, Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV) criteria for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and are considered to require medication therapy
  • Participants that agreed to observe visit schedules and willingly complete the evaluation defined by participant (possibly to be completed by parents/guardians) during the treatment period
  • Participants and parents/guardians that are able to understand the participation procedures of the research and spontaneously request the discontinuation therein at any time
  • Participants that offered spontaneous consent for participation
  • Participants whose guardian/legal representative provided spontaneous written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Hypersensitivity to methylphenidate HCl
  • Participants diagnosed with major depression or anxiety disorders according to DSM-IV Diagnostic criteria and who requires drug therapy
  • Participants with a history of bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, and substance abuse disorder ordiagnosed with an overall developmental disorder, organic brain disorder, seizure (sudden, uncontrolled muscle spasms and loss of consciousness resulting from abnormal brain function) disorder, movement disorder requiring the medication therapy, or with a family history of Tourette's syndrome (a neuropsychological disorder that causes marked distress or significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning)
  • Taken Osmotic Release Oral System (OROS) Methylphenidate within 3 months prior to screening
  • Currently taking alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist, antidepressant, antipsychotic, benzodiazepines, modafinil, anticonvulsant (drug used to stop seizures) or health food supplements that may have a central nervous system activity

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    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    Arm Label

    OROS Methylphenidate HCl

    Arm Description

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    Korean Version of the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Rating Scale (K-ARS) Score
    The K-ARS is a rating scale that is used for the ADHD diagnosis and the assessment of treatment efficacy and comprises 18 items in total on the basis of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV), each item being rated from 0-3 points. The total score ranges from 0-54 with 0=normal and 54=severe condition.
    Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) Score
    The CGI-S rating scale is a 7 point global assessment that measures the clinician's impression of the severity of illness exhibited by a participant. A rating of 1 is equivalent to "Normal, not at all ill" and a rating of 7 is equivalent to "Among the most extremely ill participants". Higher scores indicate worsening.
    Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Score
    The CGI-I is a 7-point scale that requires the clinician to assess how much the participant's illness has improved or worsened relative to a baseline state at the beginning of the intervention and rated as: 1=very much improved; 2=much improved; 3=minimally improved; 4=no change; 5=minimally worse; 6=much worse; 7=very much worse.
    Learning Skill Test (LST) Total Score
    The LST measures learning ability of student. This scale is composed of 7 sections: self control, participation, task accomplishment, reading, writing, test taking and information processing. It consists of 70 items for middle school student (age 13-15 years) and 80 items for high school student (age 16-18 years). Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always). The total score range is 70-350 for middle school version and 80-400 for high school version where higher score indicates better ability for learning. In result analysis, each sub-score and total score was converted to T-score for normalization. The score range of T-score is from 1 to 100 with a mean of 50. Higher score indicates better ability for learning.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Diagnostic System (ADS) Test Result for Omission Errors and Commission Errors
    The ADS is composed of 4 factors: omission/missing frequency to measure attention dispersibility; false alarm/commission frequency to measure impulse; mean response/reaction time to measure the speed of task processing; and the response variability/standard deviation of response time to measure the consistency of attention. The total value for both, omission errors and commission errors, ranges from 0-100 errors where high value indicates worsening attention.
    Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Diagnostic System (ADS) Test Score for Reaction Time and Response Variability
    The ADS is composed of 4 factors: omission/missing frequency to measure attention dispersibility; false alarm/comission frequency to measure impulse; mean response/reaction time to measure the speed of task processing; and the response variability/standard deviation of response time to measure the consistency of attention. The score range for both, reaction time and response variability, is 0-100. High score indicates worsening attention. If one or over factor's score is over 65 point, the participant is resulted in having attention deficit.
    Digit Span Test Score
    Each participant individually was given a sequence of numbers, with the sequence becoming progressively longer, to repeat the digits in the same sequence, either forwards or backwards. Each sequence length was attempted twice. The test was complete after failure on both trials of any sequence length. 1 point was awarded if the participant passed only 1 trial of a sequence length. 0 points were given if the participant failed both trials. Total score range was 0-16 (forwards) and 0-14 (backwards). A higher score was indicative of better recall and attention.
    Finger Window (FW) Test Score
    In FW test, a participant shows memory of a demonstrated visual pattern using a 8x11 inch plastic template containing 9 asymmetrically located holes. The examiner models a given sequence of holes and asks the participant to imitate the sequence by placing his/her finger through the same holes in the correct order. The total number of correct sequences constitutes the total score which ranges from 0-24 (forward FW) and 0-28 (backward FW) with higher score indicating a more favorable health state.
    Controlled Oral Words Association Test (COWAT) Score
    This test measures the executive function of the frontal lobe and is consisted of examinations of category/meaning fluency and letter/phoneme fluency. It consisted of three 60 second word generation trials in which the participant orally generates as many words as possible that begin with target letters F, A and S. Dependent variables included total number of acceptable words generated for each target letter and total number of words generated across all three letter trials. Total score was calculated as sum of acceptable words generated, with higher scores indicating better verbal fluency.
    Stroop Test Result for Reaction Time
    This test consists of 3 trials: color trial (simple execution), word trial (middle execution) and word-color interference trial (interfering execution). In simple execution, participants have to read the written color names of the words independent of the color of the ink. In middle execution, participants have to read words written in black letters. In interfering experiment, participants have to say the color of the letters independent of the written word. This test estimates spending time for execution. High spending time indicates low ability of suppression of automation.
    Stroop Test Result for False Reaction
    This test consists of 3 trials: color trial (simple execution), word trial (middle execution) and word-color interference trial (interfering execution). In simple execution, participants have to read the written color names of the words independent of the color of the ink. In middle execution, participants have to read words written in black letters. In interfering experiment, participants have to say the color of the letters independent of the written word. The total value ranges from 0-24 errors for each execution where high value indicates worsening attention.
    Stroop Test Score for Ratio Interference
    Ratio interference is calculated by dividing simple execution time by interfering execution time. The score range is 0-1. Higher value indicates better ability of suppression of automation.

    Full Information

    First Posted
    January 21, 2010
    Last Updated
    August 14, 2013
    Sponsor
    Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT01060150
    Brief Title
    An Efficacy Study of Osmotic Release Oral System (OROS) Methylphenidate in Participants With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    Official Title
    Efficacy and Learning Skill After OROS Methylphenidate Treatment in Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A 12-week, Multi-center, Open-label Study
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    August 2013
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Completed
    Study Start Date
    July 2008 (undefined)
    Primary Completion Date
    April 2010 (Actual)
    Study Completion Date
    April 2010 (Actual)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Sponsor
    Name of the Sponsor
    Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea

    4. Oversight

    Data Monitoring Committee
    No

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, tolerability and effects of Osmotic Release Oral System (OROS) methylphenidate hydrochloride (HCl) on learning skill changes in Korean participants with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
    Detailed Description
    This is 12 week, open label (all people involved know the identity of the intervention), prospective (study following participants forward in time), single arm, multicenter study (when more than one hospital or medical school team work on a medical research study) of OROS methylphenidate HCl. The study will consist of 6 visits at Screening, Baseline, Week 1, 3, 6 and 12. The participants already on other ADHD medications in addition to methylphenidate will be required to undergo a washout period (period when receiving no treatment) of at least 1 week. The participants will be on once daily study medication starting at 18 milligram per day (mg/day) in participants with less than 30 kilogram (kg) of body weight or at 27 mg/day in participants with more than 30 kg. The dose will be increased by 9 mg or 18 mg every week for up to Week 6 based on the treatment efficacy and tolerability, followed by a maximum maintenance dose of 72 mg orally once daily up to Week 12, during which the dose can be decreased by 9 mg depending on tolerability. Efficacy will primarily be assessed using Clinical Global Impression of Severity of Illness (CGI-S) scale, Clinical Global Impression of Improvement of Illness (CGI-I) scale, Korean version of ADHD-IV Rating Scale (K-ARS) and Learning Skill Test (LST) score. Participants' safety will be monitored.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
    Keywords
    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Methylphenidate hydrochloride, Methylphenidate, CONCERTA

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Treatment
    Study Phase
    Phase 4
    Interventional Study Model
    Single Group Assignment
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Allocation
    N/A
    Enrollment
    115 (Actual)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    OROS Methylphenidate HCl
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Intervention Type
    Drug
    Intervention Name(s)
    OROS Methylphenidate HCl
    Other Intervention Name(s)
    Concerta
    Intervention Description
    Osmotic Release Oral System (OROS) Methylphenidate HCl tablet will be given orally once daily at a starting dose of 18 milligram (mg) for those less than 30 kilogram (kg) of body weight and 27 mg for those more than or equal to 30 kg; the dose can be increased by 9 mg or 18 mg per week up to Week 6 depending on a participant's treatment effect and tolerability; then a maximum maintenance dose of 72 mg will be given orally once daily up to Week 12.
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Korean Version of the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Rating Scale (K-ARS) Score
    Description
    The K-ARS is a rating scale that is used for the ADHD diagnosis and the assessment of treatment efficacy and comprises 18 items in total on the basis of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV), each item being rated from 0-3 points. The total score ranges from 0-54 with 0=normal and 54=severe condition.
    Time Frame
    Week 12
    Title
    Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) Score
    Description
    The CGI-S rating scale is a 7 point global assessment that measures the clinician's impression of the severity of illness exhibited by a participant. A rating of 1 is equivalent to "Normal, not at all ill" and a rating of 7 is equivalent to "Among the most extremely ill participants". Higher scores indicate worsening.
    Time Frame
    Week 12
    Title
    Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Score
    Description
    The CGI-I is a 7-point scale that requires the clinician to assess how much the participant's illness has improved or worsened relative to a baseline state at the beginning of the intervention and rated as: 1=very much improved; 2=much improved; 3=minimally improved; 4=no change; 5=minimally worse; 6=much worse; 7=very much worse.
    Time Frame
    Week 12
    Title
    Learning Skill Test (LST) Total Score
    Description
    The LST measures learning ability of student. This scale is composed of 7 sections: self control, participation, task accomplishment, reading, writing, test taking and information processing. It consists of 70 items for middle school student (age 13-15 years) and 80 items for high school student (age 16-18 years). Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always). The total score range is 70-350 for middle school version and 80-400 for high school version where higher score indicates better ability for learning. In result analysis, each sub-score and total score was converted to T-score for normalization. The score range of T-score is from 1 to 100 with a mean of 50. Higher score indicates better ability for learning.
    Time Frame
    Week 12
    Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Diagnostic System (ADS) Test Result for Omission Errors and Commission Errors
    Description
    The ADS is composed of 4 factors: omission/missing frequency to measure attention dispersibility; false alarm/commission frequency to measure impulse; mean response/reaction time to measure the speed of task processing; and the response variability/standard deviation of response time to measure the consistency of attention. The total value for both, omission errors and commission errors, ranges from 0-100 errors where high value indicates worsening attention.
    Time Frame
    Baseline and Week 12
    Title
    Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Diagnostic System (ADS) Test Score for Reaction Time and Response Variability
    Description
    The ADS is composed of 4 factors: omission/missing frequency to measure attention dispersibility; false alarm/comission frequency to measure impulse; mean response/reaction time to measure the speed of task processing; and the response variability/standard deviation of response time to measure the consistency of attention. The score range for both, reaction time and response variability, is 0-100. High score indicates worsening attention. If one or over factor's score is over 65 point, the participant is resulted in having attention deficit.
    Time Frame
    Baseline and Week 12
    Title
    Digit Span Test Score
    Description
    Each participant individually was given a sequence of numbers, with the sequence becoming progressively longer, to repeat the digits in the same sequence, either forwards or backwards. Each sequence length was attempted twice. The test was complete after failure on both trials of any sequence length. 1 point was awarded if the participant passed only 1 trial of a sequence length. 0 points were given if the participant failed both trials. Total score range was 0-16 (forwards) and 0-14 (backwards). A higher score was indicative of better recall and attention.
    Time Frame
    Baseline and Week 12
    Title
    Finger Window (FW) Test Score
    Description
    In FW test, a participant shows memory of a demonstrated visual pattern using a 8x11 inch plastic template containing 9 asymmetrically located holes. The examiner models a given sequence of holes and asks the participant to imitate the sequence by placing his/her finger through the same holes in the correct order. The total number of correct sequences constitutes the total score which ranges from 0-24 (forward FW) and 0-28 (backward FW) with higher score indicating a more favorable health state.
    Time Frame
    Baseline and Week 12
    Title
    Controlled Oral Words Association Test (COWAT) Score
    Description
    This test measures the executive function of the frontal lobe and is consisted of examinations of category/meaning fluency and letter/phoneme fluency. It consisted of three 60 second word generation trials in which the participant orally generates as many words as possible that begin with target letters F, A and S. Dependent variables included total number of acceptable words generated for each target letter and total number of words generated across all three letter trials. Total score was calculated as sum of acceptable words generated, with higher scores indicating better verbal fluency.
    Time Frame
    Baseline and Week 12
    Title
    Stroop Test Result for Reaction Time
    Description
    This test consists of 3 trials: color trial (simple execution), word trial (middle execution) and word-color interference trial (interfering execution). In simple execution, participants have to read the written color names of the words independent of the color of the ink. In middle execution, participants have to read words written in black letters. In interfering experiment, participants have to say the color of the letters independent of the written word. This test estimates spending time for execution. High spending time indicates low ability of suppression of automation.
    Time Frame
    Baseline and Week 12
    Title
    Stroop Test Result for False Reaction
    Description
    This test consists of 3 trials: color trial (simple execution), word trial (middle execution) and word-color interference trial (interfering execution). In simple execution, participants have to read the written color names of the words independent of the color of the ink. In middle execution, participants have to read words written in black letters. In interfering experiment, participants have to say the color of the letters independent of the written word. The total value ranges from 0-24 errors for each execution where high value indicates worsening attention.
    Time Frame
    Baseline and Week 12
    Title
    Stroop Test Score for Ratio Interference
    Description
    Ratio interference is calculated by dividing simple execution time by interfering execution time. The score range is 0-1. Higher value indicates better ability of suppression of automation.
    Time Frame
    Baseline and Week 12

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    12 Years
    Maximum Age & Unit of Time
    18 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: Participants must meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV) criteria for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and are considered to require medication therapy Participants that agreed to observe visit schedules and willingly complete the evaluation defined by participant (possibly to be completed by parents/guardians) during the treatment period Participants and parents/guardians that are able to understand the participation procedures of the research and spontaneously request the discontinuation therein at any time Participants that offered spontaneous consent for participation Participants whose guardian/legal representative provided spontaneous written consent Exclusion Criteria: Hypersensitivity to methylphenidate HCl Participants diagnosed with major depression or anxiety disorders according to DSM-IV Diagnostic criteria and who requires drug therapy Participants with a history of bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, and substance abuse disorder ordiagnosed with an overall developmental disorder, organic brain disorder, seizure (sudden, uncontrolled muscle spasms and loss of consciousness resulting from abnormal brain function) disorder, movement disorder requiring the medication therapy, or with a family history of Tourette's syndrome (a neuropsychological disorder that causes marked distress or significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning) Taken Osmotic Release Oral System (OROS) Methylphenidate within 3 months prior to screening Currently taking alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist, antidepressant, antipsychotic, benzodiazepines, modafinil, anticonvulsant (drug used to stop seizures) or health food supplements that may have a central nervous system activity
    Overall Study Officials:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    Janssen Korea, Ltd. Clinical Trial
    Organizational Affiliation
    Janssen Korea, Ltd.
    Official's Role
    Study Director

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Citations:
    PubMed Identifier
    23587983
    Citation
    Na KS, Lee SI, Hong SD, Kim JH, Shim SH, Choi J, Yang J, Lee MS, Joung YS, Kim EJ, Park JH. Effect of osmotic-release oral system methylphenidate on learning skills in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: an open-label study. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2013 Jul;28(4):184-92. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e3283612509.
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