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Atomoxetine Versus Placebo for Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Primary Purpose

Autistic Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Locations
Netherlands
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Atomoxetine
Placebo
Sponsored by
Eli Lilly and Company
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Autistic Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

6 Years - 17 Years (Child)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria (most important):

  • ASD (autistic disorder or Asperger's disorder or Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified [PDD NOS])
  • Criteria A through D for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • At least 1.5 standard deviations above the age norm for their diagnostic subtype using published norms for the ADHD Rating Scale-IV-Parent Version
  • Intelligence quotient (IQ) score > 60

Exclusion Criteria (most important):

  • weight under 20 kg
  • Patients who meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for ASD other than Autistic Disorder, PDD-NOS or Asperger's Disorder;history of Bipolar I or II disorder, schizophrenia, another psychotic disorder, substance abuse;Have a significant medical condition such as heart disease, hypertension, liver or renal failure, pulmonary disease, or seizure disorder identified by history, physical examination, or laboratory tests; Patients who have taken (or are currently taking) anticonvulsants for seizure control.
  • patients at serious suicidal risk.
  • Contraindication to the use of atomoxetine
  • Patients who in the investigator's judgment are likely to need psychotropic medications apart from the drug. Patients who at any time during Study Period II are likely to begin a structured psychotherapy, likely to require hospitalization (i.e. in-patient treatment) or likely to be dismissed from in-patient treatment. Psychotherapy (including hospitalization) initiated at least 2 months prior to study participation is acceptable; however, after study participation has begun, only during Study Period III supportive or educational therapy is permitted.

Sites / Locations

  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
  • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Placebo Comparator

Arm Label

Atomoxetine

Placebo

Arm Description

atomoxetine 0.5 mg/kg/day every day (QD), by mouth (PO) for 1 week, atomoxetine 0.8mg/kg/day QD, PO for 1 week, 1.2mg/kg/day QD, PO for 6 weeks then atomoxetine 0.5-1.2 mg/kg/day QD, PO for up to 20 weeks

placebo every day (QD), by mouth (PO) for 8 weeks Then patients can take atomoxetine 0.5-1.2 mg/kg/day QD, PO up to 20 weeks

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

ADHD Rating Scale-IV-Parent Version: Investigator Scored - Total Score
Measures the 18 symptoms contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Version IV (DSM-IV) diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Individual item scores range from 0 (none/never or rarely) to 3 (severe/very often). Total scores range from 0 to 54.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Clinical Global Impressions-ADHD-Improvement (CGI-ADHD - I)
Measures total improvement (or worsening) of a patient's ADHD symptoms from the beginning of treatment (1=very much improved, 7=very much worsened).
Conners' Teacher Rating Scale - Revised: Short Form (CTRS-R:S)
A 28-item rating scale (0 [not at all/never] to 3 [very much true/very often]) completed by the teacher to assess problem behaviors related to ADHD. Subscale total scores range from 0 to 15 for Oppositional and Cognitive Problems, 0 to 21 for Hyperactivity, and 0 to 36 for ADHD Index.
ADHD Rating Scale-IV-Parent Version: Investigator Scored Total Score
Measures the 18 symptoms contained in the DSM-IV diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Individual item scores range from 0 (none/never or rarely) to 3 (severe/very often). Total scores range from 0 to 54.
Sleep Measure Scale
10-item parent-based scale assessing sleep problems (6 point Likert scale). Scores: Difficulty falling asleep (1-6); Quality of sleep (3-18); Functional outcome (6-36). Lower scores indicate higher problems with item. Open-ended items: Time to fall asleep (1 [0-15 minutes] to 5 [>1 hour]); Total hours (numbers associated with hours of sleep).
Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC)
The ABC is a 58-item informant-based scale comprised of five subscales (Irritability [15 items], Lethargy [16], Stereotypic Behaviors [7], Hyperactivity [16], Inappropriate Speech [4]). Individual item scores range from 0 (no problem) to 3 (severe problem). Subscale scores are total of individual item scores in subscale: Irritability (0-45); Lethargy (0-48); Stereotypic (0-21); Hyperactivity (0-48); Inappropriate Speech (0-12).
Children's Social Behavior Questionnaire (CSBQ) Total Score
CSBQ is filled out by parents and consists of 49 items. Items are rated in an ordinal rather than a discrete fashion in order to establish the extent to which problems are present. The CSBQ consists of six subscales. Individual item scores range from 0=does not apply to 2=applies clearly. Total score ranges from 0 to 98.
General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) Total Score
Parental distress is measured with the GHQ. The raw total score (based on 0-0-1-1 scoring system) can be used as an overall index of psychological distress, ranging from 0 to 12 with higher scores indicating more distress.
Nijmeegse Ouderlijke Stress Index (NOSI) Total Score
The NOSI contains 123 items to be completed by the primary caregiver. Individual item scores range from 1 (completely agree) to 6 (completely disagree). Total scores range from 123 to 738.
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Focused Attention Task - Error Rates
Focused attention assessed distractibility. Child needs to identify a specific target (eg, Cherry); non-target is any other fruit. Child presses "yes" when target occurs in relevant position (eg, one of vertical positions on diamond). Child presses "no" when target is absent, or when target appears on horizontal position (irrelevant target). Error rates are percentage of missing relevant targets and percentage of false alarms in response to (irr)relevant (non)targets based on number of errors/total number of trials X 100.
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Focused Attention Task - Reaction Times for Hits and Correct Rejections
Task is the same as described in Outcome Measure #10. Reaction times (RT) for hits are mean RTs of correct responses to relevant targets. RTs for correct rejections are mean RTs for correct rejections are mean RTs for correct no responses to irrelevant targets and relevant nontargets.
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Focused Attention Task - Standard Deviation of Reaction Times for Hits and Correct Rejections
Task is the same as described in Outcome Measure #10. Standard deviations of reaction times (RT) assess intraindividual variability in RT and refer to the same conditions as those for mean reaction times described in Outcome Measure #11.
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Memory Search Task - Error Rates
The memory search task aims at measuring serial search processes to be carried out in working memory. There are 2 blocks (loads) with 40 trials each. Load 1 has 1 target to identify (e.g., an animal). A "yes" is required whenever the target is part of the displayed set of four stimuli (all animals). Load 2 has 2 targets. Whenever 1 of the targets appears in the successively displayed sets of four animals, a "yes" is required. Targets are present in 50% of trials. Error rates are the percentages of errors made in each task condition, based on the number of errors/total number of trials X 100.
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Memory Search Task - Reaction Times for Hits and Correct Rejections
Memory search task aims at measuring serial search processes to be carried out in working memory. There are 2 blocks (loads) with 40 trials each. Load 1 has 1 target to remember (one animal). A "yes" is required whenever the target is part of displayed set of 4 animals. Load 2 has 2 animals. A "yes" is required whenever one of the animals appears in successively displayed sets of 4 animals. Targets are present in 50% of the trials. Reaction time (RT) for hits is mean RT of correct "yes" responses to targets. RT correct rejections are mean RTs of correct "no" responses when target was missing.
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Memory Search Task - Standard Deviation (SD) of Reaction Times for Hits and Correct Rejections
Task is the same as described in Outcome Measure #14. Standard deviations of reaction times (RT) assess intraindividual variability in RT referring to the two conditions creating hits and correct rejections as mentioned in Outcome Measure #14.
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Pursuit Motor Control Task - Accuracy
A complex visuo-motor flexibility task that aims at measuring eye-hand co-ordination and fine motor control. By moving mouse cursor, the child is required to follow as closely as possible a target that randomly moves across the PC-screen. Accuracy is the mean distance between the mouse cursor and the moving target.
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Pursuit Motor Control Task - Stability of Movement
A complex visuo-motor flexibility task that measures eye-hand co-ordination and fine motor control. By moving mouse cursor, the child is required to follow as closely as possible a target that randomly moves across the PC-screen. Stability is within subject variability of mean distance between cursor and target.
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Go/No-Go Response Inhibition Task - Error Rates
Measures inhibition of pre-potent responses. 24 Go signals (open squares) are presented, randomly mixed with 24 No-Go signals (closed squares). Subjects are required to press a key if a Go signal (target) appears on the screen but to withhold a response if they see a No-Go signal. Error rate is the percentage of key presses to No-Go signals/total number of trials X 100.
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Flanker Interference Task - Error Rates
Measures ability to neglect stimuli interfering with predefined stimulus-response coupling. Child presented with displays of 9 colored squares. Child responds to color of central square by pressing left mouse key when blue, and right mouse key when yellow. Part 1 (40 trials), surrounding squares may be same color (compatible) or different (neutral). Part 2 (80 trials), in 50% of trials, surrounding squares have color corresponding to predefined key press for other hand (incompatible). Error rates are percentages of errors in response to compatible and incompatible signals, respectively.
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Flanker Interference Task - Reaction Times
Task is the same as described in Outcome Measure #19. Mean reaction times (RTs) are computed for correct responses to compatible and incompatible flankers, respectively.
Cytochrome P450 2D6 Genotype
Genotype characterization was used to determine participants' metabolic status.

Full Information

First Posted
September 22, 2006
Last Updated
May 5, 2010
Sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00380692
Brief Title
Atomoxetine Versus Placebo for Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Official Title
A Randomized, Double-blind Comparison of Atomoxetine Hydrochloride and Placebo for Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
May 2010
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
October 2006 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
May 2008 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
October 2008 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company

4. Oversight

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether atomoxetine is effective in reducing ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) symptoms in children and adolescents with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder).

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Autistic Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 4
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantCare ProviderInvestigatorOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
97 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Atomoxetine
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
atomoxetine 0.5 mg/kg/day every day (QD), by mouth (PO) for 1 week, atomoxetine 0.8mg/kg/day QD, PO for 1 week, 1.2mg/kg/day QD, PO for 6 weeks then atomoxetine 0.5-1.2 mg/kg/day QD, PO for up to 20 weeks
Arm Title
Placebo
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Arm Description
placebo every day (QD), by mouth (PO) for 8 weeks Then patients can take atomoxetine 0.5-1.2 mg/kg/day QD, PO up to 20 weeks
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Atomoxetine
Other Intervention Name(s)
LY139603, Strattera
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Placebo
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
ADHD Rating Scale-IV-Parent Version: Investigator Scored - Total Score
Description
Measures the 18 symptoms contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Version IV (DSM-IV) diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Individual item scores range from 0 (none/never or rarely) to 3 (severe/very often). Total scores range from 0 to 54.
Time Frame
Baseline and 8 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Clinical Global Impressions-ADHD-Improvement (CGI-ADHD - I)
Description
Measures total improvement (or worsening) of a patient's ADHD symptoms from the beginning of treatment (1=very much improved, 7=very much worsened).
Time Frame
8 weeks, 28 weeks
Title
Conners' Teacher Rating Scale - Revised: Short Form (CTRS-R:S)
Description
A 28-item rating scale (0 [not at all/never] to 3 [very much true/very often]) completed by the teacher to assess problem behaviors related to ADHD. Subscale total scores range from 0 to 15 for Oppositional and Cognitive Problems, 0 to 21 for Hyperactivity, and 0 to 36 for ADHD Index.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 28 weeks
Title
ADHD Rating Scale-IV-Parent Version: Investigator Scored Total Score
Description
Measures the 18 symptoms contained in the DSM-IV diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Individual item scores range from 0 (none/never or rarely) to 3 (severe/very often). Total scores range from 0 to 54.
Time Frame
28 weeks
Title
Sleep Measure Scale
Description
10-item parent-based scale assessing sleep problems (6 point Likert scale). Scores: Difficulty falling asleep (1-6); Quality of sleep (3-18); Functional outcome (6-36). Lower scores indicate higher problems with item. Open-ended items: Time to fall asleep (1 [0-15 minutes] to 5 [>1 hour]); Total hours (numbers associated with hours of sleep).
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 28 weeks
Title
Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC)
Description
The ABC is a 58-item informant-based scale comprised of five subscales (Irritability [15 items], Lethargy [16], Stereotypic Behaviors [7], Hyperactivity [16], Inappropriate Speech [4]). Individual item scores range from 0 (no problem) to 3 (severe problem). Subscale scores are total of individual item scores in subscale: Irritability (0-45); Lethargy (0-48); Stereotypic (0-21); Hyperactivity (0-48); Inappropriate Speech (0-12).
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 28 weeks
Title
Children's Social Behavior Questionnaire (CSBQ) Total Score
Description
CSBQ is filled out by parents and consists of 49 items. Items are rated in an ordinal rather than a discrete fashion in order to establish the extent to which problems are present. The CSBQ consists of six subscales. Individual item scores range from 0=does not apply to 2=applies clearly. Total score ranges from 0 to 98.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 28 weeks
Title
General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) Total Score
Description
Parental distress is measured with the GHQ. The raw total score (based on 0-0-1-1 scoring system) can be used as an overall index of psychological distress, ranging from 0 to 12 with higher scores indicating more distress.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 28 weeks
Title
Nijmeegse Ouderlijke Stress Index (NOSI) Total Score
Description
The NOSI contains 123 items to be completed by the primary caregiver. Individual item scores range from 1 (completely agree) to 6 (completely disagree). Total scores range from 123 to 738.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 weeks, 28 weeks
Title
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Focused Attention Task - Error Rates
Description
Focused attention assessed distractibility. Child needs to identify a specific target (eg, Cherry); non-target is any other fruit. Child presses "yes" when target occurs in relevant position (eg, one of vertical positions on diamond). Child presses "no" when target is absent, or when target appears on horizontal position (irrelevant target). Error rates are percentage of missing relevant targets and percentage of false alarms in response to (irr)relevant (non)targets based on number of errors/total number of trials X 100.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 Weeks
Title
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Focused Attention Task - Reaction Times for Hits and Correct Rejections
Description
Task is the same as described in Outcome Measure #10. Reaction times (RT) for hits are mean RTs of correct responses to relevant targets. RTs for correct rejections are mean RTs for correct rejections are mean RTs for correct no responses to irrelevant targets and relevant nontargets.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 Weeks
Title
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Focused Attention Task - Standard Deviation of Reaction Times for Hits and Correct Rejections
Description
Task is the same as described in Outcome Measure #10. Standard deviations of reaction times (RT) assess intraindividual variability in RT and refer to the same conditions as those for mean reaction times described in Outcome Measure #11.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 Weeks
Title
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Memory Search Task - Error Rates
Description
The memory search task aims at measuring serial search processes to be carried out in working memory. There are 2 blocks (loads) with 40 trials each. Load 1 has 1 target to identify (e.g., an animal). A "yes" is required whenever the target is part of the displayed set of four stimuli (all animals). Load 2 has 2 targets. Whenever 1 of the targets appears in the successively displayed sets of four animals, a "yes" is required. Targets are present in 50% of trials. Error rates are the percentages of errors made in each task condition, based on the number of errors/total number of trials X 100.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 Weeks
Title
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Memory Search Task - Reaction Times for Hits and Correct Rejections
Description
Memory search task aims at measuring serial search processes to be carried out in working memory. There are 2 blocks (loads) with 40 trials each. Load 1 has 1 target to remember (one animal). A "yes" is required whenever the target is part of displayed set of 4 animals. Load 2 has 2 animals. A "yes" is required whenever one of the animals appears in successively displayed sets of 4 animals. Targets are present in 50% of the trials. Reaction time (RT) for hits is mean RT of correct "yes" responses to targets. RT correct rejections are mean RTs of correct "no" responses when target was missing.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 Weeks
Title
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Memory Search Task - Standard Deviation (SD) of Reaction Times for Hits and Correct Rejections
Description
Task is the same as described in Outcome Measure #14. Standard deviations of reaction times (RT) assess intraindividual variability in RT referring to the two conditions creating hits and correct rejections as mentioned in Outcome Measure #14.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 weeks
Title
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Pursuit Motor Control Task - Accuracy
Description
A complex visuo-motor flexibility task that aims at measuring eye-hand co-ordination and fine motor control. By moving mouse cursor, the child is required to follow as closely as possible a target that randomly moves across the PC-screen. Accuracy is the mean distance between the mouse cursor and the moving target.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 weeks
Title
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Pursuit Motor Control Task - Stability of Movement
Description
A complex visuo-motor flexibility task that measures eye-hand co-ordination and fine motor control. By moving mouse cursor, the child is required to follow as closely as possible a target that randomly moves across the PC-screen. Stability is within subject variability of mean distance between cursor and target.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 weeks
Title
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Go/No-Go Response Inhibition Task - Error Rates
Description
Measures inhibition of pre-potent responses. 24 Go signals (open squares) are presented, randomly mixed with 24 No-Go signals (closed squares). Subjects are required to press a key if a Go signal (target) appears on the screen but to withhold a response if they see a No-Go signal. Error rate is the percentage of key presses to No-Go signals/total number of trials X 100.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 weeks
Title
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Flanker Interference Task - Error Rates
Description
Measures ability to neglect stimuli interfering with predefined stimulus-response coupling. Child presented with displays of 9 colored squares. Child responds to color of central square by pressing left mouse key when blue, and right mouse key when yellow. Part 1 (40 trials), surrounding squares may be same color (compatible) or different (neutral). Part 2 (80 trials), in 50% of trials, surrounding squares have color corresponding to predefined key press for other hand (incompatible). Error rates are percentages of errors in response to compatible and incompatible signals, respectively.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 weeks
Title
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks (ANT): Flanker Interference Task - Reaction Times
Description
Task is the same as described in Outcome Measure #19. Mean reaction times (RTs) are computed for correct responses to compatible and incompatible flankers, respectively.
Time Frame
Baseline, 8 weeks
Title
Cytochrome P450 2D6 Genotype
Description
Genotype characterization was used to determine participants' metabolic status.
Time Frame
baseline

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
6 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
17 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria (most important): ASD (autistic disorder or Asperger's disorder or Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified [PDD NOS]) Criteria A through D for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) At least 1.5 standard deviations above the age norm for their diagnostic subtype using published norms for the ADHD Rating Scale-IV-Parent Version Intelligence quotient (IQ) score > 60 Exclusion Criteria (most important): weight under 20 kg Patients who meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for ASD other than Autistic Disorder, PDD-NOS or Asperger's Disorder;history of Bipolar I or II disorder, schizophrenia, another psychotic disorder, substance abuse;Have a significant medical condition such as heart disease, hypertension, liver or renal failure, pulmonary disease, or seizure disorder identified by history, physical examination, or laboratory tests; Patients who have taken (or are currently taking) anticonvulsants for seizure control. patients at serious suicidal risk. Contraindication to the use of atomoxetine Patients who in the investigator's judgment are likely to need psychotropic medications apart from the drug. Patients who at any time during Study Period II are likely to begin a structured psychotherapy, likely to require hospitalization (i.e. in-patient treatment) or likely to be dismissed from in-patient treatment. Psychotherapy (including hospitalization) initiated at least 2 months prior to study participation is acceptable; however, after study participation has begun, only during Study Period III supportive or educational therapy is permitted.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)
Organizational Affiliation
Eli Lilly and Company
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
City
Amsterdam
ZIP/Postal Code
1100 AL
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
City
Den Haag
ZIP/Postal Code
2566 ER
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
City
Groningen
ZIP/Postal Code
9713 GZ
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
City
Hoorn
ZIP/Postal Code
1624 NP
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
City
Maastricht
ZIP/Postal Code
6229 HX
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
City
Nijmegen
ZIP/Postal Code
6500 HB
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
City
Oosterhout
ZIP/Postal Code
4901 ZG
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
City
Utrecht
ZIP/Postal Code
3584 CX
Country
Netherlands

12. IPD Sharing Statement

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Harfterkamp M, van de Loo-Neus G, Minderaa RB, van der Gaag RJ, Escobar R, Schacht A, Pamulapati S, Buitelaar JK, Hoekstra PJ. A randomized double-blind study of atomoxetine versus placebo for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Jul;51(7):733-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.04.011. Epub 2012 May 25.
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Atomoxetine Versus Placebo for Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

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