The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association between blood drug levels and the corresponding scores of commonly used behavioral instruments based upon data collected following administration of three different methylphenidate hydrochloride extended-release drug products in children with ADHD.
This is a randomized, double-blind, 4-treatment and 4-period crossover study conducted in a school laboratory environment to evaluate the hour-by-hour behavioral instrument scores and hour-by-hour PK of 3 different extended-release MPH formulations as well as placebo in children with ADHD. The complete study consists of three periods: Screening, Dose Titration and Double-Blind Crossover in a Laboratory Classroom. The double-blind phase will consist of four periods (or four weeks): each week will consist of blinded administration with one of the three active methylphenidate hydrochloride treatments or placebo from Sunday through Saturday. On the last day of each period (Saturday), study participants will be evaluated in a laboratory classroom setting. On Saturdays, the blinded doses of each study drug will be administered at the school site by study staff on the morning of the test laboratory classroom day. On the other days, the medication will be taken in the morning at home.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
88
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Permanent Product Measure of Performance (PERMP) for Three Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-release Drug Products
The Permanent Product Measure of Performance (PERMP) involves objective individualized mathematics tests. Scores will be obtained ten times on each classroom day at pre-dose, and at approximately 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 hours post-dose. PERMP Attempted is reported here. Scale ranges 0 math questions answered to 400 math questions answered. The more number of questions answered (better score), the higher the PERMP Attempted score is.
Time frame: 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 hours post-dose on each classroom day
Swanson, Kotkin, Agler, M-Flynn, and Pelham (SKAMP) Rating Scale for Three Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-release Drug Products
The Swanson, Kotkin, Agler, M-Flynn, and Pelham (SKAMP) scale is a validated, 13-item rating of subjective impairment of classroom behaviors (0 = normal/no impairment; 1 = slight impairment; 2 = mild impairment; 3 = moderate impairment; 4 = severe impairment; 5 = very severe impairment; 6 = maximal impairment). The SKAMP consists of four subscales: SKAMP-Attention, SKAMP-Deportment, SKAMP-Quality of Work, and SKAMP-Compliance, in addition to SKAMP-Total (reported here). SKAMP-Total is a sum of the four sub-scales and has a range of 0-78. The higher the score, the higher the impairment. Scores will be obtained during each classroom cycle during each full laboratory classroom day at pre-dose, and at 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12 hours post-dose. The scores will be based on the child's behavior during 20 minutes of each cycle.
Time frame: 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 hours post-dose on each classroom day
Maximum Drug Concentration Observed (Cmax) for Three Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-release Drug Products
PK samples will be taken eight times on each classroom day at approximately 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 12 hours post-dose, and Cmax will be measured. The objectives of this measure is to estimate PK metrics, including Cmax, appropriate for characterizing rate and extent of absorption in each phase of the drug release and the evaluate the disposition and eliminating processes for each medication studied. The minimum value is pg/mL and there is was no maximum defined prior to the interventions.
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Time frame: 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 12 hours post-dose on each classroom day
Time to Reach Cmax (Tmax) for Three Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-release Drug Products
PK samples will be taken eight times on each classroom day at approximately 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 12 hours post-dose, and Tmax will be measured
Time frame: 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 12 hours post-dose on each classroom day