A 6-week double-blind study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Quillichew extended release chewable tablets in 4-5 year old children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
methylphenidate HCl ERCT
Placebo to Match Quillichew ERCT
Safety-incidence of treatment emergent adverse events
incidence of treatment emergent adverse events
Time frame: 6 months
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Rating Scale - IV (ADHD RS-IV) Preschool-Home Version
Change from Baseline to end of double-blind treatment in the total score of the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Rating Scale - IV (ADHD RS-IV) Preschool-Home Version
Time frame: 6 weeks
incidence of adverse events
incidence of adverse events
Time frame: 6 weeks
Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGI-I) Scale Score
CGI-I: 7-point clinician rated scale ranging from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse). Clinician responded to a question: "Compared to your subject's condition at the beginning of treatment, how much has your subject changed?". Improvement was compared to baseline and was defined as a score of 1 (very much improved), 2 (much improved), or 3 (minimally improved) on the scale. Higher score = more affected.
Time frame: weeks 1-6
Intellectual Performance of Children Using Child Behavior Checklist 4-18 Years (CBCL 4-18)
CBCL was standardized for children ages 4 to 18 years and measured child internalizing and externalizing behaviors and total problems. The 4-18 years' checklist contains 140 questions and responses were recorded on a Likert scale: 0 = Not True, 1 = Somewhat or Sometimes True, 2 = Very True or Often True. The range of possible values was 0-280 (0=good to 280=worst).
Time frame: Weeks 1-6
Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)
CGAS: clinician-rated global assessment item for children based on symptoms and social functioning in home, school, and community settings. Scores on this single item range from 1 (most impaired) to 100 (healthiest); higher levels indicate greater health, with descriptive anchors for every 10-point interval. Scores above 70 on this scale are considered within the "normal" range; lower score indicates need for increased supervision.
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Time frame: Week 6
Mean Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) score
CGI-S: 7-point clinician rated scale to assess severity of participant's current illness state; range: 1 (normal - not ill at all) to 7 (among the most extremely ill patients). Higher score = more affected
Time frame: Weeks 1-6