E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Psychiatry and Psychology [F] - Mental Disorders [F03] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10064104 |
E.1.2 | Term | ADHD |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004873 |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
This is an 8-week randomised placebo controlled trial of OROS-MPH, in young adult prisoners meeting diagnostic criteria for ADHD. OROS-MPH is a long acting stimulant medication used to treat ADHD.
The primary objective is to establish the efficacy of OROS-MPH in reducing ADHD symptoms (inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity) in young male offenders aged 16-25, meeting diagnostic criteria for DSM-5 ADHD. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To investigate the efficacy of OROS-MPH in young male offenders aged 16-25, meeting DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ADHD, on reducing secondary outcomes that are indicators of behavioural and functional impairments used in the management of young prisoners in the UK. These include emotional dysregulation, antisocial behaviour in the prison, violent attitudes (a measure linked to aggression) and reports of behaviour from prison staff. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
-Male, aged between 16 and 25 years (at consent for screening) -English speaking (defined as sufficient to complete study assessments) -Able to provide informed consent (understand the information sheet and make an informed decision taking into account pros and cons of study participation) -Meet clinical diagnostic criteria for DSM-5 ADHD:5 or more symptoms of ADHD in either the inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptom domains, 6 or more symptoms of ADHD in either the inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptom domains before the age of 12 years, Where it is not possible to gain sufficient clinical information to score childhood symptoms of ADHD, the operational criteria will be adapted to include evidence of several ADHD symptoms with impairment starting before the age of 12 years, and 5 or more symptoms currently with moderate to severe impairment, Persistent trait like (non-episodic) course of symptoms, Impairments in two or more clinical or psychosocial domains and two or more settings from symptoms of ADHD, Onset of symptoms before the age of 12 years |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
-Lack capacity to give informed consent -Moderate or severe learning disability, defined as IQ<60 -Serious risk of violence to the researcher -Current major depression, psychosis, mania or hypomania -Past history of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia (exclude those with clear history of episodic mania/hypomania or psychosis unrelated to acute drug intoxication. Do not exclude on the basis of chronic emotional dysregulation i.e. irritability, frustration, anger or emotional-mood instability) -Medical contraindications to the use of stimulants (e.g. glaucoma, hypertension, cardiovascular disease or structural heart problem) -Is taking a contraindicated medication (e.g Clonidine, Coumarins, Monoamine oxibase inhibitors, Moclobemide, Rasagline) during the 4 week prior to randomnisation. -Drug seeking behaviour or craving (defined as drug seeking behaviour that is unusually severe and likely to affect the titration protocol due to unusual and excessive demands for drugs; or where there is a current withdrawal syndrome from an addiction disorder with drug dependency) -Participant receiving any ADHD medication between consent for screening and randomisation. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary endpoint is the level of ADHD symptoms measured on the investigator rated Connors Adult ADHD rating scale (CAARS-O). |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The primary endpoint is 8-weeks |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Secondary outcomes address important exploratory questions about the effects on comorbid symptoms and behavioural impairments that are commonly seen in offenders with ADHD. These include: emotional dysregulation (Wender-Reimherr Adult ADHD Diagnostic Scale, WRAADS) (20); the number of adjudications for antisocial behaviour and rule breaking in the previous 8-weeks; ratings of aggressive behaviour by prison staff and educational staff using the prison officer and education staff versions of the Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS). Attitudes towards violence (Maudsley Violence Questionnaire, MVQ); and CORE Outcome Measure (CORE-M), a self-rated scale of subjective well-being, problems/symptoms, life functioning and risk/harm, designed to measure psychological distress before and after treatment. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
ADHD and ED symptoms measured at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8. Measures of aggression and engagement with educational activities are measured at baseline and then 8 week. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 3 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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End of trial is database lock. |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 3 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |