Open-Label Trial of Atomoxetine to Evaluate Academic Outcome in Children Ages 8-11 Years With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

A Phase IIIb Open-Label Trial of Atomoxetine Hydrochloride to Evaluate Academic Outcome in Children Ages 8 to 11 Years With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Open-label trial of Atomoxetine to Evaluate Academic Outcome in Children Ages 8-11 years with Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: atomoxetine

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Calgary, Canada
    • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
  • Edmonton, Canada
    • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
  • London, Canada
    • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
  • Montreal, Canada
    • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
  • Saskatoon, Canada
    • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
  • Scarborough, Canada
    • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
  • St. Johns, Canada
    • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
  • Toronto, Canada
    • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 8 years to 11 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

-Patients must have ADHD, be psychotropic medication naive and be outpatients who are at least 8 years of age and not more than 10 years of age at Visit 1 (that is, not yet reached their 11 birthday) so that all year testing will be completed before the child reaches age 12.

Exclusion Criteria:

-Patients with current or past history of Bipolar I or II disorder, psychosis, autism, Asperger's syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder, conduct disorder, seizure disorder or serious suicidal risk are excluded

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The primary objective of this study is to assess the correlation of change from baseline to one year in ADHD symptoms as measured by the Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale- IV-
Parent Version: Investigator Administered and Scored,
total score, with change from baseline in academic achievement of medication-naive patients treated with atomoxetine at one year as measured by the total
of the composite scores of the broad reading, broad math, and broad language subtests of the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement (WJII)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To Assess the correlation of change from baseline to one year or at study discontinuation in ADHD symptoms as measured by the ADHDRS-IV-Parent:Inv with change from baseline with each of the academic achievement composite scores of the broad reading, broa

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Dickson RA, Maki E, Gibbins C, Gutkin SW, Turgay A, Weiss MD. Time courses of improvement and symptom remission in children treated with atomoxetine for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: analysis of Canadian open-label studies. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2011 May 11;5:14. doi: 10.1186/1753-2000-5-14.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2004
• Study Completion: June 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2005
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 12, 2005
• First Posted (Estimate): September 19, 2005

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): August 29, 2006
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 24, 2006
• Last Verified: August 1, 2006

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Dyskinesias; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Hyperkinesis; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Adrenergic Agents; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors; Membrane Transport Modulators; Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; Atomoxetine Hydrochloride
• Other Study ID Numbers: 7649; B4Z-CA-LYCS