The Impact of Osmotic Release Oral Delivery System Methylphenidate (OROS MPH) Upon Family of Children and Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

From Immediate-release MPH to OROS MPH: The Impact Upon Family of Children and Adolescents With ADHD

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether familial relationships and psychological status of participants or caregivers as well as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms of participants can be improved by switching from Immediate-release Methylphenidate (IR-MPH) to Osmotic Release Oral Delivery System Methylphenidate (OROS-MPH).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: OROS Methylphenidate

Detailed Description

This is a prospective (study following participants forward in time), single-arm, open-label (all people know the identity of the intervention), 8-week, multi-centric (conducted in more than 1 center) study. OROS-MPH will be administered orally for 2 months at doses of 18, 36, or 54 milligram (mg) to replace IR-MPH. Clinicians will adjust the dose of each participant according to participant's clinical responses and/or side effects. During the study period, participants will be assessed on Week 2, 4, and 8. Efficacy will be evaluated primarily based on change from baseline in Chinese version of the 26-item Swanson, Nolan and Pelham-Fourth Edition (SNAP-IV) rating scale assessed by parents and Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ). Safety will be monitored throughout the study.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 296
• Phase: Phase 4

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 6 years to 18 years (ADULT, CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants who are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)
• Participants who have been treated with Immediate-release methyphenidate (IR-MPH) for at least 4 weeks before enrollment, but previous treatment is considered unsatisfactory due to 1 or more of the following reasons: lack of effectiveness, lack of tolerability or safety, lack of compliance, and/or other reasons
• Participants who are able to comply with the study visit schedule and whose parents/caregiver and community school teacher are willing and able to complete the protocol-specified assessments
• Participants who are still at school
• Participants who are treated with greater than equal to 10 milligram (mg) IR-MPH daily before enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who cannot understand or follow the instructions given in the study
• Participants with serious or unstable medical illness
• Participants who have clinically significant gastrointestinal problems, including narrowing of the gastrointestinal tract
• Participants who have glaucoma (increased pressure inside the eye that causes visual problems), an ongoing seizure disorders, or a psychotic disorder
• Participants who are hypersensitive to methylphenidate
• Participants who have any co-existing medical condition or are taking a concomitant medication that is likely to interfere with safe administration of methylphenidate

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: NA
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: OROS methylphenidate; Participants willl receive Osmotic Release Oral Delivery System (OROS) methylphenidate (MPH) 18 milligram (mg), 36 mg or 54 mg once daily for 8 weeks. Dose will be adjusted for each participant based on clinical responses and/or side effects.	Drug: OROS Methylphenidate; Participants will receive Osmotic Release Oral Delivery System (OROS) methylphenidate (MPH) 18 milligram (mg), 36 mg or 54 mg once daily for 8 weeks. Dose will be adjusted for each participant based on clinical responses and/or side effects.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Mean Change From Baseline in Swanson, Nolan and Pelham-Fourth Edition (SNAP-IV) Rating Scale (Parents) Score at Week 2	Parents were asked to assess their children on a 26-item Chinese SNAP-IV questionnaire consisting of inattention (items 1-9; subscore range 0-27), hyperactivity (items 10-18; subscore range 0-27) and oppositional (19-26, subscore range 0-24) subscales used to assess the qualitative judgments in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Each item was based on a 4-point likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (very much). The overall score ranged from 0 to 78. The total score for Inattention and hyperactivity ranged from 0 to 27 and for oppositional ranged from 0 to 21. Mean Change was calculated as mean SNAP-IV score at Week 2 minus mean SNAP-IV score at Baseline.	Baseline and Week 2
Mean Change From Baseline in Swanson, Nolan and Pelham-Fourth Edition (SNAP-IV) Rating Scale (Parents) Score at Week 4	Parents were asked to assess their children on a 26-item Chinese SNAP-IV questionnaire consisting of inattention (items 1-9; subscore range 0-27), hyperactivity (items 10-18; subscore range 0-27) and oppositional (19-26, subscore range 0-24) subscales used to assess the qualitative judgments in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Each item was based on a 4-point likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (very much). The overall score ranged from 0 to 78. The total score for Inattention and hyperactivity ranged from 0 to 27 and for oppositional ranged from 0 to 21. Mean Change was calculated as mean SNAP-IV score at Week 4 minus mean SNAP-IV score at Baseline.	Baseline and Week 4
Mean Change From Baseline in Swanson, Nolan and Pelham-Fourth Edition (SNAP-IV) Rating Scale (Parents) Score at Week 8	Parents were asked to assess their children on a 26-item Chinese SNAP-IV questionnaire consisting of inattention (items 1-9; subscore range 0-27), hyperactivity (items 10-18; subscore range 0-27) and oppositional (19-26, subscore range 0-24) subscales used to assess the qualitative judgments in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Each item was based on a 4-point likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (very much). The overall score ranged from 0 to 78. The total score for Inattention and hyperactivity ranged from 0 to 27 and for oppositional ranged from 0 to 21. Mean Change was calculated as mean SNAP-IV score at Week 8 minus mean SNAP-IV score at Baseline.	Baseline and Week 8
Mean Change From Baseline in Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ) at Week 4	The CHQ is a self administered screening instrument used to assess psychiatric morbidity in the Chinese community. It was derived from the General Health Questionnaire, and has been validated with satisfactory construct validity and applied in the survey of psychiatric morbidity in the community and in hospital settings. Four factors are included in the structure: somatic symptoms; anxiety and worrying; sleep problems; and depression and poor family relationships. It contains 12 items, with a maximum score of 12. CHQ scores indicated the severity of participants' psychological problems (0-2=normal; 3-4=minor; 5-6=moderate; and 7-12=severe psychological problems). Mean Change was calculated as mean CHQ score at Week 4 minus mean CHQ score at Baseline.	Baseline and Week 4
Mean Change From Baseline in Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ) at Week 8	The CHQ is a self administered screening instrument used to assess psychiatric morbidity in the Chinese community. It was derived from the General Health Questionnaire, and has been validated with satisfactory construct validity and applied in the survey of psychiatric morbidity in the community and in hospital settings. Four factors are included in the structure: somatic symptoms; anxiety and worrying; sleep problems; and depression and poor family relationships. It contains 12 items, with a maximum score of 12. CHQ scores indicated the severity of participants' psychological problems (0-2=normal; 3-4=minor; 5-6=moderate; and 7-12=severe psychological problems). Mean Change was calculated as mean CHQ score at Week 8 minus mean CHQ score at Baseline.	Baseline and Week 8

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Chinese Version of the Family Adaptation, Partnership, Growth, Affection, and Resolve (Family APGAR-C) Score	Parents of the participants were asked to assess the Family APGAR which is a 5-item questionnaire designed to assess the 5 dimensions of perceived family support: Adaptation, Partnership, Growth, Affection, and Resolve. Each item is rated on a 3-point scale ranging from 0 to 2 where 0=hardly ever, 1=some of the time and 2=almost always. The total score ranges from 0 to 10 with greater scores indicating greater family support.	Baseline, Week 4 and 8
Swanson, Nolan and Pelham-Fourth Edition (SNAP-IV) Rating Scale (Teachers) Score	Teachers were asked to assess the children on a 26-item Chinese SNAP-IV questionnaire consisting of inattention (items 1-9; subscore range 0-27), hyperactivity (items 10-18; subscore range 0-27) and oppositional (19-26, subscore range 0-24) subscales used to assess the qualitative judgments in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Each item was based on a 4-point likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (very much). The overall score ranged from 0 to 78. The total score for Inattention and hyperactivity ranged from 0 to 27 and for oppositional ranged from 0 to 21.	Baseline, Week 2, 4 and 8
Social Adjustment Scale Score for Children and Adolescents (SAICA)	SAICA is a 77-item semi-structured interview scale designed for administration to school-aged children with age 6-18 years, or to their parents about their children. SAICA provides an evaluation of children's current functioning in the domains of school, spare time, peer relations, and home behaviors. Each item ranged on a 4-point likert scale ranging from 1 to 4 with a higher mean score indicating either poorer social function or a more severe social problem.	Baseline, Week 4 and Week 8
Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) Score	CGI-ADHD-S is a single item assessment of the global severity of ADHD symptoms in relation to the clinician's total experience after reviewing all the returned questionnaires and clinical assessment of participants' behavioral symptoms. Severity is rated on a 7-point scale ranging from 1 to 7 with 1=normal (not at all ill) and 7=most extremely ill.	Baseline, Week 2, 4 and 8
Number of Participants With Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) Score	CGI-I is a single item assessment of the global improvement of ADHD symptoms in relation to the clinician's total experience after reviewing all the returned questionnaires and clinical assessment of participants' behavioral symptoms. Improvement is rated on a 7-point scale (1=very much improved, 2=much improved, 3=minimally improved, 4=no change, 5=minimally worse, 6=much worse, and 7=very much worse).	Baseline, Week 2, 4 and 8
Global Assessment of Satisfaction by Parents/Caregivers	Parents/caregivers were asked to assess the satisfaction with respect to ADHD treatment on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 to 5 where 1=completely dissatisfied, 2=somewhat dissatisfied, 3=neutral, 4=somewhat satisfied, and 5=completely satisfied.	Baseline, Week 2, 4 and 8

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Global Assessment of Satisfaction by Participant	Participants were asked to assess their satisfaction with respect to ADHD treatment on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 to 5 where 1=completely dissatisfied, 2=somewhat dissatisfied, 3=neutral, 4=somewhat satisfied and 5=completely satisfied.	Baseline, Week 2, 4 and 8

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2008
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): June 1, 2008
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): June 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 19, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 22, 2008
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): September 23, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): April 8, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 10, 2014
• Last Verified: March 1, 2014

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Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Concerta; Methylphenidate; Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
• 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; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors; Membrane Transport Modulators; Dopamine Agents; Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Methylphenidate
• Other Study ID Numbers: CR015331; CONCERTAATT4086; CCT-TWN-MA6