Phase 4 ADHD Trial, Recruiting

Written by an AI model from ClinicalTrials.gov eligibility criteria and checked on a sample basis. Please confirm against the original criteria.

Who might be able to join this trial:

• Children of any gender, race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic background
• Children currently aged between 8 years 0 months and 12 years, 11 months, and 30 days old
• Children who are willing to answer questions about ADHD and related conditions
• Children with ADHD who are willing to temporarily stop taking prescribed stimulant medications as directed by the study procedures
• Children with ADHD who are willing to take part in a single-dose study that looks at how a medication called methylphenidate affects certain biological markers in the body
• Children who are predominantly right-handed
• Children who are able to take part in and sign an informed consent form
• Children with ADHD whose diagnosis meets recognised medical guidelines (DSM-5), which may include a condition called Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Healthy children (without ADHD) who have no ADHD or other developmental or psychiatric conditions, based on recognised medical guidelines (DSM-5)

Who may not be able to join:

• Children who have been diagnosed with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, traumatic brain injury, brain tumour, epilepsy, or another serious neurological condition
• Children who have been diagnosed with Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Adjustment Disorder, an anxiety disorder, or another developmental psychiatric condition
• Girls who have begun their menstrual period, or who are pregnant
• Children currently taking antidepressants, non-stimulant ADHD medications, dopamine-blocking medications, or mood-stabilising medications
• Children who have an implanted medical device, such as a brain stimulator, vagal nerve stimulator, a shunt in the brain, a cardiac pacemaker, or an implanted medication port
• Children who have been diagnosed with a speech or language disorder, or a reading disability

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.