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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderPhase 4NCT04741516

Evaluation of the Effect Foquest® on Sleep in Children Aged 6-12 With ADHD

A Phase 4 study testing Foquest in people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, run by JPM van Stralen Medicine Professional at 1 site in Canada.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of Foquest® on sleep, using actigraphy and sleep diaries, in children aged 6-12 compared to baseline on no medication. Sleep difficulties, including prolonged sleep onset latency and decreased total sleep time have a significant negative impact on the functioning of… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 12 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
What is being tested?
Foquest
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
41 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
1 Dec 2020to 31 Dec 2023
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 12 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Male or female patient aged 6 to 12 years at the time of consent/assent.
  • Subject's parent or legally authorized representative (LAR) must be mentally and physically competent to provide informed consent and subject must be competent to provide assent and be able and willing to comply with the study protocol, including the number of visits and study duration.
  • Patient meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-V) criteria for a diagnosis of ADHD combined presentation, inattentive presentation or hyperactive/impulsive presentation based on history.
  • Patient has a blood pressure measurement within 95th percentile for age, sex and height.
  • Patient and parent (LAR) are willing, able and likely to comply with the study procedures and restrictions within the protocol including wearing an actigraphic wrist device.

Who cannot join

  • Subject has sleep disorder breathing condition or another sleep disorder that may interfere with the interpretation of the study.
  • Subject has any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, represent an inappropriate risk to the subject or may confound the interpretation of the study including subject being in an agitated state.
  • Subject has a true allergy to methylphenidate, history of serious adverse reactions to methylphenidate or be known to be non-responsive to methylphenidate. Non-response is defined as methylphenidate use at various doses for a phase of at least four weeks at each dose with little or no clinical benefit in the past 10 years.
  • Subject has a known history or presence of structural cardiac abnormalities, cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, serious heart rhythm abnormalities, syncope, tachycardia, cardiac conduction problems (such as clinically significant heart block or QT interval prolongation), exercise-related cardiac events including syncope and pre-syncope, clinically significant bradycardia or moderate to severe hypertension.
  • Subject has a history of seizure disorder (other than a single childhood febrile seizure occurring before the age of 3 years).
  • Subject has glaucoma, hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, advanced arteriosclerosis, or severe renal insufficiency.
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  • Females of child-bearing potential (FOCP) who are pregnant, planning on becoming pregnant or breast feeding.
  • Subject is currently, or within the past 14 days, receiving MAO inhibitors.
  • Subject has a primary diagnosis of bipolar disorder, as assessed at visit.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • Center for Pediatric Excellence

    Ottawa, Ontario, K2G1W2

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About this study

Official title: A Phase IV, Dose Optimized, Open Label, Evaluation of the Effect Foquest® (Methylphenidate HCl Controlled Release) on Sleep in Children Aged 6-12 With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of Foquest® on sleep, using actigraphy and sleep diaries, in children aged 6-12 compared to baseline on no medication. Sleep difficulties, including prolonged sleep onset latency and decreased total sleep time have a significant negative impact on the functioning of children. In adults, sleep deprivation may result in drowsiness and yawning. However, in children, this may manifest as mood and behavioural disturbances which may even mimic the classic symptoms of ADHD; hyperactivity, poor impulse control, and inattention. This can in turn negatively affect the day to day activities of a child such as social interactions and learning. A meta-analysis in 2015 showed that stimulant medications impair sleep of children and adolescents. Some researchers have argued that stimulant medication may improve sleep. Importantly there appears to be heterogeneity in the effects of stimulant medication on sleep with some people sleeping better and some people worse after taking Foquest®. Although the randomized controlled trials done to date have demonstrated the efficacy and outlined the safety profile of Foquest, there remains some unanswered questions about the practical implications in the real-world setting. Some clinicians have raised the concern, for example, that the extended duration of Foquest, may have a negative impact on sleep. This study will evaluate the effect of Foquest® on sleep and particularly sleep latency and self and parent reported sleep restorative quality. This would be a novel study as there is no objective or subjective data on the effect of the Foquest® on sleep latency and total sleep time in children aged 6-12.

Read the detailed description

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a heterogeneous neurobehavioral disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of developmentally inappropriate inattentiveness, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. It is the most common pediatric neurobiological condition affecting approximately 5-7% of children worldwide.

Sleep difficulties, including prolonged sleep onset latency and decreased total sleep time have a significant negative impact on the functioning of children. This may manifest as mood and behavioural disturbances which may even mimic the classic symptoms of ADHD; hyperactivity, poor impulse control, and inattention. This can in turn negatively affect the day to day activities of a child such as social interactions and learning. A meta-analysis in 2015 showed that stimulant medications impair sleep of children and adolescents. Some researchers have argued that stimulant medication may improve sleep. Importantly there appears to be heterogeneity in the effects of stimulant medication on sleep with some people sleeping better and some people worse after taking Foquest®.

To date, seven pharmacokinetic studies of FOQUEST and six phase 3 clinical trials have been conducted. FOQUEST has demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of ADHD symptoms in double-blind, randomized clinical trials in children (aged 6 to 12), adolescents (aged 12 to 17) and adults (aged 18 or older). However, some clinicians have raised the concern that the extended duration of Foquest, may have a negative impact on sleep.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of Foquest® on sleep, using actigraphy and sleep diaries, in children aged 6-12 compared to baseline on no medication. This study will particularly evaluate the effect of Foquest® on sleep latency and self and parent reported sleep restorative quality. This would be a novel study as there is no objective or subjective data on the effect of the Foquest® on sleep latency and total sleep time in children aged 6-12.

Being tested
Foquest
Keywords
Foquest, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Sleep, Sleep latency
Medical subject headings
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • FoquestDrug

    The drug being evaluated in this study is controlled release methylphenidate HCl control (Foquest®). Foquest® is a novel formulation of MPH developed by Purdue Pharma (Canada) and is approved in Canada for the treatment of ADHD in patients six years of age and older. Foquest® is the first methylphenidate product approved in Canada with an onset of action within one hour and a duration of action up to and including 16 hours (Wigal et al.2016). Foquest® is an ADHD treatment option for patients who require a rapid onset of action and extended duration of action

Study groups in NCT04741516
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Medication armExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Foquest

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in sleep onset latency

    The Sleep Self Report - Child Form (SSR-C) was designed to measure five domains including sleep habits, problems falling asleep, sleep duration, night waking and daytime sleepiness.

    The wGT3X-BT is ActiGraph's flagship activity monitor, used by researchers around the world to capture and record continuous, high resolution physical activity and sleep/wake information.

    Measured: 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Executive Function

    The Behaviour Rating Inventory of executive Function-Parent Form (BRIEF-P) is a 90 item parent completed questionnaire with a global executive composite score (GEC). GEC is reported as a t-score and a t-score of less than 65 is within normal limits.

    Measured: 8 weeks

  2. ADHD Symptoms

    Physician-rated scale ADHD Rating Scale IV (ADHD-RS-IV); 18-items; each item is rated in frequency level from 0 to 3, with a score of 0 meaning the item is displayed by the child "rarely or never" and a score of 4 is "very often"; total score ranges from 0 to 54. A higher score indicates more significant ADHD symptomatology.

    Measured: 8 weeks

  3. Severity of Illness

    The severity of illness using the Clinical Global Impression-Severity of Illness (CGI-S), a 7 point scale which is physician rated, with a score of 1 indicating "normal or not at all" and 7 indicating "extremely ill". A higher score indicates a higher severity illness.

    Measured: 8 weeks

  4. Improvements of Subjects

    The severity of illness using the Clinical Global Impression-Improvement of Illness (CGI-I), a 7 point scale which is physician rated To evaluate the change in functional impairment in subjects. A score of 1 indicates very much improved while a score of 7 indicates very much worse

    Measured: 8 weeks

  5. Safety-Adverse events

    Adverse events are recorded at every visit

    Measured: 8 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Feb 2021
  2. Study start1 Dec 2020
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2023 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2023 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
41 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04741516
Sponsor's protocol ID
RES 19-009
Status last verified
Sep 2023
First submitted
29 Jan 2021
Last updated
28 Sep 2023
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • El Shakankiry HM. Sleep physiology and sleep disorders in childhood. Nat Sci Sleep. 2011 Sep 6;3:101-14. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S22839. Print 2011.

    PubMed 23616721
  • Kidwell KM, Van Dyk TR, Lundahl A, Nelson TD. Stimulant Medications and Sleep for Youth With ADHD: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2015 Dec;136(6):1144-53. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-1708.

    PubMed 26598454
  • Faraone SV, Sergeant J, Gillberg C, Biederman J. The worldwide prevalence of ADHD: is it an American condition? World Psychiatry. 2003 Jun;2(2):104-13.

    PubMed 16946911
  • Chatoor I, Wells KC, Conners CK, Seidel WT, Shaw D. The effects of nocturnally administered stimulant medication on EEG sleep and behavior in hyperactive children. J Am Acad Child Psychiatry. 1983 Jul;22(4):337-42. doi: 10.1016/s0002-7138(09)60668-3. No abstract available.

    PubMed 6875127
  • Stein MA, Weiss M, Hlavaty L. ADHD treatments, sleep, and sleep problems: complex associations. Neurotherapeutics. 2012 Jul;9(3):509-17. doi: 10.1007/s13311-012-0130-0.

    PubMed 22718078
  • Wigal SB, Wigal T, Childress A, Donnelly GAE, Reiz JL. The Time Course of Effect of Multilayer-Release Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Capsules: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Adults With ADHD in a Simulated Adult Workplace Environment. J Atten Disord. 2020 Feb;24(3):373-383. doi: 10.1177/1087054716672335. Epub 2016 Oct 17.

    PubMed 27756854

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Foquest in people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, run by JPM van Stralen Medicine Professional at 1 site in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Sep 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in sleep onset latency (time frame: 8 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04741516, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Sep 2023.

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