Melatonin in Youth: N-of-1 Trials in a Stimulant-treated Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Population

NCT ID: NCT02333149

Last Updated: 2021-11-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-01-01

Study Completion Date

2021-11-04

Brief Summary

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This study is a multi-center, randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled parallel-group trial, in which each participant is offered an N-of-1 trial. The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of melatonin (3 mg or 6 mg) compared with placebo for initial insomnia in children with attention-deficit disorder.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Initial Insomnia

Keywords

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Melatonin

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Melatonin

Dietary supplement: Melatonin 3 mg or 6 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Melatonin

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Children \<40 kg will take one tablet, melatonin 3 mg, oral, 30 - 60 minutes prior to bedtime.

Children ≥40 kg will take two tablets, melatonin 3 mg, oral, 30-60 minutes prior to bedtime.

Placebo

Drug: Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo frequency and volume are identical to the experimental arm

Interventions

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Melatonin

Children \<40 kg will take one tablet, melatonin 3 mg, oral, 30 - 60 minutes prior to bedtime.

Children ≥40 kg will take two tablets, melatonin 3 mg, oral, 30-60 minutes prior to bedtime.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Placebo frequency and volume are identical to the experimental arm

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* School-aged children and adolescents between the ages of 6 to 17 years
* Confirmed diagnosis of ADHD as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)

Exclusion Criteria

* Co-morbid psychiatric/neurological diagnoses that may affect sleep
* Co-morbid seizure disorder
* Co-morbid sleep disorder
* Concurrent use of immunosuppressive drugs, blood pressure drugs, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors or anticoagulant drugs;
* Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The University of Queensland

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Alberta

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sunita Vohra, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alberta

Locations

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University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Punja S, Nikles CJ, Senior H, Mitchell G, Schmid CH, Heussler H, Witmans M, Vohra S. Melatonin in Youth: N-of-1 trials in a stimulant-treated ADHD Population (MYNAP): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2016 Jul 29;17:375. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1499-6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27473269 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Pro00022025

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id