Effectiveness of Combined Medication Treatment for Aggression in Children With Attention Deficit With Hyperactivity Disorder (The SPICY Study)

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2013-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study will determine the advantages and disadvantages of adding one of two different types of drugs to stimulant treatment for reducing aggressive behavior in children with attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Joseph Blader
• Collaborators: Northwell Health; University of Texas
• Treatments: Central Nervous System Stimulants; Dextroamphetamine; Risperidone; Valproic Acid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Presence of ADHD

• Presence of persistent, clinically significant aggression

• Presence of ODD or CD

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of psychosis

• Presence of a major developmental disability

• Presence of a major mood disorder

• Contraindications to stimulant, valproate, or risperidone treatment