Study of the Effect of Individualizing Daytrana Wear-times on Sleep in Children With ADHD

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Methylphenidate may improve sleep in children with ADHD. By leaving Daytrana (methylphenidate) patch for a longer time then 9 hours, many children report short sleep latencies and better quality of sleep.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Cox Health Systems
• Treatments: Methylphenidate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ADHD without significant comorbidity

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cardiac disorder

• Hypertension

• Thyroid disease

• Glaucoma

• History of sudden death, motor tics and/or Tourette's syndrome

• Hypersensitivity to methylphenidate