A Study of SPD465 in Young Adult Drivers With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Using Driving Simulators

Shire

Status and phase

Withdrawn

Phase 3

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Treatments

Other: Placebo

Drug: SPD465

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00458445

SPD465-311

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether SPD465 is safe and effective in the treatment of ADHD in young adult drivers after a duration of 16 hours.

Sex

All

Ages

19 to 25 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Subject must have a valid driver's license with a minimum of 3 years of driving experience.
Subject reports daily driving activity.
Subject is fluent in English.
Subject must be male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female who agrees to comply with any applicable contraceptive requirements of the protocol.
Subject must have a satisfactory medical assessment with no clinically significant or relevant abnormalities
Subject meets DSM-IV-TR criteria for a primary diagnosis of ADHD) established by a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation that reviews DSM-IV-TR criteria

Exclusion criteria

Subject is significantly underweight or morbidly obese.
Subject has a controlled (requiring a restricted medication) or uncontrolled, comorbid psychiatric diagnosis with significant symptoms such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), psychosis, bipolar illness, severe obsessive compulsive disorder, severe depressive or severe anxiety disorder or other symptomatic manifestations that, in the opinion of the examining Physician, will contraindicate SPD465 treatment or confound efficacy or safety assessments.
Subject with a lifetime history of psychosis or bipolar disorder.
Subject with any concurrent chronic or acute illness or unstable medical condition, either treated or untreated.
Subject with a history of mental retardation or a severe learning disability.
Subject is naïve to ADHD treatment with methylphenidate or amphetamine.
Subject has a history of glaucoma or narrow angle glaucoma.
Subject has a history of seizure (other than infantile febrile seizures), any tic disorder, or a current diagnosis and/or family history of Tourette's Disorder.
Subject has known cardiac structural abnormalities as well as any other condition that may affect cardiac performance.
Subject has clinically significant ECG or laboratory abnormalities at Screening or Baseline.
Subject has a history of hypertension or has a resting sitting systolic blood pressure >139mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >89mmHg10.
Subject has used any psychoactive prescription medication or over-the-counter (OTC) medication requiring more than a 28-day washout. Hormonal contraceptives are acceptable.
Subject has a documented allergy, intolerance, or documented history of non-responsivity to amphetamine.
Subject currently has (or had a history within the last 6 months) a substance use disorder (excluding nicotine).
Subject has taken another investigational drug or taken part in a clinical trial within the last 30 days prior to Screening.
Female subject is pregnant or lactating.