Pharmacogenomics for Improving Pediatric ADHD Treatment



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Neurology, Psychiatric
Therapuetic Areas:Neurology, Psychiatry / Psychology
Healthy:No
Age Range:6 - 18
Updated:3/6/2019
Start Date:February 28, 2019
End Date:February 2020
Contact:Melanie Niederhauser, BSN, RN
Email:MNiederhauser@childrens-specialized.org
Phone:732-914-1100

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Assessment of Pharmacogenomics Testing for Improving Pediatric ADHD Psychopharmacological Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This research study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test whether pharmacogenomics
(PGx) testing for ADHD medications will help guide clinicians to choose medications and
dosages for pediatric ADHD treatment that provide faster symptom relief, fewer or less severe
side effects, improve patient quality of life, and lessen emotional stress for
parents/guardians of the patients.

The study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of pediatric Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD) patients using an experimental group and a control group. The subjects in the
experimental group will be administered a commercially available pharmacogenomics (PGx) test
panel of 38 genes specifically related to drug metabolism rates and drug response. A subset
of these genes are known to be involved in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ADHD
medications.

The PGx test report indicates if there are genetic variants detected related to ADHD
medications and consequently provides recommendations for the clinician on which medications
and doses may be optimally effective. The control group is the "treatment as usual" (TAU)
group whose subjects are treated with medications for ADHD based on the treating clinician's
customary method(s) for selecting medications and doses.

The hypotheses to be tested are that PGx testing guidance will reduce the time it takes to
reach a treatment regimen that improves patient symptom relief, reduces the frequency and
severity of adverse drug reactions, improves patient quality of life, and reduces parental
emotional stress. Additionally, since the test is performed using next-generation sequencing,
we wish to tabulate relevant allele frequencies and use variant call files to discover
previously unknown PGx genetic variants.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female between the ages of 6 and 18 inclusive at the start of the study.

- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form.

- Subject and parent or legal guardian must state willingness to comply with all study
procedures and availability for the duration of the study.

- Both male and female subjects will be recruited from the pediatric population
diagnosed with any subtype of ADHD without Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) via the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) criteria.

- Subject and their parent or legal guardian will read and speak English with sufficient
proficiency to understand the study and be able to give informed assent and consent.

- Subject will be able to complete study procedures such as filling out paper quality of
life assessments

- Subjects will be able to take oral medication(s) if and as prescribed.

- Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations throughout study duration.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects will not have been treated for any condition with psychiatric prescription
medications within the previous six (6) months.

- Subjects will not have had a diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD).

- Subject will not be currently a suicide risk, has previously made a suicide attempt or
has a prior history of suicidal behavior.

- Subject will not have a history of alcohol or other substance abuse or dependence
within the last 6 months.

- Subject will not have used an investigational medicinal product or participation in a
clinical study within six (6) months prior to the baseline visit.

- Subject will not have a clinically important abnormality on urine drug and alcohol
screen, if one had been taken.

- If the subject is female, is not currently pregnant, reasonably expecting to become
pregnant, or lactating.

- Subject will not have a known or suspected allergy to any of the potential medications
that may be prescribed.

- Only one subject per family will be enrolled to prevent systematic bias based on a
parent or legal guardian's personal style of symptom assessment.
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Toms River, New Jersey 08755
Principal Investigator: Anna Malia Beckwith, M.D.
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Hamilton, New Jersey 08619
Principal Investigator: Anna Malia Beckwith, M.D.
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Mountainside, New Jersey 07092
Principal Investigator: Anna Malia Beckwith, M.D.
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