NCT05043805

Brief Summary

Dextromethorphan Added on for Children With Chronic Irritability

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
120

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2021

Typical duration for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 9, 2021

Completed
4 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 27, 2021

Completed
18 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 14, 2021

Completed
2.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 5, 2024

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

April 12, 2023

Status Verified

April 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

2.9 years

First QC Date

August 27, 2021

Last Update Submit

April 11, 2023

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Irritability severity

    The investigators will measure if the severity improve after using regrow by the ARI scale.

    8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • ADHD severity

    8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Dextromethorphan

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

add on therapy

Drug: Dextromethorphan

placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

add on therapy

Other: placebo

Interventions

add on therapy

Also known as: regrow
Dextromethorphan
placeboOTHER

add on therapy

placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age7 Years - 17 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients aged 7 to 17 who have irritability symptoms will be recruited. They will be screened for the irritability symptoms with ARI scale.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients who are not willing to participate in the study after detailed explanation.
  • Patients who could not follow the investigator's instructions.
  • Patients who have problems to express questions or emotional problems exactly.
  • Patients who have severe neurological or mental illness like epileptic disorder, history of stroke, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mental retardation or uncontrolled suicide risk.
  • Patients who have severe medical illness or surgical conditions like uncontrolled abnormal thyroid function, history of heart attack, uncontrolled hypertension.
  • Patients who are allergic to methylphenidate or dextromethorphan.
  • Patients with autoimmune disorders
  • Patients with asthma or severe infection disorder currently or in the previous two months to avoid the influence of the level of cytokines.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center

Taipei, 114, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Dextromethorphan

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

MorphinansOpiate AlkaloidsAlkaloidsHeterocyclic CompoundsHeterocyclic Compounds, Bridged-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More RingsHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingPhenanthrenesPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsPolycyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Chin-Bin Yeh, M.D., Ph.D.

    Tri-Service General Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator, Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 27, 2021

First Posted

September 14, 2021

Study Start

May 9, 2021

Primary Completion

April 5, 2024

Study Completion

June 30, 2024

Last Updated

April 12, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

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