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Hyperkinesis Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
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The aim of the ADDUCE project is to investigate any adverse effects of methylphenidate (trade name ritalin) on growth, neurological system, psychiatric states and cardiovascular system over a two year period in children and adults.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
"Inglis SK, Carucci S, Garas P, Hage A, Banaschewski T, Buitelaar JK, Dittmann RW, Falissard B, Hollis C, Kovshoff H, Liddle E, McCarthy S, Nagy P, Neubert A, Rosenthal E, Sonuga-Barke E, Wong I, Zuddas A, Coghill DC; ADDUCE Consortium. Prospective observational study protocol to investigate long-term adverse effects of methylphenidate in children and adolescents with ADHD: the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Drugs Use Chronic Effects (ADDUCE) study. BMJ Open. 2016 Apr 26;6(4):e010433. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010433."; "27118284"
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The study is sponsored by NHS Tayside and is in collaboration with Zentralinstitut fĂĽr Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim; Universita degli Studi di Cagliari; Vadaskert Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital.
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