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NCT Number: NCT07086313

A Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of EB-1020 in Pediatric Patients With ADHD

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and examine the safety of two doses of EB-1020 QD XR capsule administered once daily orally in pediatric ADHD patients.

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Key information

Age range

6 year–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Primary location

Hokkaido University Hospital

Sapporo, Japan

Location status: Recruiting

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants with a primary diagnosis of ADHD based on DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, differentiated from other mental disorders using the MINI-KID, excluding other specified ADHD or unspecified ADHD.
  • Participants with a symptom total raw score of>=28 (if not receiving any pharmacological treatment for ADHD) or>=22 (if receiving pharmacological treatment for ADHD) on the ADHD Rating Scale Version 5 (ADHD-RS-5) at screening.
  • Participants with a symptom total raw score of>=28 on the ADHD-RS-5 at baseline.
  • Participants with a score of 4 or higher on the Clinical Global Impression Severity - ADHD (CGI-S-ADHD) at baseline.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants who have a positive pregnancy test result at baseline.
  • Participants determined to have the following diseases based on an interview using the MINI-KID.
  • Tourette's disorder
  • Panic disorder
  • Conduct disorder
  • Psychotic disorder
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Participants with a generalized anxiety disorder requiring pharmacotherapy, based on the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
  • Participants with an autism spectrum disorder based on the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
  • Participants with a personality disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, or obsessive-compulsive disorder that is the primary focus of treatment, based on the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
  • Participants with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD), based on the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria who currently have a major depressive episode, or who have required treatment for MDD within the past 3 months prior to screening.

Also, participants who, in the judgment of the investigator or subinvestigator, may have a worsening of MDD during the trial or may require treatment during the trial period.

  • Participants who have a diagnosis of intellectual disability with an intelligence quotient (IQ) score less than 70.
  • Participants who have a significant risk of committing suicide in the opinion of the investigator or subinvestigator, or based on the following evidence.
  • Active suicidal ideation as evidenced by an answer of "yes" on Questions 4 or 5 (over the last 6 months) on the section of suicidal ideation or a history of suicidal behavior (over the last 6 months) on the Baseline/Screening version of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at screening.
  • Participants with a diagnosis of substance use disorder.
  • Platelets <= 130,000/mm3
  • Hemoglobin <= 11.2 g/dL
  • Neutrophils, absolute <= 1000/mm3
  • AST > 2 x ULN
  • ALT > 2 x ULN
  • eGFR < 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, calculated by the CKiD U25 equation
  • CPK >= 2 x ULN (except for the cases that the medical monitor determined that participant's inclusion is possible based on the discussion about the participant's condition with the investigator or subinvestigator)
  • Abnormal values for both free T4 and TSH
  • Participants who cannot agree to discontinuation of prohibited concomitant medication, such as ADHD medication or antidepressants.

Treatment and study plan

EB-1020 (Centanafadine) low dose

Drug

low dose, capsule, oral, once daily, for 6 weeks

EB-1020 (Centanafadine) high dose

Drug

high dose, capsule, oral, once daily, for 6 weeks

Placebo

Drug

Placebo, capsule, oral, once daily, for 6 weeks

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in ADHD-RS-5 symptom total raw score at Week 6.

    Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 6

    The ADHD-RS-5 is an 18-item clinician rating scale to evaluate individual ADHD symptoms on a scale of 0 (never to rarely/no problem) to 3 (very often/severe problem). The total sum ranges from 0 (no ADHD symptoms) to 54 (extremely severe ADHD symptoms). Negative change from Baseline indicates improvement. Mixed-effect model repeated measure (MMRM) was used for analysis.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Drug Information Center

CONTACT

+81-3-6361-7314

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 2/3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Japan-China Joint Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Two Dose Levels of EB-1020 QD XR Capsules Administered Orally Once Daily in Children and Adolescents With Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jul 25, 2025
Registry last updated
Dec 23, 2025

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