Impact of Short and Mistimed Sleep on Adolescents With ADHD: The Adolescent Attention and Circadian Timing Study

NCT ID
NCT07684417
Registry status
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Conditions
ADHD

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Recruiting.

Official title: Impact of Circadian Misalignment for Adolescents With ADHD: Observational and Mechanistic Data

Enrollment: 50 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

  • Behavioral: Aligned sleep extension
  • Behavioral: Misaligned sleep extension

Who may be eligible

Ages
13 Years to 17 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers accepted
No

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.

Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 13-17 years at time of informed consent/assent * Based on semi-structured clinical interview, participants must meet full DSM-5 criteria for ADHD inattentive or ADHD combined presentation. Exclusion Criteria: * Non-traditional school setting (morning-afternoon Monday-Friday). * Exclusionary diagnoses. We will exclude adolescents with known intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, psychosis, bipolar disorder, or neurologic conditions (e.g., epilepsy), per caregiver-report. * Exclusionary sleep disorders. We will exclude adolescents with symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea or periodic limb movement disorder based on published cutoffs on a validated questionnaire. * High caffeine intake. To promote adherence to directives not to consume caffeine the day of office visits without withdrawal effects, adolescents with daily intake of \>1 coffee or "energy drink" or \>2 caffeinated sodas per day based on caregiver- and adolescent-report will be excluded. * Unwillingness or inability to take part in study procedures (e.g., visits, prescribed sleep conditions). * Medication use or unwillingness to discontinue melatonin and/or stimulant medications during the 3-week study protocol. * Refusal to refrain from automobile driving during the sleep restriction condition. * "Intermediate" Chronotypes (neither morning larks nor night owls) based on habitual sleep timing on nights when adolescent has no morning obligations such as school or work.

Study locations

1 study location is listed.

Recruiting site status is explicitly provided for 1 location; 1 is listed as Recruiting.

Countries: United States

  • Ohio, United States: 1

Sample of listed locations

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States — Recruiting

Study details

Start date
July 10, 2026
Primary completion date
August 1, 2030
Completion date
August 1, 2030
First posted
July 6, 2026
Collaborators
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT07684417
Registry last updated
August 17, 2026
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
September 28, 2026
QualifiedStudies record fetched
September 28, 2026

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