303
Participants
Start Date
February 28, 2006
Primary Completion Date
October 31, 2008
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2008
Methylphenidate (OROS-MPH)
Participants will be scheduled for weekly medication (OROS-MPH) and research assessment visits (approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour in length). A forced titration dosing strategy will be used starting with 18 mg/day OROS-MPH for 3 days, increasing to 36mg/day for the next three days; increasing to 54 mg/day in week two, and to 72 mg/day in week three through the remainder of the study (as tolerated). Participants will also attend weekly CBT sessions (approximately 1 hour in length) targeting their drug use.
Methylphenidate (OROS-MPH) - Placebo
Participants will be scheduled for weekly medication and research assessment visits (approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour in length). A forced titration dosing strategy will be used starting with 18 mg/day OROS-MPH placebo for 3 days, increasing to 36mg/day for the next three days; increasing to 54 mg/day in week two, and to 72 mg/day in week three through the remainder of the study (as tolerated). Participants will also attend weekly CBT sessions (approximately 1 hour in length) targeting their drug use.
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, Child and Family Institute, New York
Addiction Medicine Services, Pittsburgh
Rehab After Work-Life Counseling Services, Paoli
Mountain Manor Treatment Programs, Baltimore
LRADAC, Columbia
Gateway Community Services, Jacksonville
Operation PAR, Inc., St. Petersburg
Crittenton, Kansas City
Mental Health and Retardation of Tarrant County, Fort Worth
Synergy Treatment Center, Denver
SSTAR: Stanley Street Treatment & Resources, Inc, Fall River
SSTAR of Rhode Island, North Kingstown
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIH
University of Colorado, Denver
OTHER
University of Cincinnati
OTHER