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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): later-stage trial registry

5 of 19 indexed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 3-4.

Corpus placement: #902 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

19 US clinical trials · 5 currently recruiting · #902 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): 19 US clinical trials tracked, 5 recruiting.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the subject of 19 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 5 of them currently open to new participants. 10 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 2 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Shire, running 3 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd

OPEN 5 | RECR 26% | LATE 10 | EARLY 2 | RANK #902 | SPON 3

Nearest open-share peer: Concussion, Mild (26% recruiting · 19 trials)

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Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) lists 5 open slots (26% of 19 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    5 of 19 indexed trials (26.3%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. One sponsor concentrates Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) research.

    Shire accounts for 3 of 19 trials (15.8%). 16 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) enrolment sits around 96 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 96 among the 19 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 10 of those (52.6%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) research is mostly interventional.

    18 interventional and 1 observational studies make up this index (94.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 12Phase 35Phase 45

Open and recent trials

19 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING NA 204 participants

Improving ADHD Teen Driving - Virtual Reality

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

NCT06960980

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Examination of the Dynamic Relationships of Sleep, Physical Activity, and Circadian Rhythmicity With Neurobehavioral Heterogeneity in ADHD

Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger

NCT06810180

RECRUITING Phase 4 196 participants

The TEAM Study - Treatment Efficacy for Autism/Attention Using Mixed Amphetamine

Gagan Joshi

NCT06853665

RECRUITING Phase 1 72 participants

Methylphenidate to Address Attention and Executive Deficits Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

NCT07226219

RECRUITING NA 24 participants

L-theanine and Paraxanthine for Cognitive Improvement in Adults With ADHD and ASD

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

NCT07189442

COMPLETED Phase 3 333 participants

Treatment of Impulsive Aggression in Subjects With ADHD in Conjunction With Standard ADHD Treatment (CHIME 1)

Supernus Pharmaceuticals

NCT02618408

COMPLETED Phase 4 318 participants

Dose-Optimization Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Vyvanse (Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate) in Children Aged 6-12 Diagnosed With ADHD

Shire

NCT00500071

COMPLETED Phase 3 275 participants

Safety and Efficacy Study of SHP465 in Adults Aged 18-55 Years With Attention-deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Shire

NCT02604407

COMPLETED Phase 3 264 participants

Safety and Efficacy Study of SHP465 in Children and Adolescents Aged 6-17 Years With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Shire

NCT02466425

COMPLETED Phase 4 165 participants

Efficacy and Safety of Dex-Methylphenidate Extended Release 30 mg Versus 20 mg in Children (6-12 Years) With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Laboratory Classroom Setting.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

NCT00776009

COMPLETED NA 106 participants

Pilot Trial of a Social Skills Group Treatment (Secret Agent Society Program)

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

NCT02574273

COMPLETED Phase 4 96 participants

Open-Label Study of SPN-812 Administered With Psychostimulants in Children and Adolescents With ADHD

Supernus Pharmaceuticals

NCT04786990

COMPLETED Phase 3 95 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Dasotraline in Children 6 to 12 Years Old With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Simulated Classroom Setting.

Sumitomo Pharma America

NCT03231800

COMPLETED Phase 3 60 participants

PRC-063 in an ADULT Workplace Environment

Rhodes Pharmaceuticals, L.P.

NCT02225639

COMPLETED NA 35 participants

Organizational Skill Training (OST) in Schools

NYU Langone Health

NCT02663986

COMPLETED 33 participants

Measuring Adherence to Medication for Depression and Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT01430767

COMPLETED Phase 1 30 participants

Phase I Single Dose, Open-Label Pharmacokinetic Study and Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Dose Escalation Study of NFC-1 in Adolescents With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Aevi Genomic Medicine, LLC, a Cerecor company

NCT02286817

COMPLETED Phase 4 24 participants

Cardiovascular Study of Lisdexamfetamine in Healthy and Hypertensive Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Adults

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT00753012

COMPLETED NA 18 participants

12 Month Open Extension of TNS for ADHD.

James McGough

NCT03888391

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 2
Phase 3 5
Phase 4 5

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Drug
6 trials
Active TNS Device
1 trials
SHP465 Drug
1 trials
PRC-063 55 mg Drug
1 trials
PRC-063 35 mg Drug
1 trials
dasotraline Drug
1 trials
SHP465 12.5mg, 25mg, or 37.5mg capsules (one capsule daily) Drug
1 trials
SHP465 12.5mg capsules (one capsule daily) Drug
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 8 trials
Florida 7 trials
Kansas 6 trials
Texas 4 trials
Nevada 4 trials
Illinois 4 trials
New York 3 trials
Massachusetts 3 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) page

19 registered trials, 5 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 5 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Shire sponsors the most Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Shire's trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) condition card totals 19 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.