Research Projects

The ADHD Program conducts many research projects that include studies, treatments, investigation, consultative study and safety. Many projects recruit for participants to be a part of these research studies.

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Programs Actively Recruiting

Are you looking for an evaluation or treatment options at no charge? Are you interested in contributing to science ?

ADHD Program faculty are involved in state-of-the-art research and conduct many different kinds of studies to learn more about ADHD in children and adults and to help in developing more effective treatments. These studies are funded either by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or pharmaceutical companies. Typically, you do not have to be diagnosed with ADHD to participate; evaluations are completed at no charge by ADHD Program clinicians to you to see if you qualify. Often, participants are compensated for their time and travel to come to the clinic or complete questionnaires. Treatment studies include behavioral interventions and/or medications.

Medication studies involve medications that may or may not be currently available on the market. These medications may be variations of stimulant medications currently used to treat ADHD, non-stimulant alternatives, or other novel drugs. Some clinical trials offer only the study medication at different doses. In other clinical trials you will be given either the study medication or another active medication or a placebo (sugar pill). Each clinical trial has different requirements, but typically, in order to qualify, a child or adult should be healthy, should not have had any major past medical problems, should not be taking any long-term medications (other than treatments for ADHD which will have to be suspended if you decide to participate in a clinical trial), and should not be currently abusing alcohol or other illegal drugs. Studies vary from months to years in length. Visits can occur weekly and/or monthly. Typically, the longer a study, the more spread out the visits become. At return visits, we always check your health and monitor your ADHD symptoms. These visits are free of charge. At the end of the study, we will work with you to decide on your next treatment option, if necessary.

For any research participation, you will first be asked to sign a consent form that fully explains to you what is expected of you during the study. We will answer all of your questions and make sure you understand all study procedures before you agree to participate. Your participation is completely voluntary and you can stop participating at any time for any reason.

The projects that are recruiting are as follows: