New daily pill for kids with ADHD enters key trial

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

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.