Axsome Starts Phase 3 for Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Adults

 Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM), a biopharmaceutical company developing and delivering novel therapies for the management of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that it has dosed the first patient in the FOCUS Phase 3 trial of solriamfetol, an investigational treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults.

FOCUS (Forward Treatment of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Using Solriamfetol) is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial to assess the efficacy and safety of solriamfetol for the treatment of ADHD in adults. Approximately 450 patients will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive solriamfetol (150 mg or 300 mg) or placebo for 6 weeks. The primary endpoint will be change in the Adult ADHD Investigator Symptom Report Scale (AISRS).

https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/axsome-therapeutics-initiates-focus-phase-3-trial-of-solriamfetol-for-the-treatment-of-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd-in-adults/