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

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient's weight is within 5th to 95th percentile for age

2. Patient has ADHD as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) and the Vanderbilt ADHD Rating Scale score (Parent or
Teacher) > 16 at baseline with or without conventional ADHD therapy

3. Patient has been genotyped (CAP/CLIA certified) to determine whether there are
disruptive mutations in genes within the mGluR-network

4. Patient has been a non-smoker and/or has not used nicotine or nicotine-containing
products for at least approximately 6 months

5. Patient is judged to be in good health, other than having ADHD, based on medical
history, physical examination, vital signs measurements, and laboratory safety tests
performed at the screening visit and/or prior to administration of study drug

6. Female patients of reproductive potential will have a negative urine β-hCG test at
screening and prior to drug administration. If sexually active, female participant
agrees to use (and/or have their partner use) two acceptable methods of birth control
beginning at least 2 weeks prior to administration of study drug and throughout the
study. Acceptable methods of birth control are abstinence, or 2 of the following:
intrauterine device (IUD), diaphragm, spermicides, cervical cap, contraceptive
sponge, and condoms

7. Patient has no clinically significant abnormality on electrocardiogram (ECG)
performed at the screening visit and/or prior to administration of study drug

8. Parent/legal guardian and patient understand the study procedures and agrees to the
patient's participation in the study as indicated by parental/legal guardian
signature on the patient consent form and patient signature on assent form

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient or parent/legal guardian is, in the opinion of the investigator, mentally or
legally incapacitated, has significant emotional problems at the time of screening
visit or during the conduct of the study. Subjects with prior diagnosis of co-morbid
major psychiatric disorders (i.e. aside from ADHD), including major depression,
bipolar disease, Tourette syndrome, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder or
pervasive development disorder, severe anxiety disorders

2. Patient has a history of any illness that, in the opinion of the study investigator,
might confound the results of the study or poses an additional risk to the patient by
their participation in the study

3. Patient has a history of clinically significant endocrine, gastrointestinal,
cardiovascular, hematological, hepatic, immunological, renal, respiratory, or
genitourinary abnormalities or diseases. Patients with a history of uncomplicated
kidney stones may be enrolled in the study at the discretion of the investigator

4. Patient has a history of stroke, chronic seizures, or major neurological disorder

5. Patient is pregnant or a nursing mother

6. Patient has a history of extreme psychological aversion to blood draws that in the
opinion of the investigator or parents would result in compromising the study
conduct. Patient has a history of extreme physiologic difficulty in venous access
that in the opinion of the investigator and parents would result in compromising the
study conduct

7. Patient has a history of inability to swallow whole unadulterated pills, which in the
opinion of the investigator or parents would result in compromising the study conduct

8. Patient has a systolic or diastolic blood pressure ≥ the 95th percentile for his/her
age

9. Patient consumes any alcoholic beverages

10. Patient consumes excessive amounts of caffeine, defined as greater than 4 servings (1
serving is approximately equivalent to 120 mg of caffeine) of coffee, tea, cola, or
other caffeinated beverages per day

11. Patient has a history of significant multiple and/or severe allergies, or has had an
anaphylactic reaction or significant intolerability to prescription of
non-prescription drugs or food

12. Patient is currently a regular user (including "recreational use") of any illicit
drugs (including marijuana) or has a history of drug (including alcohol) abuse within
approximately 3 years

13. Patient has had surgery, lost more than 5cc/kg of blood, or participated in another
investigational drug trial within 4 weeks prior to the screening visit.

14. Laboratory abnormalities that indicate clinically significant hematologic,
hepatobiliary, or renal disease

1. AST/SGOT > 2.0 times the upper limit of normal

2. ALT/SGPT > 2.0 times the upper limit of normal

3. Total bilirubin > 2.0 times the upper limit of normal

4. Hemoglobin < 9 gm/dL

5. White blood cell count < 1,000/ mm3

6. Platelet count < 100,000/mm3

15. Any investigational drug use within 30 days prior to enrollment