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Core symptoms Educational performance Quality <strong>of</strong> life Adverse events<br />

Not reported Not reported No specific effects were reported. The<br />

authors state that MPH was associated<br />

with more side-effects than placebo.<br />

Serious side-effects were found in 2/22 <strong>of</strong><br />

children (who were omitted from <strong>the</strong><br />

analysis)<br />

Abbreviated IOWA/Conners’ Rating Scale:<br />

inattentive/overactive (results from classroom)<br />

Low-dose MPH + BM: 1.8 (3.5)<br />

High-dose MPH + BM: 3.2 (2.8)<br />

Placebo + BM: 3.3 (3.9)<br />

Low-dose MPH + no BM: 4.1 (4.4)<br />

High-dose MPH + no BM: 3.3 (2.9)<br />

Placebo + no BM: 9.9 (3.8) (Low/high MPH > placebo,<br />

p < 0.0001). The two MPH conditions did not differ from<br />

each o<strong>the</strong>r. Behaviour modification was associated with<br />

reductions in inattentive/overactive<br />

Abbreviated IOWA/Conners’ Rating Scale:<br />

inattentive/overactive<br />

Effect sizes:<br />

MPH (low <strong>and</strong> high dose): 1.63 (1.24)<br />

BM: 1.29 (0.80)<br />

MPH (low <strong>and</strong> high dose) + BM: 1.88 (0.83) (MPH + BM<br />

> BM, p < 0.01); MPH alone <strong>and</strong> BM alone were not<br />

significantly different from each o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

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Data also presented for enrichment room, but not<br />

extracted<br />

Health Technology Assessment 2006; Vol. 10: No. 23<br />

Conclusions Authors’ conclusions: The authors state that core symptoms <strong>of</strong> ADHD <strong>and</strong> positive behaviour showed significant improvements with<br />

high- <strong>and</strong> low-dose MPH<br />

Reviewer’s comments: No comments noted<br />

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