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

Not reported Not reported<br />

Academic efficiency score,<br />

mean (SD)<br />

Low-weight group:<br />

Arm 1: 69.8 (19.1);<br />

Arm 2: 78.6 (16.3);<br />

Arm 3: 82.6 (17.2);<br />

Arm 4: 79.0 (13.2);<br />

placebo: 54.0 (19.2)<br />

Abbreviated CTRS: total score, mean<br />

(SD)<br />

Low-weight group:<br />

Arm 1: 10.2 (5.2); Arm 2: 7.4 (4.0);<br />

Arm 3: 5.8 (4.1); Arm 4: 5.0 (4.6);<br />

placebo: 15.7 (5.8)<br />

Mid-weight group:<br />

Arm 1: 63.9 (24.2);<br />

Arm 2: 78.4 (12.3);<br />

Arm 3: 74.3 (21.4);<br />

Arm 4: 87.4 (9.3);<br />

placebo: 56.9 (25.7)<br />

Mid-weight group:<br />

Arm 1: 13.9 (6.8); Arm 2: 8.4 (6.4);<br />

Arm 3: 8.2 (4.7); Arm 4: 7.5 (4.4);<br />

placebo: 15.9 (5.9)<br />

High-weight group:<br />

Arm 1: 57.9 (30.4);<br />

Arm 2: 69.2 (21.2);<br />

Arm 3: 65.7 (20.6);<br />

Arm 4: 70.0 (20.7);<br />

placebo: 48.7 (18.4)<br />

Each MPH dose > placebo,<br />

p < 0.01<br />

High-weight group:<br />

Arm 1: 10.1 (6.2); Arm 2: 9.1 (6.4);<br />

Arm 3: 7.5 (5.0); Arm 4: 7.1 (5.4);<br />

placebo: 13.8 (6.1)<br />

The authors state that each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> MPH<br />

doses results in statistically significant<br />

improvement (p < 0.01) relative to<br />

placebo. In addition, <strong>the</strong> 10, 15 <strong>and</strong><br />

20-mg doses led to greater improvement<br />

(p < 0.01) than <strong>the</strong> 5-mg dose<br />

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On-task behaviour, mean (SD)<br />

Low-weight group:<br />

Arm 1: 72.4 (16.7); Arm 2: 78.1 (11.0);<br />

Arm 3: 79.6 (14.2); Arm 4: 81.7 (12.1);<br />

placebo: 60.9 (19.5)<br />

Mid-weight group:<br />

Arm 1: 65.6 (20.9); Arm 2: 81.0 (9.1);<br />

Arm 3: 76.5 (13.6); Arm 4: 81.7 (8.5);<br />

placebo: 59.9 (19.2)<br />

High-weight group:<br />

Arm 1: 68.0 (24.1); Arm 2: 75.3 (20.1);<br />

Arm 3: 76.3 (19.4); Arm 4: 84.8 (9.8);<br />

placebo: 62.0 (22.1)<br />

Each MPH dose > placebo, p < 0.01<br />

Conclusions Authors’ conclusions: There were significant improvements in <strong>the</strong> classroom performance <strong>of</strong> children with ADHD as a result <strong>of</strong><br />

treatment with MPH. At a group level, <strong>the</strong> relationship between dose <strong>and</strong> behavioural response was primarily linear <strong>and</strong> unrelated to<br />

factors such as gross body weight, body surface area or age<br />

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

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