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Appendix 12<br />

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

Not reported SERS (parents), no. <strong>of</strong> side<br />

effects out <strong>of</strong> list <strong>of</strong> 17 (mean,<br />

SD)<br />

Placebo: 12.50 (6.56)<br />

MPH (0.15): 8.66 (4.71)<br />

MPH (0.30): 10.16 (2.85)<br />

MPH (0.50): 12.00 (4.42)<br />

0.50 > 0.15: p < 0.05<br />

Weight (mean, SD)<br />

Placebo: 102.16 (4.40)<br />

MPH (0.15): 103.33 (3.32)<br />

MPH (0.30): 104.40 (4.24)<br />

MPH (0.50): 103.66 (4.63)<br />

No significant differences<br />

CPRS-R: learning problems (mean, SD)<br />

Placebo: 7.50 (2.94)<br />

MPH (0.15): 5.00 (1.26)<br />

MPH (0.30): 4.66 (2.33)<br />

MPH (0.50): 6.00 (4.51)<br />

0.15/0.30 > placebo: p < 0.05<br />

Arithmetic task: no. <strong>of</strong> questions attempted (mean,<br />

SD)<br />

Placebo: 44.50 (8.09)<br />

MPH (0.15): 48.00 (4.00)<br />

MPH (0.30): 49.66 (0.81)<br />

MPH (0.50): 50.00 (0.00)<br />

No significant differences<br />

CPRS-R: total score (mean, SD)<br />

Placebo: 39.66 (3.61)<br />

MPH (0.15): 28.83 (9.82)<br />

MPH (0.30): 31.50 (5.85)<br />

MPH (0.50): 36.50 (3.20),<br />

0.15/0.30 > placebo: p < 0.05<br />

CPRS-R: hyperactivity index (mean, SD)<br />

Placebo: 12.66 (4.13)<br />

MPH (0.15): 9.33 (4.32)<br />

MPH (0.30): 9.00 (3.16)<br />

MPH (0.50): 9.33 (2.06)<br />

No significant differences<br />

Arithmetic task: no. <strong>of</strong> questions completed correctly<br />

(mean, SD)<br />

Placebo: 28.66 (16.26)<br />

MPH (0.15): 31.83 (14.35)<br />

MPH (0.30): 34.33 (15.78)<br />

MPH (0.50): 37.16 (15.76)<br />

0.30/0.50 > placebo: p < 0.05; 0.50 > 0.15:<br />

p < 0.05; 0.50 > 0.30: p < 0.05<br />

Arithmetic task: accuracy score (mean, SD)<br />

Placebo: 62.33 (28.99)<br />

MPH (0.15): 66.00 (28.53)<br />

MPH (0.30): 68.83 (31.21)<br />

MPH (0.50): 74.33 (31.53)<br />

0.50 > placebo: p < 0.05; 0.50 > 0.15: p < 0.05;<br />

0.50 > 0.30: p < 0.05<br />

CPRS-R: impulsivity (mean, SD)<br />

Placebo: 8.33 (3.20)<br />

MPH (0.15): 4.83 (0.98)<br />

MPH (0.30): 4.83 (0.75)<br />

MPH (0.50): 3.00 (2.44)<br />

0.50 > placebo: p < 0.05<br />

Conners’ Teacher Hyperactivity Index (ATR) (mean,<br />

SD)<br />

Placebo: 24.50 (2.81)<br />

MPH (0.15): 22.16 (3.12)<br />

MPH (0.30): 18.33 (3.07)<br />

MPH (0.50): 17.33 (3.72)<br />

0.30/0.50 > placebo: p < 0.05; 0.30/0.50 > 0.15:<br />

p < 0.05<br />

Arithmetic task: time spent (mean, SD)<br />

Placebo: 26.00 (6.78)<br />

MPH (0.15): 33.33 (16.02)<br />

MPH (0.30): 32.66 (11.09)<br />

MPH (0.50): 29.33 (3.55)<br />

0.15/0.30 > placebo: p < 0.05; 0.50 > 0.15: p < 0.05<br />

ACTeRS: hyperactivity (mean, SD)<br />

Placebo: 8.00 (0.63)<br />

MPH (0.15): 13.66 (6.97)<br />

MPH (0.30): 9.50 (5.04)<br />

MPH (0.50): 10.00 (6.69)<br />

0.30/0.50 > 0.15: p < 0.05<br />

ACTeRS: attention<br />

Placebo: 7.16 (0.75)<br />

MPH (0.15): 5.83 (0.40)<br />

MPH (0.30): 5.83 (1.47)<br />

MPH (0.50): 7.32 (3.50)<br />

No significant differences<br />

Conclusions Authors’ conclusions: The authors conclude that MPH is an effective adjunct to <strong>the</strong> treatment <strong>of</strong> ADD in adolescents<br />

Reviewer’s comments: No comments noted

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