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TABLE 11 MPH high dose (>30 mg/day) plus non-drug intervention versus placebo<br />

Study Design Intervention – N Age Duration Core outcomes<br />

(years) (weeks)<br />

Administered two or more times daily<br />

Pelham, 1993 79 C (3×) MPH (32 mg/day, b.d.) – 31 5.4–9.9 6 Core: no hyp; IOWA CTRS: inattention/overactivity<br />

QoL: not reported<br />

AE: not reported<br />

Kolko, 1999 69 C (4×) MPH (1.2 mg/kg/day, b.d.) – 22 7–13 6 Core: no hyp; IOWA CTRS: inattention/overactivity<br />

QoL: not reported<br />

AE: SSERS<br />

C, crossover trial (number <strong>of</strong> crossovers); CTRS. Conners’ Teacher Rating Scale; SSERS, Stimulant Drug Side Effects Rating Scale.<br />

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TABLE 12 ER-MPH low dose (≤ 20 mg/day) versus placebo<br />

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

Study Design Intervention – N Age Duration Core outcomes<br />

(years) (weeks)<br />

Administered once daily<br />

Fitzpatrick, 1992 55 C (4×) Sustained-release MPH (slow-release 6.9–11.5 8 Core: Conners’ Hyperactivity Index (parents <strong>and</strong> teacher)<br />

Ritalin, SR-20) (20 mg/day, o.d.) – 19 QoL: no CGI; comments ratings (parent <strong>and</strong> teacher)<br />

AE: STESS (parents); weight<br />

Stein, 200392 C (4×) OROS MPH (Concerta) (18 mg/day, 5.9–16 4 Core: no hyp; ADHD Rating Scale IV (parents)<br />

o.d.) – 47 QoL: CGI<br />

AE: SERS (parents)<br />

C, crossover trial (number <strong>of</strong> crossovers); CGI, Clinical Global Impression; SERS, Side Effects Rating Scale; STESS, Subject’s Treatment Emergent Symptom Scale.<br />

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