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Clinical <strong>effectiveness</strong><br />

TABLE 49 IR-MPH high dose (>30 mg/day) versus ER-MPH medium dose (20–40 mg/day)<br />

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

(years) (weeks)<br />

Administered twice daily<br />

Wolraich, 2001 97 P MPH (15, 30 or 45 mg/day, 6–12 4 Core: SNAP-IV: hyperactivity/<br />

t.d.s.) vs OROS MPH (Concerta) impulsivity (parent, teacher)<br />

(18, 36 or 54 mg/day, o.d.) – 312 QoL: CGI improvement<br />

(investigators)<br />

AE: solicited <strong>and</strong> spontaneous<br />

reports: focus on sleep quality,<br />

tics <strong>and</strong> appetite (parent)<br />

Quinn, 2003 84 [Confidential information removed]<br />

Steele, 200490 [Confidential information removed]<br />

P, parallel trial.<br />

TABLE 50 Results for hyperactivity [IR-MPH high dose (>30 mg/day) versus ER-MPH medium dose (20–40 mg/day)]<br />

Study Scale IR-MPH high dose: ER-MPH medium Mean<br />

mean (SD) dose: mean (SD) difference<br />

6–12 years<br />

Wolraich, 2001 97 MD (95% CI)<br />

SNAP-IV (hyperactivity/ 0.93 (0.79) 0.96 (0.79) –0.05 (–0.24 to 0.14)<br />

impulsivity) (teacher rated)<br />

SNAP-IV (hyperactivity/ 1.10 (0.69) 1.11 (0.65) 0.17 (0.03 to 0.31)<br />

impulsivity) (parent rated)<br />

Lower scores represent a better behavioural outcome.<br />

Study<br />

MPH (high dose)<br />

n/N<br />

Quinn 2003<br />

Steele 2004<br />

Wolraich 2001 6/107<br />

non-confidential study showed similar<br />

improvement between treatment groups.<br />

Regarding adverse events, <strong>the</strong> non-confidential<br />

trial found no differences between <strong>the</strong> treatment<br />

groups with regard to loss <strong>of</strong> appetite or stomach<br />

ache. However, this trial reported a higher<br />

incidence <strong>of</strong> headache with ER-MPH. The one<br />

study that examined hyperactivity rated poorly in<br />

<strong>the</strong> quality assessment.<br />

[Confidential information removed].<br />

ER-MPH (medium dose)<br />

n/N<br />

15/106<br />

FIGURE 20 Relative risks <strong>of</strong> headache: MPH high dose versus ER-MPH medium dose<br />

RR (fixed)<br />

95% CI<br />

[Confidential information removed]<br />

[Confidential information removed]<br />

0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10<br />

Favours MPH-IR Favours ER-MPH<br />

RR (fixed)<br />

95% CI<br />

0.40 (0.16 to 0.98)<br />

IR-MPH medium dose (15–30 mg/day) plus<br />

non-drug intervention versus ER-MPH low dose<br />

(≤ 20 mg/day) plus non-drug intervention<br />

Two studies evaluated medium-dose<br />

(15–30 mg/day) IR-MPH plus non-drug<br />

intervention compared with low-dose<br />

(≤ 20 mg/day) ER-MPH plus non-drug<br />

intervention (Table 51; with additional information<br />

in Appendix 12). These studies were both<br />

conducted by Pelham <strong>and</strong> colleagues <strong>and</strong><br />

involved behaviour modification during an

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