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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Epilepsy Behav. 2010 May 21;18(3):229–237. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.02.022

Table 2.

Patient Group Assignment, Highest Dose Achieved, and Adverse Events Including Seizures

Age at enrollment and Gender Target Dose (mg/day) 18 mg OROS-MPH (mg/kg) 36 mg OROS-MPH–day of dose (mg/kg) 54 mg OROS-MPH -day of dose (mg/kg) 18 mg placebo 36 mg placebo-day of dose 54 mg placebo-day of dose
Group 1: Assigned to attempt in random order 1 week 18mg OROS-MPH and 1 week 18mg placebo
8.3 y.o. F 18a C (0.52) n/a n/a C n/a n/a
13.8 y.o. M 18a C (0.32) n/a n/a C n/a n/a
12.5 y.o. M 18p C (0.42) n/a n/a C n/a n/a
Group 2: Assigned to attempt in random order 1 week each 18mg, 36mg OROS-MPH and 1 week each 18mg, 36mg placebo
17.5 y.o. M 36p C (0.22) nausea - 5 (0.45) n/a C C n/a
11.0 y.o. F 36p C (0.63) emotional lability - 7 (1.26) n/a C C n/a
13.6 y.o. F 36a C (0.26) C (0.52) n/a C C n/a
10.6 y.o. M 36a C (0.53) C (1.06) n/a C C n/a
6.8 y.o. F 36a C (0.86) overfocus - 5 (1.72) n/a C C n/a
7.4 y.o. M 36a C (0.44) C (0.88) n/a C C n/a
10.4 y.o. M 36p C (0.33) C (0.67) n/a C C n/a
6.8 y.o. M 36a C (0.72) emotional lability - 1 (1.44) n/a C C n/a
9.0 y.o. M 36a C (0.64) seizure - 4 (1.29) n/a C C n/a
Group 3: Assigned to attempt in random order 1 week each 18mg, 36mg, 54mg OROS-MPH and 1 week each 18mg, 36mg, 54mg placebo
11.2 y.o. M 54p C (0.57) C (1.14) tics - 1 (1.71) C C C
12.6 y.o. F 54p C (0.32) C (0.65) C (0.97) C C C
9.9 y.o. F 54a C (0.30) emotional lability - 6 (0.60) did not receive C C emotional lability - 2
6.4 y.o. M 54a C (0.61) insomnia - 6 (1.23) did not receive C C C
8.3 y.o. F 54p C (0.58) C (1.17) C (1.75) C C C
17.5 y.o. F 54a C (0.26) seizure - 1 (0.53) did not receive C C seizure - 5
16.0 y.o. M 54p C (0.21) C (0.43) C (0.64) C C C
9.4 y.o. M 54a C (0.48) C (0.95) C (1.43) C C C
12.4 y.o. F 54p C (0.49) C (0.98) C (1.47) C C seizure - 5
8.6 y.o. M 54a C (0.66) C (1.33) 2 seizures - 1 (2.00) C C seizure - 4
10.3 y.o. F 54a C (0.47) insomnia - 5 (0.93) did not receive C C C
7.5 y.o. M 54a C (0.62) C (1.24) C (1.86) C C C
8.3 y.o. F 54p C (0.66) C (1.33) C (2.00) C C C
10.5 y.o. M 54a C (0.55) C (1.09) C (1.64) C C C
12.2 y.o. M 54p C (0.41) C (0.83) C (1.24) C C C
9.4 y.o. F 54a C (0.66) C (1.32) C (1.98) C C C
12.2 y.o. M 54p C (0.35) emotional lability -6 (0.69) did not receive C C C
10.6 y.o. F 54a C (0.41) C (0.81) C (1.22) C C C
6.4 y.o. M 54p seizure - 3 (0.40) did not receive did not receive C emotional lability - 6 did not receive
8.2 y.o. M 54p C (0.56) C (1.12) C (1.68) C C C
12.6 y.o. F 54p C (0.33) insomnia -7 (0.66) did not receive C C C

a=first arm of crossover was active OROS-MPH, p=first arm of crossover was placebo, C=completed, n/a=not applicable, AE-X=discontinued due to Adverse Effect (AE) after receiving day X of the OROS-MPH or placebo dose indicated.