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. 2018 May 10;2018(5):CD012069. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012069.pub2

7.3. Analysis.

Comparison 7 Non‐comparative studies: proportion of participants with non‐serious adverse events, Outcome 3 Cardiovascular and respiratory system.

Cardiovascular and respiratory system
Study Symptom Adverse events/total number of participants
Cough
Arnold 2004 Cough increased 7/76
Arnold 2010 Cough 5/150
Findling 2009 Cough 38/157
Kratochvil 2002 Cough increased 2/25
Pierce 2010 Cough 2/71
Sangal 2006 Cough 7/79
Wang 2007 Cough 10/166
Pharyngolaryngeal pain
Arnold 2010 Pharyngolaryngeal pain 5/150
Findling 2009 Pharyngolaryngeal pain 19/326
Pierce 2010 Pharyngolaryngeal pain 3/71
Upper respiratory tract infection
Findling 2009 Upper respiratory tract infection 40/157
Pierce 2010 Upper respiratory tract infection 2/71
Wang 2007 Upper respiratory tract infection 11/166
Wigal 2015 Upper respiratory tract infection 13/200
Wiguna 2012 Upper respiratory tract infection 5/20
Tachycardia
Blader 2010 Heart races 2/65
Cortese 2015 Tachycardia 24/1426
Findling 2009 Tachycardia 3/326
Jafarinia 2012 Tachycardia 1/20
Kratochvil 2002 Tachycardia 2/25
Su 2015 Tachycardia 8/239
Abnormal ECG
Findling 2009 Abnormal ECG 1/326
Findling 2010 Abnormal ECG 30/162
Nasal congestion
Findling 2009 Nasal congestion 18/157
Maayan 2009 Nasal congestion 1/11
Sangal 2006 Nasal congestion 10/79
Palpitation
Mohammadi 2004 Palpation 3/11
Na 2013 Palpitations 8/103
Shang 2015 Palpation 1/66
Systolic blood pressure
Cho 2012 No difference Non‐significant increase following methylphenidate
Döpfner 2011b No difference
Findling 2009 Increased The proportion of participants with a systolic blood pressure above the upper limit of normal (> 123 mmHg) ranged from 1% to 10%, whereas 1.5% had an above normal systolic blood pressure at baseline
Gadow 1995 Increased
Germinario 2013 No difference 100.6 mmHg (SD = 12.3)
Gerwe 2009 No difference Mean change from baseline: 0.1 mmHg (SD = 10.8)
Hazell 2003 Decreased Drop in systolic blood pressure in 8/10 participants
Kim 2010 Decreased 113.8 mmHg (SD = 10.2)
Kratochvil 2002 Increased 102.2 mmHg (SD = 9.89)
Lamberti 2015 Increased 105.4 mmHg (SD = 10.3)
Maayan 2009 No difference 96.2 mmHg (SD = 14.0)
McCracken 2016 Increased
Na 2013 Increased
Song 2012 Increased 105.3 mmHg (SD = 12.6)
Wilens 2005 Increased 104.7 mmHg (SD = 8.10)
Winsberg 1982 Increased 103.1 mmHg (SD = no information)
Yildiz 2011 Decreased 97 mmHg (SD = 10.8)
Zheng 2011 No difference 96.6 mmHg (SD = 10.6)
Zheng 2015 No difference No changes
Diastolic blood pressure
Cho 2012 No difference Non‐significant, marginal increase after methylphenidate
Döpfner 2011b Increased 69 mmHg (SD = 1.00)
Findling 2009 Decreased
Germinario 2013 Decreased 63.2 mmHg (SD = 10.9)
Gerwe 2009
Hazell 2003 Decreased Drop in diastolic blood pressure in 9/10 participants
Kim 2010 Decreased 75.2 mmHg (SD = 12.0)
Kratochvil 2002 Increased 63.5 mmHg (SD = 7.90)
Lamberti 2015 Increased 59.2 mmHg (SD = 7.10)
Maayan 2009 No difference 61.4 mmHg (SD = 13.7)
McCracken 2016 Increased
Na 2013 Increased
Song 2012 Increased 66.9 mmHg (SD = 10.1)
Yildiz 2011 Decreased 63.5 mmHg (SD = 12.0)
Zheng 2011 Increased 64.6 mmHg (SD = 7.51)
Zheng 2015 No change
Pulse rate
Cho 2012 Increased
Döpfner 2011b No difference 79 beats/min (SD = 1.00)
Germinario 2013 Decreased 79.9 beats/min (SD = 12.9)
Ilgenli 2007 No difference 88 beats/min (SD = 13.80)
Kim 2010 No difference 87.5 beats/min (SD = 6.10)
Kim 2015a Increased 86.4 beats/min (SD = 11.2)
Kratochvil 2002 Increased 80.4 beats/min (SD = 9.70)
Lamberti 2015 Increased 80.5 beats/min (SD = 15.5)
Maayan 2009 Decreased 95.5 beats/min (SD = 16.0)
McCracken 2016 Increased
Na 2013 Increased 75.57 beats/min (SD = 7.33)
Yildiz 2011 Increased 80.8 beats/min (SD = 9.80)
Zheng 2011 No difference 82.5 beats/min (SD = 7.81)
Zheng 2015 No difference 82.5 beats/min (SD = 7.81)
Özcan 2004 Decreased 148.2 beats/min (SD = 29.70)
ECG‐QT
Cho 2012 Non‐significant change in QT and QRS
Germinario 2013 After 24 months, out of 77 patients treated with methylphenidate:
8 (10.4%) with altered ECG (electrocardiogram) at 24 months
11 (29.0%) with sinus bradycardia
12 (31.6%) with sinus tachycardia
6 (15.8%) with lengthened QTc
Ilgenli 2007 Minimum QT of 317.00 (23.3)
Maximum QT of 373.7 (21.8)
After 2 hours:
Minimum QT of 322.3 (21.6)
Maximum QT of 361.8 (29.0)
Lamberti 2015 QTc of 407.6 (12.4) After 2 hours: QTc of 409.8 (12.0)
Cold fingers
Khajehpiri 2014 Cold fingers 13/71
Sweating
Khajehpiri 2014 Sweating 6/71
Hypertension
Cortese 2015 Hypertension 8/1426
Hypotension
Cortese 2015 Hypotension 3/1426
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Haertling 2015 Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders 1/239
Proportion of patients with micro‐nucleated (Mn) peripheral lymphocytes
Walitza 2009 (MN‐Cells/1000 Cells mean) Baseline: 4.90 (SD = 4.00)
6 months: 4.50 (SD = 3.50)