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

Djurkovic‐Lazic 2009.

Trial name or title School children with ADHD ‐ effects of once‐daily OROS methylphenidate treatment ADHD symptoms included improvement academic functioning
Methods An ongoing cohort study of children and adolescents aged 7 to 14 years with ADHD treated with OROS‐methylphenidate
Participants Number of participants screened: not stated
Number of participants included: 32
Number of participants followed up: not stated
Number of withdrawals: not stated
Diagnosis of ADHD: DSM‐IV (subtype not stated)
Age: range 7‐14 years' old
IQ: not stated
Sex: not stated
Methylphenidate‐naïve: not stated
Ethnicity: not stated
Country: Serbia
Comorbidity: not stated
Comedication: not stated
Sociodemographics: not stated
Inclusion criteria
  1. Children with ADHD symptoms, team‐diagnosed by a psychiatrist, psychologist and neurologist

Interventions Methylphenidate type: OROS
Methylphenidate dosage: 18‐54 mg
Administration schedule: once daily
Duration of intervention: not stated
Treatment compliance: not stated
Outcomes Adverse events, vital signs, EEG (no further data)
Starting date
Contact information J Djurkovic‐Lazic, Institute for Psychophisiological and Speach Pathology, Belgrade
Notes Sample calculation: not stated
Ethics approval: not stated
Funding/vested interests: not stated
Authors' affiliations: not stated
Key conclusions of the study authors: (PRELIMINARY) "Besides our expecting on reduction of ADHD symptoms with minimal effects on vital sings, values on growth, tick, laboratory test, it considers too, better academic functioning social relationship with continual therapy"
Comments from the review authors: we have not been able to obtain the full‐text report. Therefore, the data are incomplete.