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. 2020 Oct 21;15(10):e0240584. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240584

Table 2. Summary of analyses completed.

Outcome Treatment durations analyzed Type of measure No. of trials* No. of participants Duration (range, wk)
BENEFITS£
Patient-reported clinical response ≥12 wk Continuous 9 1462 12–52
Dichotomous 4 322 12–24
Clinician-reported clinical response ≥12 wk Continuous 15 3365 12–52
Dichotomous 8 1902 12–24
Quality of Life ≥12 wk Continuous 5 1862 12–26
Executive Function Any duration** Continuous 11 3024 2–10
HARMS
Serious adverse events ≥12 wk Dichotomous 5 1380 12–24
Any duration Dichotomous 33 7161 1–24
Withdrawals due to adverse events ≥12 wk Dichotomous 16 3650 12–52
Any duration Dichotomous 52 10726 2–52
Treatment discontinuation ≥12 wk Dichotomous 16 3568 12–26
Any duration Dichotomous 51 9959 3–26

* Data are for trials included in analyses. Two included publications each reported data from two unique trials, thus, the number of trials is greater than the number of included publications.

£ Patient and clinician-reported clinical response were analyzed by both pairwise meta-analysis and Bayesian network meta-analysis; quality of life and executive function were analyzed by pairwise meta-analysis only.

†Analyzed by pair-wise meta-analysis.

‡All studies involved atomoxetine.

**No studies with a treatment duration of at least than 12 weeks assessed executive function.