DOI: 10.1177/10870547241243155 ISSN: 1087-0547

A Post-Hoc Analysis of Emotional Lability With Delayed-Release/Extended-Release Methylphenidate in Children Aged 6 to 12 Years of Age Participating in Two Phase 3 Clinical Trials

Valerie K. Arnold, Frank A. López, Ann C. Childress, Michelle D. Po, Cassandra L. Uchida, Lewis Cuthbertson, Floyd R. Sallee, Bev Incledon
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

Objective:

DR/ER-MPH (formerly HLD200) is an evening-dosed delayed-release and extended-release methylphenidate approved for the treatment of ADHD in patients ≥6 years. Post hoc analyses of two pivotal Phase 3 trials: HLD200-107 (NCT02493777) and HLD200-108 (NCT02520388) evaluated emotional lability (EL) with DR/ER-MPH treatment.

Methods:

Differences in Conners Global Index—Parent (CGI-P) EL subscale scores and age- and gender-adjusted T-scores over an open-label titration phase (HLD200-107) and between treatment and placebo groups at endpoint (HLD200-108) were evaluated.

Results:

In HLD200-107 ( N = 117) mean CGI-P EL subscale scores improved from 5.3 to 1.3 ( p < .0001) after 6 weeks; in HLD200-108 significant improvements were observed in the treatment group ( n = 81) versus placebo ( n = 80; 3.11 vs. 4.08; p = .0053). T-scores showed an improvement with DR/ER-MPH treatment in both trials. Few emotional adverse events (AEs) were reported.

Conclusion:

DR/ER-MPH treatment resulted in statistically significant improvements in EL to the level of non-ADHD peers as contextualized by T-scores.

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