ADHD Prescription Medications and Their Effect on Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Table 4 Physical performance effect sizes

Study	Medication	Performance measure	Effect size
Dufka et al. [16]	Methamphetamine	Distance travelled	0.07–0.11	Null
Altszuler et al. [18]	Methylphenidate	Sport skills/abilities	0.42	Small
Altszuler et al. [18]	Methylphenidate	Effort	0.74	Moderate
King et al. [19]	Methylphenidate	Increase in mean force	0.162	Small
Roelands et al. [20]	Methylphenidate	Increased exercise performance (timed trial)	1.063	Large
Roelands et al. [20]	Methylphenidate	Increased power output	0.833	Large
Cordery et al. [21]	Bupropion	Total work increase	0.0468	Null
Piacentini et al. [22]	Bupropion	Time to compete target amount of work	0	Null
Roelands et al. [23]	Bupropion	Increased exercise performance (timed trial)	0.27	Small
Roelands et al. [23]	Bupropion	Max power output increase	0.69	Moderate
Chandler and Blair [17]	Amphetamine	Elbow flexion strength	0.45	Small
		Muscular leg power	0.26	Small
		Acceleration	0.43	Small
		Knee extension strength increase	1.27	Large
		Speed	0	Null
		Time to exhaustion increase	0.43	Small
Mahon et al. [24]	Mixed	Work rate (exercise intensity) increase	0.63	Moderate