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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |