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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 13.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Apr 14;(4):CD008041. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008041.pub2

Comparison 2.

Aspirin 900 mg plus metoclopramide 10 mg versus placebo

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Headache relief at 2 hours 3 765 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 2.15 [1.78, 2.60]
2 Pain free at 2 hours 2 519 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 2.68 [1.59, 4.55]
3 24-hour sustained headache relief 1 257 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 2.18 [1.39, 3.41]
4 Relief of associated symptoms at 2 hours 2 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
 4.1 Nausea 2 417 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 7.53 [4.20, 13.50]
 4.2 Vomiting 2 59 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 16.14 [2.30, 113.05]
5 Persistence of associated symptoms after 2 hours 2 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
 5.1 Nausea 2 735 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.69 [0.58, 0.82]
 5.2 Vomiting 2 728 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.33 [0.18, 0.59]