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. 2001 Jan 22;2001(1):CD001873. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001873

Okamato 1968.

Study characteristics
Methods Double‐blind, parallel trial
Two‐week duration
Participants 36 patients with Ménière's disease (grade III, but very lax criteria)
Interventions Betahistine 18 mg twice daily versus placebo
Outcomes Vertigo (grade II). No difference from placebo
Hearing loss (grade II). No difference from placebo
Tinnitus (grade I). Reduced with betahistine
Notes Allocation bias: low
Attrition bias: medium
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk A ‐ Adequate