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. 2019 Nov 13;2019(11):CD011116. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011116.pub3

Hekmatian 2011a.

Methods Study design: unclear if randomised or non‐RCT
Country: Iran
Setting: radiology department of the School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Period of trial: not mentioned
Participants Total number of participants (randomised?): 100
Age: not mentioned
Gender: male = 31, female = 66
Inclusion criteria: patients admitted to the radiology department of the dentistry school; informed consent; no central or peripheral nervous system disorders or had any oral lesions; high co‐operation
Exclusion criteria: people who suffered from any type of brain lesions; any oral lesions; learning disabilities
Interventions Intervention: E angustifolia film (n = 50)
Control: placebo film (n = 47)
Intervention details: all patients were evaluated for gag reflex after 3 minutes of film in touch with the mucosa
Outcomes Outcomes reported:
  • reduction in gagging

Notes Funding source: not mentioned
Sample size calculation: simple non‐probability sampling
Adverse effects: not mentioned
Attrition: 3
Trials registration: not registered
Notes: email sent for additional information regarding randomisation and nature of participants on 25 November 2014; no reply received