Laitinen 1981.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial comparing adverse effects and efficacy of scopolamine, scopolamine + ephedrine and placebo for preventing seasickness | |
Participants | 30 male naval cadets aged 20 to 24 years. Participants with heart disease, hypertension, central nervous system disease, untreated angle closure glaucoma or prostate hypertrophy were excluded. | |
Interventions | Gelatinous capsules of either scopolamine hydrobromide (0.3 mg), scopolamine hydrobromide + ephedrine hydrochloride (25 mg), or placebo administered 3 times a day at 5 to 6‐hour intervals over 5 days for prophylactic treatment of seasickness during crossing of Baltic and North Seas | |
Outcomes | Subjective grading of efficacy of treatment and side effects | |
Notes | No alcohol or central nervous depressants were allowed during the study. Participants were provided with 3 suppositories of 100 mg pyridoxine hydrochloride as supplementary medication if required Schulz rating: randomisation A; allocation concealment B; selection bias B; blinding A |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |