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. 2011 Jun 15;2011(6):CD002851. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002851.pub4

Price 1981.

Methods Four randomised, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trials in the prevention and treatment of motion sickness
Participants 161 healthy men and women with a history of motion sickness. Participants ages ranged from 16 to 55 years.
Interventions Transdermal scopolamine (0.5 mg) delivered constantly over 72 hours), placebo or oral dimenhydrinate taken either before or during a 7 to 8‐hour cruise
Outcomes Subjective reporting of symptoms every 1 or 2 hours during exposure to motion (scale of 0 to 6) and occurrence of dry mouth, drowsiness and blurred vision
Notes Subjects who requested extra medication received supplemental medication of 200 mcg of intramuscular scopolamine hydrobromide
Schulz rating: randomisation B; allocation concealment B; selection bias B; blinding A
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear