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. 2021 May 18;2021(5):CD007579. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007579.pub3

Imbeloni 1986.

Study characteristics
Methods RCT
Participants
  • Pregnant women at term undergoing CS under epidural anaesthesia.

  • N = 80 women randomised

Interventions Group 1: dopamine antagonist (Comparison 2)
  • Metoclopramide 20 mg IV.

  • N = 40 women randomised.


Group 2: placebo
  • Normal saline 4 mL.

  • N = 40 women randomised.

Outcomes Nausea and vomiting.
Notes Setting: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Dates: not reported in English abstract
Funding source: not reported in English abstract.
Declaration of interest: not reported in English abstract.
This study currently provides no data for the review because for 'nausea + vomiting' data are unclear if the data are for intraoperative or postoperative. We wrote to the authors in 2009 to request further information but had no response.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Quote: "Women were divided into groups randomly."
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not described.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Not stated.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Not stated.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk None described.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk We did not assess the trial protocol.
Other bias Low risk No apparent baseline differences.