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. 2022 May 19;2022(5):CD013860. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013860.pub2

Choo 2019.

Study characteristics
Methods RCT
Country: Malaysia
Participants Adult patients (age ≥ 18 years) presenting to the ED with traumatic injuries of the extremities requiring tramadol (50 mg, up to 2 doses) for pain relief
Baseline demographic data: mean age of 39 years, 24.1% female
Study period: 6 months (Exact dates not reported)
Interventions Intervention: 96 patients received metoclopramide 10 mg IV
Control: 95 patients received 0.9% normal saline
Outcomes Primary outcome: mean change in nausea severity using a 100 mm visual analogue scale at 60 min
Secondary outcomes
  • Number of vomiting episodes

  • Need for rescue antiemetic therapy

  • Adverse events

Notes No funding support or author COIs
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk A computerized random number generator was used.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk The allocation list was kept by a separate pharmacist.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes Low risk The intervention and control medications were identical.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes Low risk Treatment allocations were blinded until after study completion.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk No participants were lost to follow‐up.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All data were reported.
Other bias Low risk None