Clinical observation of the sea-sickness prophylactic effect of “anti-sick syrup” and “prevent-sick syrup”
- VernacularTitle:防晕船口服液及抗晕船口服液预防晕船的效果观察
- Author:
Jianping HOU
;
Mingfang HUANG
;
Xiquan YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
motion sickness;
dimenhydrinate;
anisodamine;
ginger;
clinical studies
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
1983;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the preventive effect against sea-sickness of “anti-sick syrup” and “prevent-sick syrup” on voyage at sea. Methods A double-blind controlled trial was carried out in landing craft. 986 volunteers unaccustomed to sailing in their fist voyage at sea were divided into four groups, control group and group A to C, with ingestion, half an hour before setting sail, of placebo syrup, “anti-sick syrup”, “prevent-sick syrup” and “anti-sick syrup” plus “prevent-sick syrup”, respectively. The symptoms of seasickness were then recorded. Results The prophylactic effects have shown in all the groups. However, the effects shown in control group were significantly less than that in other groups (P
