Efficacy of ginger as antiemetic in children with acute gastroenteritis: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ginger is a spice with a long history of use as a traditional remedy for nausea and vomiting. No data on the efficacy of ginger are presently available for children with vomiting associated with acute gastroenteritis (AGE).

Aim

To test whether ginger can reduce vomiting in children with AGE.

Methods

Double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial in outpatients aged 1 to 10 years with AGE-associated vomiting randomised to ginger or placebo. The primary outcome was the occurrence of ≥1 episode of vomiting after the first dose of treatment. Severity of vomiting and safety were also assessed.

Results

Seventy-five children were randomised to the ginger arm and 75 to the placebo arm. Five children in the ginger arm and 4 in the placebo arm refused to pa

SUBMITTER: Nocerino R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8252074 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature