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Title: | Midazolam vs. diphenhydramine for the treatment of metoclopramide-induced akathisia: A randomized controlled trial |
Authors: | Parlak, I Erdur, Bülent Parlak, M Ergin, Ahmet Ayrik, C Tomruk, O Türkçüer, İbrahim |
Keywords: | akathisia; metoclopramide; midazolam; diphenhydramine; benzodiazepines; anticholinergics |
Publisher: | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
Abstract: | Objectives: To compare the effects of midazolam, which is a fast and short-acting benzodiazepine, and diphenhydramine, which is a widely used anticholinergic agent, in clinical practice for the treatment of metoclopramide-induced akathisia. Methods: All adults older than 17 years given metoclopramide for nausea and vomiting or for headache and who had akathisia were eligible for this clinical, randomized, double-blind trial. Patients were randomized to receive diphenhydramine or midazolam. Subjective, objective, and total akathisia scores and modified Ramsay Sedation Scale scores were recorded. Repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to compare the efficacy and side effects of the medications. Results: Forty-one (73.3%) of the 56 enrolled patients were women. The mean (+/- SD) age was 39.9 (+/- 15.7) years in the diphenhydramine group and 40.9 (+/- 16.2) years in the midazolam group. Mean subjective, objective, and total akathisia scores in the first 5 minutes declined considerably in the midazolam group compared with the diphenhydramine group (p < 0.001). However, the mean Ramsay Sedation Scale score in the first 15 minutes increased significantly in the midazolam group compared with the diphenhydramine group (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Midazolam can correct the symptoms of metoclopramide-induced akathisia faster than diphenhydramine, but it causes more sedation. |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11499/18879 |
ISSN: | 1069-6563 |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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