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Study aim
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Comparison the effectiveness of promethazine and ondansetron in patients with acute peripheral vertigo
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Design
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randomized clinical trial, blinded, with a parallel group design of 170 patients. phase 3
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Settings and conduct
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This randomized comparative study was conducted in parallel groups to compare the therapeutic effect of ondansetron in comparison with muscle promethazine in 20-60 year old patients with acute peripheral vertigo referring to the emergency department of Porsina Hospital in Rasht
Patients and evaporators were blind to treatments
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Entry criteria: People aged between 20 and 60 years have signs of vertigo, including severe dizziness, an attack, nausea, vomiting, with and without previous hearing symptoms, such as tinnitus or ear forearm, lack of neurological symptoms New companion
exit criteria: Dissatisfaction of Participation in the study. Coagulation disorders that lead to uncontrolled bleeding through injection. Based on history, patients with central dizziness, patients with signs and symptoms of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo(BPPV) ) Have new central unilateral symptoms, recent trauma, pregnancy, evidence of dizziness due to adverse drug reactions, or loss of state of pressure, known dystrophy, or drug sensitivity to promethazine and ondansetron or similar drugs
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Intervention groups
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Patients referred to emergency department with acute peripheral vertigo were assigned to two groups A and B.
To group A, promethazine 25 mg intramuscularly and 1 cc distilled water intravenously are injected . In group B, 4 ml of andonsetrone intravenously and 1 ml of distilled water intramuscularly are injected .
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Main outcome variables
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Introducing a drug that is used to treat vertigo that has more effects and less complications than routine treatments.