Children's school performance is not impaired by short-term administration of diphenhydramine or loratadine.
Children's school performance is not impaired by short-term administration of diphenhydramine or loratadine.
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短期服用苯海拉明或氯雷他定不会损害儿童的学校表现。
DOI:
10.1067/mpd.2001.112647
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发表时间:
2001
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通讯作者:
Henry Milgrom
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作者:
Bruce G. Bender;David R. McCormick;Henry Milgrom
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a second-generation H1 antihistamine produces less sedation in children and permits greater learning in a school setting than a classic antihistamine.
STUDY DESIGN
Sixty-three 8- to 10-year-old children who had histories of seasonal allergic rhinitis but had no symptoms at the time of the study were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups: placebo, diphenhydramine, or loratadine. Medications were administered on 3 of 4 study days, twice 6 hours apart, while participants attended a laboratory school. Classroom testing at the end of each school day evaluated the children's retention of curriculum material. Potential sedative effects were additionally evaluated by self-report of somnolence and computerized reaction-time testing.
RESULTS
No treatment-related differences emerged on the verbal instruction score, reading test score, reaction time, or somnolence scale.
CONCLUSIONS
Learning and response time in children attending a laboratory school were not significantly affected by either antihistamine.