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Is Ginger Effective At Ameliorating Chemotherapy Induced Nausea When Used Adjunct To Standard Antiemetics In Cancer Patients?, Sara A. Brewer

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine if ginger is effective at ameliorating chemotherapy induced nausea when used adjunct to standard antiemetics in cancer patients.

STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review of three randomized controlled trials published in 2015, 2017, and 2018.

DATA SOURCES: Data sources for this review were articles published in peer-reviewed journals using PubMed and Cochrane Databases.

OUTCOME(S) MEASURED: The outcomes measured are ginger’s effect on the incidence of chemotherapy induced nausea, ginger’s effect on the severity of chemotherapy induced nausea, and ginger’s effect on delayed nausea in patients taking chemotherapy.

RESULTS: Two out of …

Does The Addition Of Ginger Decrease Migraine Pain?, Stephanie Nguyen

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not “does the addition of ginger decrease migraine pain”.

STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review of three peer-reviewed studies published between the years of 2011-2018.

DATA SOURCES: Three double-blinded randomized control trials were chosen from the Cochrane Library and PubMed and selected based on patient oriented outcomes and their relevance to the clinical questions. The study by Martins et al., (Cephalalgia. 2018; 39(1):68-76. doi: 10.1177/0333102418776016) compared the addition of ginger vs placebo. The study by Maghbooli et al., (Phytotherapy Research. 2014;28(3):412–415. doi: 10.1002/ptr.4996.) compared the addition of ginger …