Berger H, Madreiter H, Jarosch E
J Int Med Res. 1978;6(6):491-3. doi: 10.1177/030006057800600614.
In this study pneumographs of children with acute bronchitis treated with Vicks Vaporub or Petrolatum were used. Movement artifacts were used as a measure of the so-called "restlessness" of the children. The experimental schedule consisted of a 10-minute phase of recording before a 3-minute treatment with Vaporub or Petrolatum, followed by a 70-minute observation period, during which time pneumograms were also recorded. Thirty-four Vaporub-treated children showed an increase in periods without movement artifacts of up to 213.8%, the Petrolatum controls, twenty-six children, up to 62.4% as compared to the corresponding pre-treatment values. It is concluded that Vaporub is effective in decreasing restlessness in children suffering from acute bronchitis. This effect is quite marked and cannot be due solely to psychological effects of the rub therapy, or to effects of petrolatum without aromatics.
在本研究中，使用了接受维克斯达姆膏（Vicks Vaporub）或凡士林治疗的急性支气管炎患儿的呼吸描记图。运动伪迹被用作衡量儿童所谓“不安”程度的指标。实验方案包括在使用达姆膏或凡士林进行3分钟治疗前进行10分钟的记录阶段，随后是70分钟的观察期，在此期间也记录呼吸描记图。34名接受达姆膏治疗的儿童无运动伪迹的时长增加了213.8%，而26名凡士林对照组儿童与相应的治疗前值相比，增加了62.4%。得出的结论是，达姆膏可有效减轻急性支气管炎患儿的不安情绪。这种效果非常显著，不能仅仅归因于摩擦疗法的心理效应，也不能归因于不含芳香剂的凡士林的效应。
