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Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Randomized double‐blind 2‐period cross‐over study | |
Participants | 20 people, mean age 54.1 years Tumour type: advanced gynaecological cancer who vomited during the first chemotherapy treatment Chemotherapy regimen: cis‐platinum (50 mg/m2) with hydration. Vomited during the first treatment. Doxorubicin (40 mg/m2), cyclophosphamide (600 mg/m2) and cis‐platinum (11 people); cyclophosphamide 600 mg and cis‐platinum (3 people); cis‐platinum (6 people) Chemotherapy emetogenicity: high |
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Interventions | Nabilone 1 mg 24 hours before chemotherapy then 1 mg 3 times daily orally Chlorpromazine 12.5 mg IM before chemotherapy with additional dose if requested |
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Outcomes | Number of vomiting episodes in 24 hours, participant preference, adverse events | |
Notes | Translated from French | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Randomly allocated by lottery |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Identical placebo |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | All people were included in the analysis |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Data reported for primary outcome |
Other bias | Low risk | There was no evident difference caused by the order of administration of the drugs |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Identical placebo, double‐dummy tablets used |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Blinding assumed as study reported as double‐blind |