Jones 1982.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Prospective, randomised, double‐blind, 2‐period cross‐over trial | |
Participants | 54 people; aged 20‐37 years (n = 9), 38‐57 years (n = 23), > 58 years (n = 22) Tumour types: breast cancer (15 people), lymphoma (12 people), ovarian cancer (8 people), lung cancer (7 people), melanoma (3 people), testicular cancer (2 people), miscellaneous (7 people) Chemotherapy regimens: adriamycin‐based regimens (25 people), cisplatinum‐based regimens (14 people), other combinations (12 people). No information on doses reported Chemotherapy emetogenicity: high |
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Interventions | Nabilone 2 mg every 12 hours orally, n = 54 Placebo, n = 54 |
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Outcomes | Episodes of nausea and vomiting unclear time period of results unclear; withdrawal due to severe nausea and vomiting; episodes of drowsiness, euphoria, hallucination, hypotension | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | 24/54 (44%) participants received nabilone, 24/54 (44%) participants received placebo |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Data reported for primary outcome |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Assumed washout period sufficient. Unclear if paired analysis was performed. Unclear if groups were balanced at baseline |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Reported as "double‐blind" |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Blinding assumed as study reported as "double‐blind" |