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. 2015 Nov 12;2015(11):CD009464. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009464.pub2

Kleinman 1983.

Study characteristics
Methods Randomised, double‐blind, 4‐period cross‐over study
Participants 16 people (9 men/7 women) aged 18‐53 years (median = 38 years)
Tumour types: not reported
Chemotherapy regimens: "Cancer chemotherapy known to cause acute gastrointestinal toxicity"
Chemotherapy emetogenicity: unable to classify
Interventions Prochlorperazine 10 mg + dronabinol 15 mg x 2 courses orally, n = 16
Prochlorperazine + placebo orally, n = 16
Outcomes Episodes of nausea and vomiting 24 hours after chemotherapy, euphoria, sedation
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 Low risk 28/32 (87.5%) participants received prochlorperazine + THC, 24/32 (75%) participants received prochlorperazine + placebo (overall 52/64 (81%) participants received either of the 2 courses)
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" and "identical capsules used"
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes Low risk Blinding assumed as study reported as "double‐blind and identical capsules used"