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

Levitt 1982.

Study characteristics
Methods Randomised, double‐blind, 2‐period cross‐over study
Participants 58 people aged 17‐78 years
Tumour types: lung cancer (21 people), ovarian cancer (11 people), breast cancer (10 people), other cancers (16 people)
Chemotherapy regimens: combinations of doxorubicin, bleomycin, cisplatinum, cyclophosphamide, dactinomycin, melphalan, mitomycin C, methotrexate, vincristine, etoposide, 5‐fluorouracil. No information on doses reported
Chemotherapy emetogenicity: unable to classify
Interventions Nabilone, n = 58
Placebo, n = 58
Outcomes Episodes of nausea and vomiting time of assessment unclear, frequency and severity of nausea, withdrawal due to lack of efficacy, adverse effects, episodes of drowsiness
Notes Dose and duration not reported
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 36/58 (62%) participants received nabilone, 36/58 (62%) 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"