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 |
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Interventions | Nabilone, n = 58 Placebo, n = 58 |
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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" |