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Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Randomised, 2‐period cross‐over trial | |
Participants | 36 (9 men/27 women) aged 18‐69 years (median = 48 years) Tumour types: breast cancer (11 people), haematological malignancies (9 people), sarcomas (6 people), gastrointestinal malignancies (5 people), melanoma (2 people), ovarian cancer (2 people), testicular cancer (1 person) Chemotherapy regimens: doxorubicin (13 people), cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and 5‐fluorouracil (7 people), nitrogen mustard, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone (7 people), platinum combinations (4 people), DTIC (2 people), 5‐fluorouracil combinations (2 people), 5‐azacytadine (1 person). No information on doses reported Chemotherapy emetogenicity: moderate to high |
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Interventions | Dronabinol 15 mg/m2 1 hour prior to chemotherapy, then every 4 hours for 24 hours after chemotherapy orally, n = 36 Prochlorperazine 10 mg 1 hour prior to chemotherapy, then every 4 hours for 24 hours after chemotherapy orally, n = 36 |
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Outcomes | Episodes of nausea and vomiting during 24 hours, feeling high, dizziness, dysphoria, hallucination, paranoia | |
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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 | All people were analysed |
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 | High risk | "Blinding not achieved" |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | High risk | Study not blinded |