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

McCabe 1988.

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
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
Outcomes Episodes of nausea and vomiting during 24 hours, feeling high, dizziness, dysphoria, hallucination, paranoia
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 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