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Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Randomised double‐blind 2‐period cross‐over | |
Participants | 79 people (28 men/51 women) aged 22‐71 years, mean = 46 years Tumour type: variety of neoplasms Chemotherapy regimen: doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, 5‐fluorouracil (with methotrexate), nitrogen mustard, imidazole carboxamide, nitrosaurea and cytosine arabinoside. No information on doses reported Chemotherapy emetogenicity: high (5‐fluorouracil + methotrexate low risk but only 3/55 people) |
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Interventions | Dronabinol 7 mg/m2 every 4 hours x 4 doses orally, n = 79 Prochlorperazine 7 mg every 4 hours x 4 doses orally, n = 79 |
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Outcomes | Nausea 24 hours post treatment and adverse events | |
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 | High risk | 55/79 (69%) participants in both groups 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 | Low risk | "Identical capsule used" |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | States "double‐blind" |