Pomeroy 1986.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Randomised, double‐blind parallel group trial | |
Participants | 38 people (23 men/15 women) aged 21‐66 years (median = 42 years) Tumour types: ovarian cancer (11 people), testicular cancer (9 people), bronchus carcinoma (8 people), non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma (3 people), Hodgkin's disease (2 people), sarcoma (2 people), breast cancer (1 person), melanoma (1 person), nephroblastoma (1 person) Chemotherapy regimens: cisplatin (10 people); cisplatin and treosulphan (7 people); cisplatin, vincristine, methotrexate and bleomycin (4 people), cisplatin, actinomycin D and etoposide (2 people); cisplatin, vinblastine and bleomycin (2 people); cisplatin and vindesine (1 person); adriamycin, bleomycin, vincristine and DTIC (2 people); adriamycin, vincristine and cyclophosphamide (2 people); adriamycin, vincristine, cyclophosphamide and prednisone (2 people); adriamycin, vincristine and etoposide (1 person); ifosfamide (2 people); vincristine, methotrexate and 5‐fluorouracil (1 person); vindesine, DTIC and 1‐(2‐chloroethyl)3‐cyclohexyl‐1‐nitrosurea (CCNU) (1 person). No information on doses reported Chemotherapy emetogenicity: high |
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Interventions | Nabilone 1 mg 3 times daily x 2 cycles orally, n = 19 Domperidone 20 mg 3 times daily x 2 cycles orally, n = 19 |
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Outcomes | Episodes of vomiting daily, withdrawal due to adverse effects, lack of efficacy, episodes of drowsiness, dizziness, hypotension, euphoria | |
Notes | 2 cycles of chemotherapy evaluated | |
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 | 32/38 (84%) participants received nabilone, 33/38 (87%) participants received domperidone |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Data reported for primary outcome |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Unclear if groups were balanced at baseline |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | "Identical capsules used" |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Blinding assumed as study reported as "double‐blind" and "identical capsules used" |