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

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
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
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"