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

Sallan 1975a.

Study characteristics
Methods Randomised, double‐blind, 2‐period cross‐over study
Participants 22 people (10 men/12 women) aged 18‐76 years (median = 29.5 years)
Tumour types: variety of neoplasms
Chemotherapy regimen: adriamycin, 5‐azacytidine, nitrogen mustard, imidazole carboxamide, procarbazine, high‐dose cyclophosphamide or high‐dose methotrexate or combinations. No information on doses reported
Chemotherapy emetogenicity: unable to classify
Interventions Dronabinol 15 mg, later changed to 10 mg/m2, every 4 hours x 3 doses orally, n = 33
Placebo, n = 33
Outcomes Episodes of nausea and vomiting on day after treatment, withdrawal due to adverse effects, episodes of feeling high, somnolence, paranoia, hallucination
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 20/33 (61%) participants received THC, 22/33 (67%) participants received placebo
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 gelatin capsules used"
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes Low risk Blinding assumed as study reported as "double‐blind" and "identical gelatin capsules used"