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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 |
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Interventions | Dronabinol 15 mg, later changed to 10 mg/m2, every 4 hours x 3 doses orally, n = 33 Placebo, n = 33 |
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Outcomes | Episodes of nausea and vomiting on day after treatment, withdrawal due to adverse effects, episodes of feeling high, somnolence, paranoia, hallucination | |
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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" |