Emir 2013.
Methods | RCT Cross‐over |
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Participants | Paediatric patients (age 1 to 16 years, median 7 years; 13/23 male) receiving cisplatin‐containing chemotherapy regimens | |
Interventions | Granisetron 0.04 mg/kg plus dexamethasone 0.2 mg/kg Granisetron 0.04 mg/kg, dexamethasone 0.2 mg/kg, midazolam 0.04 mg/kg, and diphenhydramine 2.5 mg/kg |
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Outcomes | Number of vomits Severity of nausea (no definition of how this was defined given in paper) Use of rescue therapy Adverse events Complete response was defined as no nausea or vomiting, partial response as 1 or 2 vomits but no need for rescue therapy, no response as more than 3 emetic episodes or need for rescue therapy |
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Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not stated |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not stated |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) Acute nausea | Unclear risk | Not stated |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) Acute vomiting | Unclear risk | Not stated |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) Other outcomes | Unclear risk | Not stated |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | All participants accounted for in results |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | All outcomes reported |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Paired data not provided |