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. 2016 Feb 2;2016(2):CD007786. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007786.pub3

Mehta 1997.

Methods RCT
Participants 28 participants with need for stem cell (bone marrow) transplantation (allograft or autologous), including those receiving TBI. Median age 8 years (range 4 to 12 years), 9/15 male in ondansetron group. Median age 9.5 years (range 4 to 17), 9/13 male in perphenazine group.
Interventions 15 participants received ondansetron loading 0.15 mg/kg then 0.45 mg/kg as continuous infusion
13 participants received perphenazine 0.06 mg/kg loading and 0.4 mg/kg per 24 hours continuous infusion), plus diphenhydramine 1 mg/kg QDS
Outcomes "Continuous" recording of vomiting and retching (events within 5 minutes considered as a single episode). Probably nursing staff recording outcomes
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 High risk Not reported
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 Acute vomiting High risk Not reported
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 Other outcomes High risk Blinding of care provider: no
Blinding of participant: no
Blinding of outcome assessors: no
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk 3 not evaluated, unclear from which arm or even if excluded prior to randomisation
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk
Other bias Low risk No other risk of bias noted