Levin 2019.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | RCT | |
Participants | Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria: |
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Interventions | Intervention 1: acupressure P6
Intervention 2: drug combination ‐ excluded from the review
Comparator: no treatment
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Outcomes | Primary outcome: nausea and vomiting | |
Notes | Setting: Rutgers‐Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey, USA Dates: July 2015 to March 2016. Funding source: authors state no funding. Declaration of interest: authors state no conflict. |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Computer‐generated randomisation sequence |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information given |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No described blinding at all |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No described blinding at all |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | No loss to follow‐up |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Authors appear to report the outcomes intended, but we did not assess the trial protocol |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Very limited detail in abstract/e‐poster, more detail in full paper |