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. 2023 Jun 21;2023(6):CD014788. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014788.pub2

Tummon 1988.

Study characteristics
Methods Trial design: Randomised controlled trial
Participants Participants:  38 women were randomised and analysed.
Mean age: 31.4 ± 0.6 years
Inclusion criteria:
  • Laparoscopically diagnosed and staged endometriosis


Exclusion criteria: not stated
Setting: United States of America
Timing: not stated
Interventions  GnRHa group: 8 women received leuprolide 1.6 mg daily intranasally, 8 women received buserelin 1.2 mg daily IN and 9 received buserelin 200 μg daily subcutaneously (n = 25)
versus
Danazol, 200 mg four times daily orally (n = 13)
Outcomes
  • Bone Mineral Density

  • Serum E2, FSH, LH, and progesterone concentrations

Notes Intention‐to‐treat analysis: not stated
Sample size calculation: not stated
Funding: Supported by TAP Pharmaceuticals, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois, and by Hoechst‐Roussel Pharmaceuticals, Somerville, New Jersey
Author could not be contacted due to lack of information.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk "Randomly assigned". No further details of method used to generate the randomisation sequence were provided.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No further details of method used to conceal allocation were provided.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk No details provided of blinding of participants or personnel
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk No details provided of blinding of outcome assessment
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk No information about incomplete outcome data
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk The study protocol was not available but it was clear that the published reports included all expected outcomes, including those that were prespecified.
Other bias Low risk No other risk of bias detected