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:
Exclusion criteria: not stated Setting: United States of America Timing: not stated |
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| 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) |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |