Iacobelli 2008.
Methods | Prospective, randomised controlled trial | |
Participants | 792 participants undergoing ICSI treatment. Inclusion criterion was a maternal age below 40 years and exclusion criterion was the complete absence of mature oocytes. Number of cycles per patient and previous treatments are unclear. | |
Interventions | Oocytes and embryos were cultured in 6% CO2 and 21% O2 or in 6% CO2, 5% O2 and 89% N2. Timing of embryo transfer unclear. |
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Outcomes | Embryo development and quality, fertilisation rate, implantation rate, clinical pregnancies. Outcomes were reported as percentages. |
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Notes | Location: Italy Setting: European Hospital Group sizes unclear Study published as conference abstract Funding unclear |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method of randomisation has not been described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Length of follow up unclear, loss to follow up unclear and ITT analysis unclear |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | All outcomes mentioned on the method section are reported in the result section |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Embryo transfer policy unclear |