Waldenström 2009.
Methods | Prospective, randomised controlled trial | |
Participants | 600 women undergoing IVF with at least 5 fertilised oocytes were randomised into a treatment group (n=197) and a control group (n=199) participants. 173 participants were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criterion of at least 5 fertilised oocytes and 31 participants withdrew from the trial. Unclear whether oocyte donations were included. The patients had previous treatments but no frozen oocytes were used for this trial. | |
Interventions | Blastocyst culture in atmospheres with either 6% CO2 in air (˜19% O2) or 6% CO2, 5% O2, 89% N2. Embryo transfer at Day 5. |
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Outcomes | Live birth rate, clinical pregnancy rate (reported as viable pregnancies), multiple pregnancies, miscarriages, fertilization rate, embryo development (high quality blastocysts) and cryopreservation rate. | |
Notes | Location: Sweden Setting: In Vitro Fertilization Unit, Falun Hospital Funding is unclear |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method of randomisation not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | The clinician was blinded |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Follow up until delivery, loss to follow up accounted for, no intention‐to‐treat analysis |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Results are not described in a prespecified manner |
Other bias | Low risk | Multiple pregnancy rate is reported with a multiple embryo transfer policy |