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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 22.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jun 16;(6):CD001318. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001318.pub2
Methods RCT
Participants 106 women with CIN 3
Adequate colposcopy and no extension to vagina
Interventions Laser ablation
Cryotherapy
Outcomes Residual disease at 4 and 10 months
Notes 71 women were randomised to laser ablation, 35 to cryotherapy Laser performed ablated transformation zone to a depth of 7mm Cryocoagulation (double freeze thaw freeze technique)
Risk of bias
Item Authors’ judgement Description
Adequate sequence generation? Unclear Not reported
Allocation concealment? Unclear Not reported
Blinding?
All outcomes
Unclear Not reported
Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes
Yes % of women analysed: 106/106 (100%)
Free of selective reporting? Unclear Insufficient information to permit judgement
Free of other bias? Unclear Insufficient information to assess whether an important risk of bias exists