| Methods |
Randomised controlled trial |
| Participants |
72 women undergoing IVF/ICSI cycles |
| Interventions |
1 mg of dexamethasone received daily until the day of oocyte aspiration |
| Outcomes |
Number of retrieved oocytes; number of fertilised and transferred embryos; number of gonadotropin ampoules used; levels of oestradiol on the day of hCG injection |
| Notes |
Neither clinical pregnancy nor live birth rates were reported and we got no response to requests for data and further information. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
"The patients were divided into two groups by Randomised permuted block". No further details, despite our contact with the authors. |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
No further details, despite our contact with the authors. |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
"In this randomised,triple‐blind placebo controlled trial..". No further details, despite our contact with the authors. |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
"In this randomised,triple‐blind placebo controlled trial..". No further details, despite our contact with the authors. |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
No further details, despite our contact with the authors. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Unclear risk |
No further details, despite our contact with the authors. |
| Other bias |
Unclear risk |
No further details, despite our contact with the authors. |
