Lelaidier 1993
| Methods | Drug or identical placebo supplied by pharmacy using randomisation list using permutation blocks of four. | |
| Participants | 46 women with non‐viable pregnancies diagnosed by ultrasound on two examinations separated by one week. < 14 weeks. No bleeding or pain. | |
| Interventions | Mifepristone 600 mg orally (n = 23) or placebo (n = 23). All women were reviewed after 5 days and if miscarriage had not occurred, surgical evacuation was performed that day. | |
| Outcomes | Primary outcome was expulsion of the pregnancy. Symptoms also recorded. | |
| Notes | Two women in the placebo group underwent surgical evacuation by private practitioners before 5th day review. Both were in the process of miscarriage and were classed as expulsion positive; no information available on symptoms. | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | A ‐ Adequate |