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. 2017 Jul 28;2017(7):CD007807. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007807.pub3
Methods Prospective, randomized, double‐blind placebo‐controlled trial
Participants Infertile women undergoing IVF/ICSI, 34 women with ICSI cycles and 18 oocyte donation (n = 52)
Interventions 1. Vitamin D 100.000 IU: 1 tablet per month (n = 26)
2. Placebo (n = 26)
Trial duration; 5 consecutive months
Outcomes Endometrial thickness
Number of oocytes retrieved
Cancellation rate
Number of embryos transferred
Implantation rate
Clinical pregnancy rate
Live birth
Notes Conducted in Argentina,study dates not reported
conference abstract
Funding source not reported
Author email; ester_polak@cermed.com. Author contacted on the 20th November 2015 regarding risk of bias factors and live birth data. Author replied 14th December 2015 regarding dropouts, miscarriage, adverse effects and live birth. Trial not yet published as a full text
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk "Fifty two patients were computer randomized"
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Unknown
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes Low risk "Double blind" (placebo control)
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes Low risk "no dropouts" email from author
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk No known selective reporting
Other bias Low risk No other bias found