Methods | Women who had had unprotected intercourse within the preceding 72 h were 'randomly allocated' to Mife or LNG groups, and women who had had unprotected intercourse within the previous 72 h‐120 h were assigned to an IUD group. Randomisation took place between 2 types of pills | |
Participants | 315 women attending a hospital clinic, Baotou, China. Women had regular menstrual periods and unprotected intercourse once within 72 to 120 h (in the case of IUDs) | |
Interventions | Mife 25 mg, single dose vs LNG 0.75 mg, twice, orally vs Cu‐IUD This study had three treatment arms, but the Cu‐IUD comparison was not randomized. Hence, we excluded this comparison and included only the mifepristone vs levonorgestrel comparison |
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Outcomes | Observed number of pregnancies | |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Mentioned randomization but description not adequate |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method of allocation concealment not mentioned |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not mentioned |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Post‐randomisation exclusion or loss to follow‐up not reported |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Reported planned outcomes |
Other bias | Low risk | None detected |