Methods | Women were given choice for Cu‐IUD or ECPs and those choosing ECPs were randomly allocated to 2 ECP groups. Method of randomization not reported | |
Participants | 150 women attending the family planning clinics in Shandong, China. Women had regular menstrual periods and a single act of unprotected intercourse within 120 h of attending the clinic | |
Interventions | Mife 10 mg single dose vs LNG 0.75 mg, 2 doses, 12 h apart As noted above, 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, side effects and changes in menstrual pattern | |
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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 and loss to follow‐up not reported |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Reported planned outcomes |
Other bias | Low risk | None detected |