Methods |
Women randomly allocated to 2 groups. The method of randomisation not reported |
Participants |
100 women attending in an MCH hospital, Wuhua county, Guangzhou, China. Women had regular menstrual periods and a single act of unprotected intercourse within 120 h of attending the clinic |
Interventions |
Mife 10 mg vs Mife 25 mg, single dose, orally |
Outcomes |
Observed number of pregnancies, side effects and changes in menstrual pattern |
Notes |
Observed pregnancy/total number of women: Mife 10 mg 1/60; Mife 25 mg 1/40
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Side effects:
Total side effects: Mife 10 mg 3/60; Mife 25 mg 4/40
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Changes in menstrual pattern:
Delay: Mife 10 mg 8/60; Mife 25 mg 4/40
Spotting: Mife 10 mg 9/59; Mife 25 mg 2/39
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Risk of bias |
Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Mentioned randomisation 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 |
No mention of post‐randomisation exclusion and loss to follow‐up |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
Reported planned outcomes |
Other bias |
Low risk |
None detected |