Methods |
Women were randomly allocated to 2 groups. Method of randomisation not reported |
Participants |
100 women attending Fulaerji District Hospital, Qiqihaer, Helongjiang, China. Women had regular menstrual periods and a single act of unprotected intercourse within 72 h of attending the clinic |
Interventions |
Mife 10 mg single‐dose orally vs LNG 0.75 mg, 2 doses, 12 h apart, orally |
Outcomes |
Observed number of pregnancies, side effects and changes in menstrual pattern |
Notes |
Observed pregnancy/total number of women: Mife 10 mg: 1/50; LNG: 1/50
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Side effects:
Mife: nausea 2/50; dizziness 1/50; low abdominal pain 3/50; diarrhoea 2/50
LNG: nausea 3/50; dizziness 1/50; low abdominal pain 4/50; diarrhoea 1/50
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Changes in menstrual pattern:
Early: Mife 4/49; LNG 9/49
Delay: Mife 9/49; LNG 5/49
Spotting: Mife 1/49; LNG 2/49
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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 |
Any losses to follow‐up or exclusion were not reported |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
Planned outcome of pregnancy rate was reported |
Other bias |
Low risk |
None detected |