Methods |
Women allocated to 2 groups. Method of randomisation not reported |
Participants |
200 women attending in a family planning clinic, Yuhuan, Zhejiang, China. Women had regular menstrual periods, and a single act of unprotected intercourse within 72 h of attending the clinic |
Interventions |
Mife 10 mg, 2 doses, 12 h apart, 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: 0/100; LNG: 1/100
Side effects: no detailed data
Changes in menstrual pattern: no detailed data
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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 |
Planned outcome of pregnancy rate was reported |
Other bias |
Low risk |
None detected |