Methods |
Women 'randomly allocated' to 3 groups. Method of randomisation not reported |
Participants |
139 women attending the outpatient clinic of a hospital in Beijing, China. Women had regular menstrual periods and attended the clinic within 72 h of a single act of unprotected intercourse |
Interventions |
Mife 25 mg, orally, 2 doses, 12 h apart vs anordrin 7.5 mg, orally, 2 doses, 12 h apart vs Mife 25 mg + anordrin 7.5 mg, orally, single dose |
Outcomes |
Observed number of pregnancies, side effects and changes in menstrual pattern |
Notes |
Post‐randomisation exclusions or loss to follow‐up not reported
Observed pregnancy/expected pregnancy/total number of women: Mife 25 mg twice: 0/4/46; anordrin 7.5 mg twice: 2/3/46; Mife + anordrin: 0/3/47
The pregnancy rates in relation to risk factors were not reported
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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 |
Post‐randomisation exclusions or loss to follow‐up not reported |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
Planned outcome was reported |
Other bias |
Low risk |
None detected |