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. 2017 Aug 2;2017(8):CD001324. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001324.pub5
Methods Women 'randomly allocated' into 2 groups in a 2:1 ratio. Method of randomisation not reported
Participants 285 women attending the gyn clinic in a general hospital, Hubei, China. Women had regular menstrual periods and attended the clinic within 72 h of a single act of unprotected intercourse
Interventions Mife 50 mg orally vs Cu‐IUD
Outcomes Observed number of pregnancies, side effects and changes in menstrual pattern
Notes
  1. Post‐randomisation exclusions or loss to follow‐up not reported

  2. Observed pregnancy/expected pregnancy/total number of women: Mife 1/20/190; Cu‐IUD 0/11/95

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 Reported planned outcomes
Other bias Low risk None detected