Crawford 2015.
Methods | Parallel group study Number of women randomised: 186 (91 in the intervention group; 95 in the control group) Number of cancellations: none reported Number of women analysed: 186 |
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Participants | Country of authors: United Kingdom and Australia Inclusion criteria: women aged 23 to 39 years, < 2 previous IVF attempts Exclusion criteria: not reported. Mean age: not reported Mean duration of infertility: not reported Women with primary infertility: not reported Setting: assisted reproduction programme in Homerton University Hospital |
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Interventions | Intervention: intrauterine injection of 0.5 ml seminal plasma immediately after the oocyte pick‐up procedure Control: intrauterine injection of 0.5 ml culture medium immediately after the oocyte pick‐up procedure |
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Outcomes | Clinical pregnancy rate | |
Notes | Abstract | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Both clinicians and participants were blinded |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Objectively measured outcome |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Accounted for all randomised women |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Unable to assess |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Unable to assess |