Doyle 1992.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | RCT | |
Participants | 182 women undergoing Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone (LLETZ) of the cervix. | |
Interventions | Monsel's Solution applied to cervical wound. No extra treatment. | |
Outcomes | Discharge as measured subjectively by women on daily sanitary pad chart. | |
Notes | 50 women failed to complete their follow‐up questionnaires excluded from analysis.
2 women had primary haemorrhages, 5 women were deemed to be unsuitable after randomisation. Assumed that randomisation is 1:1 so 63 randomised to Monsel's solution and 62 randomised to control, "it was calculated that by entering 60 patients into each arm of the study, there would be a greater than 85% chance of detecting a fall of 25% in the discharge score ...". |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | "The women were randomised ... by sealed opaque envelope to either the control or the Monsel's group". |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | For all outcomes: % analysed: 125/182 (69%) |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to permit judgement |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to assess whether an important risk of bias exists |