Singh 2015.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | RCT Single centre India |
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Participants | Women undergoing fresh IVF cycle with thin endometrium. Previous traditional methods of treating thin endometrium have been unsuccessful (oestradiol and sildenafil). |
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Interventions | Intervention group (N = 24): intrauterine infusion of G‐CSF (300 μg/mL) on day of trigger, repeated after 48 hours if endometrial thickness was < 7 mm Control group (N = 24): saline intrauterine infusion on day of trigger |
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Outcomes | Implantation and pregnancy rates, endometrial thickness | |
Notes | Study was published as conference abstract only. Partial response to queries on data was received from authors. No clinical trial registration number available. |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Quote: “Patient were randomly divided into two groups using computer generated list” |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No information on allocation concealment |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Placebo (intrauterine saline infusion) was used in the control group. No specific information as to whether participants/clinician/embryologist were blinded |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Does not specify if outcome assessors were blinded. However, absence of blinding is unlikely to have influenced the findings for our primary and secondary outcomes, hence categorised as low risk for detection bias. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | No information was available on dropouts, however all randomised women were included in final analysis. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to permit a judgement |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Conference abstract; insufficient information to permit a judgement. Funding mentioned (BTTB Centre). |