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. 2019 Jan 20;2019(1):CD001324. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001324.pub6

Ashok 2002.

Methods Women randomised into 2 groups by opening sequentially‐numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes that were prepared using random number tables
The study was not blinded and the clinician and patient were both aware of the treatment allocation
Participants 1000 women attending family planning clinics in Aberdeen, UK. Women had regular menstrual periods and attended the clinic within 72 h of a single act of unprotected intercourse
Interventions Mife 100 mg orally vs Yuzpe regimen (2 tablets each with ethinyl oestradiol 50 μg and LNG 0.25 mg) orally, 2 doses, 12 h apart
Outcomes Observed number of pregnancies, side effects, change in menstrual pattern and patient acceptability
Notes
  1. Lost to follow‐up: Mife 13/500; Yuzpe 29/500

  2. Observed pregnancy/expected pregnancy/total number of women: Mife 3/39/487; Yuzpe 17/39/471

Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk "Women were randomized into two groups by opening sequentially numbered, sealed opaque envelopes which were prepared using random number tables."
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk "Women were randomized into two groups by opening sequentially numbered, sealed opaque envelopes which were prepared using random number tables."
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk "The study was not blinded and the clinician and patient were both aware of the treatment allocated since patient acceptability was an outcome measure."
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk ITT analysis was used "women allocated to a method of treatment were attributed to that method for the purpose of analysis, whether or not they had the particular method of treatment."
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Planned outcomes were reported
Other bias Low risk None detected