Askalani 1987.
Methods | 'randomly allocated' women to 2 groups. The numbers enrolled in 2 groups were 2:1 between treatment and control. Although 2:1 randomisation was not specifically mentioned, the trial was included because it is explicitly stated that the allocation was random No details of allocation concealment or other methodological aspects were mentioned |
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Participants | 300 women attending the family planning clinic of the Al‐Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt Included women who had had unprotected intercourse around the time of ovulation and attended the clinic within 4 days of unprotected intercourse |
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Interventions | Cu‐IUD (Cu‐T 200) vs control (no treatment) | |
Outcomes | Pregnancy rates | |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method of randomisation not explained |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method of allocation concealment not mentioned |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Blinding not mentioned or method explained |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Any losses to follow‐up or exclusion were not reported |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Planned outcome of pregnancy rate was reported |
Other bias | Low risk | None detected |