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

Zuo 1999.

Methods Double‐blind, randomised trial
 Random number generation done centrally. Double‐blinded by use of identical placebos
Participants 668 women recruited from 14 family planning clinics in Changsha, China. Women aged < 40 years had regular menstrual periods and attended the clinic within 72 h of a single act of unprotected intercourse
Interventions Mife 10 mg, single dose vs Mife 25 mg, orally
Outcomes Observed number of pregnancies, side effects and changes in menstrual pattern
Notes
  1. Loss to follow‐up 8/668

  2. Observed pregnancy/expected pregnancy/total number of women: Mife 10 mg 3/26/321; Mife 25 mg 2/24/339

Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Random number generation done centrally
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Method of allocation concealment not mentioned
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Double‐blind
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Loss to follow‐up reported
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Reported planned outcomes
Other bias Low risk None detected

COC: combined oral contraceptive; Cu‐IUD: copper intrauterine device; EC: emergency contraception; ITT: intention to treat; IUD: intrauterine device; LNG: levonorgestrel; MCH: maternal and child health; Mife: mifepristone; MTX: methotrexate; RCT: randomized controlled trial; UPA: ulipristal acetate; WHO: World Health Organization