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. 2012 Dec 12;2012(12):CD001894. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001894.pub5

Isik 2000.

Methods Single centre, randomised trial
Participants 46 women from Turkey with > 5 day 3 cleavage stage embryos (FSH at day 3: control 6.1 (3.0); AH 5.5 (1.4) IU/L)undergoing ICSI 
 Mean duration of infertility: 6.7 years 
 Mean age: control group 29.1 (3.6); AH group 30.5 (5.2) years
Interventions AH enzymatic (chemical; complete and total zona breach; 120 to 144 hours egg retrieval to AH; 0.5 to 1 hours AH to transfer) versus no AH 
 AH: 24 women randomised, 71 embryos transferred 
 Control: 22 women randomised, 63 embryos transferred
Outcomes Implantation
Notes Author response
No. of embryos transferred, blastocyst transfer: AH 2.95 (0.9); Control 2.86 (0.8)
Unclear if power calculation performed 
 ITT analysis unclear 
 Published as full paper
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Using a random number table on day three
Allocation concealment (selection bias) High risk Allocation not concealed
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Participants not blinded or unclear 
 Assessor not blinded or unclear
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not stated
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Protocol not viewed, however live birth was not reported