Librati 1996.
Methods | Generation the allocation sequence: not reported Allocation concealment method: not reported Blinding method: not reported Power calculation: not reported Number and reasons for withdrawals: withdrawals reported as exclusion criteria Intention‐to‐treat analysis: no |
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Participants | Group A (Depot) leuprolide 3.75 mg SC administered on first day of menses: 85 participants, and Group B (Daily) Decapeptyl 0.1 mg/day SC administered on first day of menses, and continued until the day of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) administration: 75 participants | |
Interventions | Ovarian stimulation started 14 days after menses with hCG or FSH 4 ampoules (300 IU) during the first 2 days, 3 ampoules for the next 3 days, and adjusting the dose on the consecutive days | |
Outcomes | Primary outcome: not reported (reported pregnancy rate per transfer) Secondary outcomes: number of oocytes retrieved per woman; miscarriage rate per pregnancy; number of gonadotropin (FSH) units employed per cycle |
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Notes | Setting of the study: Bordeaux, France Statistical tests: the Chi² test and Fisher Student test were used to compare variables | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method not reported |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method not reported |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Blinding not reported but unlikely to influence primary review outcomes |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | 180 women randomised, 20 of whom withdrew. The only reason given by the author was that the participants did not obtain at least 1 embryo for transfer. This is considered exclusion and not withdrawal. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Did not report live births/ongoing pregnancy or OHSS |
Other bias | High risk | The author does not report means and standard deviations, nor the standard errors. The author presents the results only in percentages, making it difficult to know the exact number of occurrences. |