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. 2011 Nov 9;2011(11):CD002855. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002855.pub4

Honkanen 2004.

Methods computer generated random sequence; packing company prepared bags containing the medication according to the randomisation sequence
Participants 2219 women; mean age 27 years; </= 63 days of amenorrhoea; Inclusion criteria:single intrauterine pregnancies, haemoglobin > 100 g/L . Exclusion criteria: medical contraindications or allergy for either mifepristone or misoprostol; past or present thromboembolism; liver disease, pruritus of pregnancy; previous surgery of uterine cervix; presence of an intrauterine device; suspected or proven ectopic pregnancy; smoking > 10 cigarettes/day; risk factor for cardiovascular disease; breastfeeding;
Study was conducted from October 1998 ‐ Decembre 2000 in 15 cities in 11 countries, including developed and developing countries: Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai ‐ China; Chandigarh, Mumbai and New Delhi ‐ India; Helsinki ‐ Finland; 
 Ho Chi Minh City ‐ Viet Nam; Ljubljana ‐Slovenia; Oslo ‐ Norway; Singapore ‐ Singapore; Stockholm ‐ Sweden; 
 Szeged ‐ Hungary; Targu Mures ‐ Romania; and Ulaanbaatar ‐ Mongolia.
Interventions mifepristone 200mg followed 36‐48 hours later by:
group 1: misoprostol 800mcg orally followed by misoprostol 400mcg twice/day for 6 days oral
group 2: misoprostol 800mcg vaginally followed by misoprostol 400mcg twice/day for 6 days oral
group 3: misoprostol 800mcg vaginally followed by placebo tablets twice/day for 6 days oral
Outcomes side‐effects and acceptability
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk A ‐ adequate