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

WHO 2000 M400po.

Methods computer generated random numbers,
Participants multicentre trial: Beijing, Havana, Helsinki, Ho Chi Min City, Hong Kong, Ljubljana, Melbourne, Moscow, Mumbai, Shanghai, Stockholm, St Petersburg, Szeged, Tbilisi, Tianjin, Tunis, Yerevan, 
 1589 women ≤ 63 days of amenorrhoea, with positive pregnancy test and uterine size consistent with menstrual history 
 exclusion criteria: contraindications for study drug use, history of thromboembolism, liver disease, regular use of prescription drugs, intrauterine device, suspected ectopic pregnancy, heavy cigarette smoking, breastfeeding, irregular menses
Interventions group 1: mifepristone 200 mg/po 
 group 2: mifepristone 600 mg/po 
 both groups received misoprostol 400 mcg/po after 48 hours
Outcomes complete/incomplete/missed/unclassified failed abortion, 
 side effects
Notes identical placebos, identical pill bottles; power calculation (90% power, significance level of 0.05) 
 no major complications were reported
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk A ‐ Adequate