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. 2021 Mar 17;2021(3):CD001894. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001894.pub6

Rufas‐Sapir 2004.

Study characteristics
Methods Unknown randomisation method and allocation concealment. Occurred on day of embryo transfer
Participants 207 women
3 consecutive failed IVF cycles
All ages
Undergoing IVF only
Interventions Mechanical partial zonal dissection: complete breach technique vs control
AH ‐ 104 women
Control ‐ 103 women
Outcomes Clinical pregnancy, miscarriage
Notes Study author response
AH 3.4; ET control 3.7
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Unknown randomisation method
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Unknown allocation concealment
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Unclear
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk Data appear complete
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Unclear
Other bias Unclear risk Conference abstract