Tucker 1993.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Single‐centre randomised trial | |
Participants | 218 women from North America undergoing IVF (mean basal FSH: control group 9.0 (5.3); AH group 8.8 (3.7) IU/L) Mean age: control group 34.2 (4.1); AH group 34.1 (4.8) | |
Interventions | AH with acid Tyrode's thinning to 1/4; 72 hour egg retrieval to AH; 1 to 3 hour AH to transfer) vs no AH AH: 110 women randomised, 333 embryos transferred Control: 108 women randomised, 312 embryos transferred | |
Outcomes | Implantation, clinical pregnancy | |
Notes | Attempted to contact author about this study; no reply received ET: AH 2.9, control 3.0 Unclear whether power calculation performed ITT analysis unclear Published as full paper |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Randomisation stated but method unclear or incorrect |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Unclear; no details |
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 | ITT analysis unclear |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | High risk | Original protocol not viewed but study authors did not report on live birth |
Other bias | Low risk | None identified |