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

Valojerdi 2010.

Study characteristics
Methods Single‐centre randomised trial
Participants 400 women in Iran undergoing first treatment cycle and women with previous failed cycles
Mean age: control group 29.85 (5.14); AH group 30.86 (5.82)
Interventions Partially thinned by laser
AH: 200 women randomised
Control: 200 women randomised
Outcomes Clinical pregnancy, implantation rates
Notes Power calculation not reported
ITT analysis unclear
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Randomisation list participants
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Methodological or linguistic confusion in description of allocation in the study. Sequential numbers in sealed envelopes (200 participants in each group)
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Blinding of clinician but not patient
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Not stated
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Original protocol not viewed but study authors did not report on live birth
Other bias Low risk None identified