| Methods |
Randomised controlled trial with concurrent eligible patients outside of the RCT. The non‐RCT patients were participants in a patient preference trial who refused to be randomised due to preference.The non‐RCT patients were followed up similarly to those in the RCT. Pregnant women with fetus < 63 days gestational age. Nine % loss to follow up. |
| Data |
Characteristics of the non‐randomised patients compared to RCT patients. Women in the RCT were on average 26 (18 to 44) years, 111 women. Women in the preference trial were on average 27 (18 to 45) years, 922 women. |
| Comparisons |
Two RCT arms, both arms were compared with similarly treated eligible non‐RCT patients. The experimental arm patients received medical abortion. The control patients received surgical abortion. |
| Outcomes |
Women were followed up for 2 weeks. Main outcome was satisfied or very satisfied at two weeks after abortion. |
| Notes |
The control arm of the RCT gave more satisfied women compared with the experimental treatment. |
