| 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. Women with early fetal demise or incomplete miscarriage at a gestational age of < 16 completed weeks. RCT group lost 31 women to follow up. Non‐RCT group lost 85 women to follow up. |
| Data |
Characteristics of the non‐randomised patients compared to RCT patients who received the same treatment. RCT expected management patients were mean 32 years, 64 women. Non‐RCT preference expectant management women were on average 33 years, 126 women. |
| Comparisons |
Two RCT arms, both arms were compared with similarly treated eligible non‐RCT patients. The experimental arm patients received expectant management. The control patients received surgery. |
| Outcomes |
Women were followed up for 6 weeks and 12 weeks. Main outcome was success at 6 weeks. |
| Notes |
The two experimental treatments were not significantly different. |
