Edelman 2001.

Methods	'randomized' ‐ no further explanation
Participants	114 women recruited between June 1999 to March 2000 at University Hospital (Planned Parenthood) Portland, USA; </= 77 days of LMP;
Interventions	MVA vs VA; all women received paracervical bloc; Diazepam p.o. on request; cervical preparation not mentioned
Outcomes	time needed for procedure; pain: at dilatation and at aspiration; 10 cm analogue scale for pain rating was used
Notes	women were asked if noise of the procedure subjectively increased pain: 44.6% MVA vs 58.5%  VA
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment?	Unclear risk	B ‐ unclear