| Methods |
Allocation concealment: inadequate.
Randomisation: randomised by last digit of medical case number on day of surgery.
Blinding: both participant and clinical psychologist, who recorded outcomes, were blinded.
Power Calculation: none stated.
Duration of trial: 12 mths |
| Participants |
Number of women recruited: 39. 18 were excluded due to pathology (endometriosis, PID).
Number of women randomised: 21.
Number of women analysed: 21.
Drop‐outs/withdrawals: none.
Inclusion criteria: women with severe dysmenorrhoea and no improvement with at least 2 NSAIDs and an oral contraceptive (30 and 50 ug of estrogen only) concurrently.
Exclusion criteria: history of psychotherapy, major abdominal procedures, drug abuse or demonstrable pelvic pathology.
Diagnosis: diagnostic laparoscopy.
Age: 18‐34 yrs.
Location: USA. |
| Interventions |
Treatment: laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation.
Control: diagnostic laparoscopic surgery only. |
| Outcomes |
Pain was measured on a five point scale (0 = no pain to 4 = incapacitating pain unresponsive to potent pain relievers and the inability to function). Pain scores for each patient were reported preoperatively and at 3mths and 12mths.
Adverse effects. |
| Notes |
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| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
High risk |
C ‐ Inadequate |
