Carbone 2013.

Study characteristics
Methods	RCT
Participants	Inclusion: singleton, viable gestation (≥ 24 weeks), cephalic, intact membranes, BS < 7 Exclusion: malpresentation, multifetal gestation, spontaneous labour, contraindication to PGs, fetal growth restriction, anomalous fetus, fetal demise, previous CS, or other uterine surgery.
Interventions	Foley + misoprostol (n = 56): 25 mcg vaginal misoprostol every 4 hours AND Foley catheter filled with 60 mL saline; taped to the inner thigh under gentle traction. misoprostol alone (n = 61): 25 mcg vaginal misoprostol every 4 hours Not mentioned for how long misoprostol and/or Foley was given in total.
Outcomes	Induction to delivery time, mode of delivery, tachysystole, postpartum haemorrhage (> 500 cc), chorioamnionitis, neonatal AS and NICU admission.
Notes	Setting: USA Study period: January 2011 to April 2012 Funding: not reported Declarations of interest: none declared
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Low risk	Computer‐generated sequence
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Low risk	Opaque envelopes, not stated if these were sequential numbered
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Not feasible due to nature of intervention
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Not reported
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	Low risk	ITT, no missing data or cases
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Low risk	All pre‐specified outcomes were reported in results
Other bias	Low risk	No other bias detected