Kandil 2012.

Study characteristics
Methods	Prospective quasi‐RCT
Participants	Inclusion criteria: 41 weeks or more, primigravida, BS < 4, singleton living fetus, vertex presentation, no evidence of active labour, a reassuring FHR pattern, no evidence of intrauterine infection. Exclusion criteria: contra‐indication for vaginal delivery, previous uterine surgery, non‐reassuring FHR, IUFD, ruptured membranes, vaginal infection, malpresentation, macrosomic fetus, cephalopelvic disproportion, history of APH, contra‐indication to PGs
Interventions	1. 18F Foley catheter, 30 cc sterile saline. Taped to the inner thigh. Each patient received 1 g of ampicillin/6 hours. Removed after 12 hours. (N = 50) 2. 25 ug misoprostol vaginally every 4 hours (N = 50)
Outcomes	Induction to delivery time, oxytocin use, route of delivery, occurrence of chorioamnionitis, AS, admission to NICU, tachysystole, hypertonus, hyperstimulation
Notes	9 patients were insertion of Foley was not possible were replaced by 9 other patients! Setting: Menofyia University Hospital, Egypt Study period: from January 2010 to October 2010 Funding: not reported Declarations of interest: none declared
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	High risk	Randomisation by odd or even admission date
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	High risk	Randomisation by odd or even admission date
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	High risk	ITT was not mentioned. 9 patients in Foley group were replaced by 9 others because insertion of Foley was not possible. No flow chart, no description of lost to follow‐up.
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Low risk	All pre‐described outcome measures were mentioned.
Other bias	Low risk	No other bias detected