Dominguez 1999.
Methods | RCT. | |
Participants | 156 women. Inclusion criteria: women at full term (38‐41 weeks) with premature rupture of the membranes and a Bishop score equal to or less than 4. Exclusion criteria: women were excluded if there was cephalopelvic disproportion, if there was any sign of fetal distress, anomalous appearance, detached placenta or chorionamnionitis. |
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Interventions | IV oxytocin group: 2‐4 mU/min of oxytocin. Control group: intracervical dinoprostone gel (0.5 mg). |
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Outcomes | Failed induction (no cervical change after 12 hours); mode of delivery; side effects and chorionamnionitis. | |
Notes | Data extracted from translation notes. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Adequate sequence generation? | Unclear risk | No information provided. |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | No information provided. |
Blinding? Women | High risk | |
Blinding? clinical staff | High risk | |
Blinding? outcome assessor | High risk | |
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes | Low risk | No loss to follow up apparent. |