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. 2009 Oct 7;2009(4):CD003246. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003246.pub2

Jagani 1984.

Methods RCT.
Participants 47 women with intact membranes, Bishops score < 4.
Interventions Control group 
 vs 
 IV oxytocin 
 vs 
 1 mg vaginal PGE2. 
 All groups had extra ovular catheter and if not in labour had ARM and oxytocin at 12 hours.
Outcomes CS.
Notes Randomisation based on case number. No measure taken to conceal the allocation.
Extraovular catheter at low volume insufficient to act as co‐intervention.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation? High risk Case notes numbers.
Allocation concealment? High risk Allocation could be anticipated by investigators.
Blinding? 
 Women High risk Not feasible, different interventions.
Blinding? 
 clinical staff High risk  
Blinding? 
 outcome assessor High risk  
Incomplete outcome data addressed? 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not all of the women were accounted for in all the results.
Free of other bias? Unclear risk Small study and results were difficult to interpret.