| Methods |
RCT. |
| Participants |
23 women. Singleton, cephalic, unscarred uterus. |
| Interventions |
IV oxytocin
vs
vaginal PGF2alpha 50 mg x1, then IV oxytocin 4 hrs later if still not in labour. |
| Outcomes |
Uterine hyperstimulation with FHR changes, C/S, uterine hyperstimulation without FHR changes, epidural analgesia, instrumental vaginal delivery, perinatal death, maternal vomiting, maternal diarrhoea, chorioamnionitis, neonatal jaundice. |
| Notes |
Random lists. Sealed envelopes. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? |
Unclear risk |
Random lists ‐ not clear if they were open. |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
Sealed envelopes not clear whether opaque or in any order. |
| Blinding?
Women |
High risk |
Different tretament regimes. |
| Blinding?
clinical staff |
High risk |
|
| Blinding?
outcome assessor |
High risk |
|
| Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes |
Low risk |
No loss to follow up apparent. |
| Free of selective reporting? |
Low risk |
|
