Methods	RCT (little information on methods, findings reported in a brief abstract)
Participants	60 women attending an Iranian hospital with PPROM between 26 and 32 weeks’ gestation
Interventions	All women were observed in hospital for 1 week before randomisation to inpatient or outpatient management
Outcomes	Latency period, 5-min Apgar score, NICU admission, neonatal ventilation, neonatal mortality
Notes	This study was reported in a brief abstract. Original data were not set out in the results (P values for statistical tests examining differences between groups were provided). We have attempted to contact the authors for more information on study methods and results but have not been successful so far

NICU: neonatal intensive care unit

PPROM: preterm prelabour rupture of membranes

RCT: randomised controlled trial