| Methods |
Trial conducted in Thailand, January 1995‐February 1997. |
| Participants |
54 women with an intrauterine fetal death between 14 and 39 weeks' gestation were included. |
| Interventions |
Women were randomised to 1) vaginal misoprostol (100 mcg) or 2) Intracervical prostaglandin E2 gel (3 mg). |
| Outcomes |
Vaginal birth not achieved in 24 hours; induction to delivery interval; analgesic requirements; surgical evacuation of the uterus; maternal side effects. |
| Notes |
Method of randomisation: stated that "patients were randomised".
Allocation concealment: not stated.
Blinding of participants, caregivers and outcome assessors: not stated. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Stated that "patients were randomised". |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Not stated. |
| Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
Not stated. |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
Low risk |
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| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
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| Other bias |
Low risk |
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