| Methods |
Trial conducted in Uganda. |
| Participants |
120 women undergoing termination of pregnancy for fetal anomalies or following intrauterine fetal death. Women excluded if any contraindication to induction of labour. |
| Interventions |
Women randomised to vaginal misoprostol (50 mcg doubled every 6 hours) intervals) or oxytocin. |
| Outcomes |
Vaginal birth not achieved in 24 hours (% only); induction to birth interval (mean; no standard deviation); analgesia requirements (% only); surgical evacuation of uterus (% only). |
| Notes |
Method of randomisation: computer‐generated random number table.
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) |
Low risk |
Computer‐generated random number table. |
| 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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