Rahman 2013 (V25).

Methods	Random number table.
Participants	228 women at term with a singleton live fetus and a BS equal to or less than 6 were included.
Interventions	2 groups: oral misoprostol 50 mcg 4‐hourly (max x 5), and intra‐vaginal misoprostol 25 mcg 4‐hourly (max x 5).
Outcomes	Labour and delivery outcomes. Neonatal outcomes. Side effect outcomes.
Notes	8 postrandomisation exclusions.
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Low risk	Random number table.
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Low risk	Sequentially numbered opaque envelopes.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	The study did not address this outcome.
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Unclear risk	Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’.
Other bias	Unclear risk	Insufficient information to assess whether an important risk of bias exists.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes	High risk	Non‐blinded trial.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	High risk	Non‐blinded trial.