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. 2019 Oct 18;2019(10):CD001233. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001233.pub3

Al‐Taani 2004.

Methods Randomised trial, random number table, blinding unclear.
Participants Grand multiparous women, BS 5 or less, singleton term pregnancy, intact membranes, cephalic presentation, good fetal condition.
Exclusion: previous CS, contraindications for vaginal birth, suspected cephalopelvic disproportion, unexplained antenatal haemorrhage.
Interventions Foley catheter 50 mL (72).
(PGE2) tablet 3 mg (75), 6‐hourly.
Outcomes Route of delivery, change in BS, intrapartum complications, need for augmentation.
Notes Setting: Queen Alia military hospital, Amman, Jordan
Dates of study:September 2001 ‐ August 2003
Funding: not reported
Declarations of interest: not reported
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Random number table.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No information provided.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not feasible due to nature of intervention
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not described
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk ITT nor reported, bu seems reasonable as the numbers in both groups are equal to randomised numbers. missing outcome data mentioned.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All primary and secondary outcomes are reported as pre‐specified.
Other bias Low risk No other bias detected