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

Hughes 2002.

Methods Randomised trial.
Participants Singleton gestation, cephalic presentation, intact membranes, GA 36‐42, indicated labour induction.
Interventions PGE 2 pessary (n = 34).
Foley + EASI + oxytocin (n = 33).
Outcomes Change in BS, induction‐delivery time.
Notes Outcomes of interest not reported in this abstract.
Setting: USA
Study period: not reported
Funding: not reported
Declarations of interest: not reported
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Randomly assigned, no further details
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Randomly assigned, no further details
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 reported
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk 2 patients excluded after randomisation in Foley group, unclear
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Study protocol/predefined outcomes not available
Other bias Unclear risk Only reported as abstract