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

Jagani 1982.

Methods RCT. Randomisation based on case number. No measure taken to conceal the allocation.
Participants Intact membranes.
Interventions 5 groups: no treatment (n = 10; exclude); laminaria n = 10 (as many as possible); Foley catheter n = 10 (inflated with 70 ‐ 80 mL water) under traction; amniotomy (n = 10); oxytocin (n = 10) increased by 5 mU/minute every 10 ‐15 minutes. In all groups, each of 10 women, an extraovular catheter with a 5 mL balloon was used to record uterine activity.
Outcomes CS.
Notes 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) High risk Method selected by last digit of the chart number
Allocation concealment (selection bias) High risk Inadequate.No measure taken to conceal the allocation.
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 ITT not mentioned, not clear how many women were actually included.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All outcome measures were reported
Other bias Low risk No other bias detected