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 |
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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 |