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

Solt 2009.

Methods RCT
Participants 100 primiparae and 100 multiparae women with an unfavourable BS
Interventions Foley catheter:(nulliparae n = 50)
Double balloon:(nulliparae n = 45)
Outcomes Primary outcomes were BS increment, time from catheter withdrawal to delivery, CS rate and post caesarean febrile morbidity.
Notes Abstract only, numbers only given for nulliparae
Setting: Israel
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) Low risk Computer‐generated numbers
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not reported
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 Reported it was a single‐blinded study, not how blinding was performed.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk 20 women excluded from analyses, not clear why
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All pre‐specified outcomes reported
Other bias Unclear risk Abstract only