Lykkesfeldt 1981.
Methods | Allocation: "randomized", not further described. Blinding: none described. Study period: not stated. | |
Participants | Inclusion criteria: primiparous women with indication for induction of labor and Bishop score < 7. Setting: University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. Number of participants: n = 132. | |
Interventions | Oral PGE2 0.5 mg every 1/2 hour up to a dose of 5 mg in 24 hours vs demoxytocin 50 IU every 1/2 hour up to 500 IU in 24 hours vs demoxytocin in the 1st 24 hours and oral PGE2 the 2nd day. | |
Outcomes | Successful induction within 48 hours. Mode of delivery. Gastrointestinal side‐effects. Uterine hyperstimulation. Apgar score < 7 at 1 minute. | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |