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. 2000 Oct 23;2000(4):CD002864. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002864

Vakhariya 1972.

Methods Unclear method of randomisation.
Participants 100 multiparous women at 36‐43 weeks of gestation. Exclusion criteria were grand muliparity and previous caesarean section. Bishop score less than 6 was deemed a difficult induction.
Interventions Oxytocin increasing to a maximum of 16 mU/min (n = 50) versus intravenous prostaglandin F2 alpha increasing to a maximum of 40 ug/minute (n = 50). Amniotomy was performed when possible (not specified).
Outcomes Failure to deliver after 10 hours resulted in abandoning the procedure and discharge the following day.
Notes A relatively high dosage regimen of prostaglandin F2 alpha is compared to a low dose regimen of oxytocin.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Low risk A ‐ Adequate