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 |