| Methods | Series of random numbers prepared by the pharmacy. Laboratory assessments were blinded. Method of allocation concealment not stated. |
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| Participants | 186 women with vaginal discharge attending sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics and family planning clinics in Ontario, Canada. Partners were treated if seen. Abstinence from intercourse was advised. |
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| Interventions | Metronidazole 1g versus 2 g, both given as single, oral dose. | |
| Outcomes | Parasitological and clinical cure. Side effects. | |
| Notes | Diagnosis by wetmount confirmed by culture. Follow up weekly. Loss to follow up 23/186 (12.4%). No post‐ randomisation exclusions reported. |
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