Methods | Consecutive women randomly allocated to two treatment groups in a double blind way. No mention of blind outcome assessment. |
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Participants | Women attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in London, England. | |
Interventions | Metronidazole 200 mg by mouth three times daily for 7 days versus nitrimidazine 250 mg tablets by mouth, twice daily for 6 days. | |
Outcomes | Parasitological and clinical cure. Side effects. | |
Notes | Diagnosis by wetmount Loss to follow up 26/142 (18%) and an additional 2 women were excluded because the diagnosis was based on cervical smears rather than wetmount technique. |