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. 2003 Apr 22;2003(2):CD000218. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000218
Methods Consecutive women randomly allocated to two treatment groups in a double blind way.
No mention of blind outcome assessment.
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.