| Methods | Simple randomisation using numbered sealed envelopes containing the instructions for therapy. No mention of blinding. Follow up less than one month and greater than one month after treatment. |
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| Participants | 68 women with trichomoniasis in Italy. Partners were not treated. Exclusion criteria: women who were pregnant or suspected to be pregnant. |
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| Interventions | Metronidazole 600 mg every 24 hours for 7 days versus nimorazole 750 mg every 12 hours for 4 days versus nimorazole 1000 mg every 12 hours for 3 days. | |
| Outcomes | Parasitological cure | |
| Notes | Diagnosis by smear. Loss to follow up at less than 1 month after treatment: none; greater than one month after treatment: 11 in metronidazole group, 9 in nimorazole 750 mg group, 7 in nimorazole 1000 mg group. |
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