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. 2003 Apr 22;2003(2):CD000218. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000218
Methods Randomised, double blind.
No other details given.
No mention of blind outcome assessment.
Participants Women with trichomoniasis in Germany.
Interventions Intravaginal, metronidazole (250 mg) versus clotrimazole (100 mg), both for 6 days to be inserted in the evenings.
Partners were treated with metronidazole.
Outcomes Parasitological cure after 2 and 4 weeks. Clinical cure.
Notes Both wetmount and culture were used for initial diagnosis and follow ups.
Loss to follow up was 8% v 4% (metronidazole and clotrimazole) at 2 weeks, and 23% and 36% after 4 weeks.
Treatment failures after 2 weeks were given oral and vaginal metronidazole. It is not clear whether they were included in 4 weeks follow up results.