Methods | Randomised, double blind. No other details given. No mention of blind outcome assessment. |
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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. |
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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. |