Thompson 1982.
| Methods | Individual randomization. | |
| Participants | 28,000 adults in Eastern Europe: 115 clinics Czechoslovakia, Finland, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia. Mean age 50 (20‐65), attending chest clinic, abnormal chest x‐ray, no previous treatment, no previous positive bacteriology. 1/3 were age 55‐65. PPD>6mm. |
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| Interventions | Isoniazid for 3, 6 or 12 months or placebo. | |
| Outcomes | 1. Active tuberculosis 2. Hepatitis | |
| Notes | Only placebo, 6 and 12 month arms included in this analysis (total of 20,828). | |