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A prospective, comparative clinical trial of ciprofloxacin (100 mg bd) versus trimethoprim (200 mg bd), both for five days, was carried out in 40 geriatric patients with urinary tract infection. Thirty-two could be assessed for drug efficacy, and all forty for toxicity studies. Both drugs were equally safe, and ciprofl…

The results from a four-year clinical trial on the use of sodium hyaluronate (Healon) are presented. Six hundred three consecutive primary lens implantations were performed: 500 after extracapsular cataract extraction and 103 after intracapsular cataract extraction. The safety and efficacy of Healon were analyzed by ex…

A randomized single-blind clinical trial was conducted to compare the effectiveness and acceptance by patients of a new oral balanced lavage solution with those of a standard preparation for cleansing the colon for barium enema (50 patients) and colonoscopy (20 patients). The quality of preparation was comparable for t…

We conducted an open clinical trial of desipramine hydrochloride or lithium carbonate as adjuncts to psychotherapy in cocaine abusers. Subjects who were treated with desipramine hydrochloride showed marked decreases in a measure of cocaine craving after two to three weeks of treatment and became abstinent regardless of…

In a double-blind study with Latin square design, phenobarbital (about 1.3 mg per kilogram), propranolol (about 1.7 mg per kilogram), and placebo were given orally for 1 month to 12 patients with essential tremor. By clinical evaluation, only propranolol appeared to be significantly more effective than placebo. As judg…

In this double-blind clinical trial, thirty-two patients were randomly assigned to two groups of sixteen and administered 0.5 percent bupivacaine 1/200,000 epinephrine or 2 percent lidocaine 1/100,000 epinephrine for endodontic therapy. The onset and profundity of anesthesia were similar for the two groups. However, th…

Fifty subjects enrolled in a double-blind clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a solution of carbamide peroxide in 10% glycerol upon healing time and pain relief of recurrent aphthous stomatitis. No apparent difference was experienced in either duration of healing or pain relief between the 25 subjects who recei…

In 91 patients with advanced breast cancer testololactone, drostanolone, and nandrolone were compared in a controlled clinical trial. Remissions were registered after 4 weeks and after another 12 week period; during this second interval the patients received an additional treatment with cyclophosphamide. There was no d…

1. 1-(m-Methoxyphenyl)-2-(dimethylaminomethyl)-cyclohexan-1-ol (tramadol; Tramal) was administered i.v. to patients suffering from pain of various origins. Its efficacy and side effects were compared with those of metamizole and placebo. 2. Tramadol (100 mg) was as effective as metamizole (2.5 mg) and significantly mor…

A double-blind clinical trial on 60 patients with rheumatoid disease comparing 10 mg sodium aurothiomalate weekly to 50 mg weekly is continuing. An initial report on thirty of these patients, who had completed a year of treatment, shows no statistically significant difference in the response between the two groups. No…

Thirty one patients were treated with either S-Adenosylmethionine or Imipramine in a double-blind clinical trial comparing S-Adenosylmethionine (25 mg i.m. three times daily) with Imipramine (25 mg i.m. three times daily) administered for a period of three weeks. Hamilton Rating scores showed no significant differences…

To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of chlorpromazine in comparison with placebo over a brief period of hospitalization, the authors conducted a double-blind study of the drug in 44 acutely ill schizophrenic patients. These patients had been newly admitted to a brief treatment unit where the average length of stay w…

This paper reports the results of a prospective clinical trial comparing 200 rads daily five times weekly for four weeks with 400 rads twice weekly for four weeks. Total dose in the first case was 4,000 rads and in the second 3,200 rads. Thirty patients threated palliatively for bronchial carcinoma are involved in this…