Annals of internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Videotape-based decision aid for colon cancer screening. A randomized, controlled trial.
Rates of colon cancer screening in the United States are low, in part because of poor communication between patients and providers about the availability of effective screening options. ⋯ A decision aid consisting of an educational video, brochure, and chart marker increased ordering and performance of colon cancer screening tests.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparison of oral fluconazole and itraconazole for progressive, nonmeningeal coccidioidomycosis. A randomized, double-blind trial. Mycoses Study Group.
In previous open-label noncomparative clinical trials, both fluconazole and itraconazole were effective therapy for progressive forms of coccidioidomycosis. ⋯ Neither fluconazole nor itraconazole showed statistically superior efficacy in nonmeningeal coccidioidomycosis, although there is a trend toward slightly greater efficacy with itraconazole at the doses studied.