Double blinded controlled clinical trial over six months | Open clinical trial Follow up 18 months | |||||
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Treatment | Completed no. of dogs | Drop out | Withdrawal | Completed no. of dogs | Drop out | Withdrawal |
Gold | 36 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 |
Placebo | 42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Gold, follow up period | * | * | * | 29 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 78 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 5 | 5 |