The phrase "a trial that compared" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a study or experiment that evaluates or contrasts different subjects, treatments, or conditions.
Example: "The researchers conducted a trial that compared the effectiveness of two different medications in treating the same condition."
Alternatives: "a study that contrasted" or "an experiment that evaluated".
The 2006 report described a trial that compared three diabetes drugs and concluded that Avandia, the company's new drug, performed best.
In November, Nissen presented a trial that compared the same doses of Pravachol and Lipitor by using an ultrasound probe to measure the buildup of plaque.
Shares of pharma giant AstraZeneca are trading lower Friday, after the company announced disappointing results in a trial that compared its cholesterol drug Crestor to its chief rival.
They enrolled 280 patients in a trial that compared the standard eflornithine regimen with one in which only 14 infusions of that drug were given over a week's time, combined with 10 days of nifurtimox, an oral drug licensed against Chagas disease--which is also caused by Trypanosoma parasites--but not considered active enough as a standalone HAT drug.
When the one trial acceptable to the authors was combined with a trial that compared mammography with clinician examination, the reported relative risk was 1.04 (95% CI 0.84 1.27).
In MBC, a trial that compared first-line epirubicin + paclitaxel with epirubicin + cyclophosphamide (#88) showed equivalence for the two regimens among HER2-negative (by FISH) patients and superior overall survival for epirubicin + paclitaxel among HER2-positive patients (P = 0.06).
The design and execution of a trial that compares surgery with a nonoperative treatment strategy presents distinctive challenges.
EcLiPSE is breaking new ground in using deferred consent within a trial that compares an established treatment, with a treatment that is not yet in standard use.
Ideally, a trial that compares the two approaches would take a predictive model forward into the clinical trial design, as subpopulations of breast cancer may benefit more from chemotherapy, while others from endocrine manipulation (van de Vijver et al, 2002; Paik et al, 2004; Parker et al, 2009).
The EDISSE study is a prospective non-randomized controlled cluster trial that compared stroke services (n = 151 patients) to usual care (n = 187 patients).
This paper describes the design, methodology, and protocol of a clinical trial that compares in-office to home-based Behavioral Activation for Depression (BATD) treatment delivered via web-based video technology for service members and veterans with depression.
