Despite receiving fewer units of pRBCs, those in the conservative hemoglobin arm (that is, 7 mg/dl) had similar overall survival rates compared to those in the comparator group.
To be sure, there is no perfect comparator to the U.S. military, and the cultures and attitudes toward homosexuality vary greatly among nations of the world.
All these trials have confirmed that moxifloxacin is at least as effective as comparator regimens, since the overall clinical and bacteriological success rates for moxifloxacin (range, 83%–97% and 77%–97%, respectively) are comparable to those obtained for comparators (range, 80% 95% and 62% 93%, respectively).
In these studies, reductions in HbA1c were comparable to those of the active comparators metformin and sitagliptin (14, 15).
The effects of ASMq were compared to those of cyclophosphamide, a standard comparator for S180 sarcoma cells.
RCTs of CBT-I only, with no medication comparator condition, generally find that treatment is as efficacious in those with comorbid disorders compared to those with primary insomnia (for example see [ 38]).
Pharmacokinetic parameter estimates in this study were generally comparable to those reported previously for pregnant Thai patients (27), which is the only available comparator group in the literature.
Electronic diabetes health record data sets allow an anonymous comparator group, matched for key demographics, to be created with prospective follow-up of diabetes care and complications compared to those with diabetes who had bariatric surgery.
Furthermore, clinical pathways provide a valuable comparator to actual practice in those settings where guidelines are not being followed.
Scotland offers an interesting comparator to Australia.
