title: Treatment of active duodenal ulcer with oral cimetidine: a multicenter controlled endoscopic trial.
abstract: A double-blind 4-week trial of cimetidine (1 g daily) versus placebo was conducted in 68 adult outpatients with active duodenal ulceration endoscopically confirmed. 3 of the patient admitted to the study (1 on cimetidine and 2 on placebo) did not complete the trial. After 4 weeks of treatment, 25 of 33 patients (76%) receiving cimetidine had healed their ulcers compared with 15 (47%) of 32 patients receiving placebo (p less than 0.02). Antacid consumption was also significantly decreased by cimetidine when compared with placebo. Tolerability of the drug was good.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006146:Guanidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010919:Placebos
chemical_list: D006146:Guanidines; D010919:Placebos; D002927:Cimetidine