title: Bicitropeptide, antacid and placebo in gastric and duodenal ulceration. A two-centre, double-blind, comparative endoscopic study.
abstract: A bismuth-peptide complex (BCP Compound), an antacid (Maalox) and corresponding placebos were studied in a 6-week comparative double-blind trial of treatment in 106 randomized ambulant patients with endoscopically proven duodenal and gastric ulcers. Patients were examined after 1, 3 and 6 weeks' treatment and results assessed separately for duodenal and gastric ulcers on endoscopic evidence at weeks 3 and 6 respectively. Bicitropeptide was significantly better than antacid and placebo at 3 and 6 weeks for treatment of both duodenal and gastric ulcers. In the bicitropeptide group 100% of the patients in the duodenal ulcer group and 95,2% in the gastric ulcer group responded to treatment (improved or healed). No haematological or biochemical changes were noted and no adverse effects were recorded.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000863:Antacids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001729:Bismuth / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy; D010919:Placebos; D011506:Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000863:Antacids; D010919:Placebos; D011506:Proteins; D001729:Bismuth