title: Effect of cisapride and cimetidine on 24-hour intraesophageal pH monitoring in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
abstract: In 16 patients with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) 24-h intraesophageal pH monitoring (Medilog 1010, Oxford) was carried out after placebo, cisapride (4 x 5 mg) and cimetidine (3 x 200 mg plus 400 mg at bedtime). The per cent time at which intraesophageal pH < 4.0 (refluxive time) was analysed. Cisapride shortened daytime and postprandial refluxive time from 16.1 +/- 14.5% and 12.6 +/- 9.2% to 5.1 +/- 4.4% and 7.5 +/- 6.5%, respectively (p < 0.01, p < 0.05). Whereas, cimetidine shortened particularly night refluxive time from 24.7 +/- 14.1% to 8.8 +/- 6.9% (p < 0.01) and total time from 20.4 +/- 12.8% to 12.0 +/- 6.4% (p < 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology of III Clinic of Internal Medicine MMA, Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chojnacki
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tkaczewski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wichan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grzegorczyk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klupińska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020117:Cisapride; D004947:Esophagus / Q000378:metabolism*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008875:Middle Aged; D010880:Piperidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010880:Piperidines; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D002927:Cimetidine; D020117:Cisapride