title: Treatment of duodenal ulcer with rioprostil: a randomized multicentre double-blind study.
abstract: The effectiveness of rioprostil, 300 micrograms b.d. is evaluated in evolutive duodenal ulcer in a double-blind study in five French and North African centres. A total of 115 patients are included in the study (57 in the rioprostil group and 58 in the placebo group). After a 4-week treatment period, a significantly higher endoscopic healing rate is observed in the rioprostil group (57%) compared with the placebo group (33%) (p less than 0.01). The mean time with abdominal pain is significantly lower in the rioprostil group (5.6 +/- 4.4 days) compared to the placebo group (12.7 +/- 5 days) (p less than 0.001). Clinical and biological tolerance is excellent. The only side effect is diarrhoea (3.5% in the rioprostil group). In only one case does diarrhoea necessitate cessation of treatment. Rioprostil, 300 micrograms b.d., is thus effective in the treatment of developing duodenal ulcer.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Mustapha, Alger, Algeria.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boucekkine
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meknini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bitoun
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prunièras
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khedis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Lauture
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rotenberg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Molinie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gauthier
mesh_terms: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011465:Prostaglandins, Synthetic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016630:Rioprostil
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D011465:Prostaglandins, Synthetic; D016630:Rioprostil