title: Rioprostil and ranitidine in the prevention of duodenal ulcer relapse.
abstract: One hundred and ninety duodenal ulcer patients who had relief of pain and endoscopically proven ulcer healing after a short treatment period are allocated at random to double-blind maintenance treatment with a synthetic dehydroprostaglandin-E1, rioprostil, 300 micrograms, or ranitidine, 150 mg, at bedtime for 6 months. Patients are monitored every two months and examined by endoscopy after six months of treatment, or more often if warranted. The cumulative relapse rate in the rioprostil group at six months is 32% (25/78) vs. 28% (20/72) in the ranitidine group. This difference is not significant. The percentage of side effects observed is 17% in the rioprostil group vs. 5% in the ranitidine group, but discontinuation of treatment is observed with the same frequency in the two groups.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital de L'Anchet, Nice, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rampal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raillat
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Viteau
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Slama
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavignolle
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bedenne
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Veyres
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toulet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vray
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prunieras
mesh_terms: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011465:Prostaglandins, Synthetic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence; D016630:Rioprostil
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D011465:Prostaglandins, Synthetic; D016630:Rioprostil; D011899:Ranitidine