title: Multicentre double blind clinical trial on ranitidine for gastroduodenal ulcer.
abstract: The study was carried out in 168 patients treated in 5 Departments of Gastroenterology according to a standardized design. All were diagnosed and followed-up by panendoscopy: they were give similar diet and antacids ad libitum, and were urged not to smoke. Such basic therapy in our studies resulted in 30-40% of gastric, and about 50% of duodenal ulcers coded packages of the tested drug. Tablets contained wither 150 mg of Ranitidine or placebo They were taken twice a day. Spontaneous healing under such conditions occurred in the present study in 37% of gastric, and 45% of duodenal, ulcers, while in patients taking Ranitidine 62% of gastric (P less than 0.05) and 82% of duodenal ulcers (p less than 0.01) were cicatrized after 3 weeks. There were no drop-outs, and no undesired effects were observed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005663:Furans / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011899:Ranitidine; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D011899:Ranitidine