title: [Chronic constipation. Use of cisapride].
abstract: We studied the effect of Cisapride (10 mg vo every 8 hours) on the characteristics of the evacuations, orocoecal transit time and motility trough rectoanal manometry in patients diagnosed with chronic constipation. The patients (N = 51) received placebo and/or drug in a controlled, randomized, double blind, crossed study during two treatment phases of 30 days each. The end of each phase was followed by a clinical evaluation, a rectoanal manometry and hydrogen breath test. Cisapride increased the rhythm of ecacuations (5.53 days +/- 3.11 vs 1.59 days +/- 1.15 p < 0.05) improved the frequency of evacuations and diminished the consistency of the feces (p < 0.05), shortened the orocoecal transit time (271.57 min +/- 9.87 vs 201.18 min +/- 29.30 p < 0.05) and improved the parameters of the rectoanal manometry readings such as the pressure of internal anal sphincter (58.14 mmHg 7.33 vs 53.90 mmHg 5.19 p < 0.05), and its relaxation percentage (73.41% +/- 15.30 vs 66.84% +/- 11.83 p < 0.05). Side effects associated with Cisapride were not significant. It is concluded that Cisapride improves intestinal motility in chronic constipation.
authors.affiliation: Sevicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital General del Oeste Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Magallanes de Catia, Caracas, Venezuela.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uzcategui Arauz
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arias Guzman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jaen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D020117:Cisapride; D003248:Constipation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010880:Piperidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010880:Piperidines; D013566:Sympathomimetics; D020117:Cisapride