[Clinical effects of dalitong granule combined proton pump inhibitors on gastroesophageal reflux disease].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the clinical effects of Dalitong Granule (DG) combined proton pump inhibitors (PPI) on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).


METHODS
Totally 186 patients with GERD were randomly assigned to three groups, i.e., the control group A (61 cases, only PPI group, Rabeprazole Capsule 20 mg, once daily), the control group B (61 cases, PPI with domperidone group, Rabeprazole 20 mg, once daily; Domperidone 10 mg each time, thrice daily), and the experimental group (64 cases, PPI + DG group, Rabeprazole 20 mg, once daily; DG, 6 g each time, thrice daily). The treatment lasted for 4 weeks for all. The symptom scoring, the overall efficacy, local efficacy, and adverse drug reactions were compared among the three groups before and after treatment.


RESULTS
Totally 183 patients completed the experiment. After 4 weeks of treatment, the symptom scores in the three groups were significantly lowered. It was the lowest in the experimental group with statistical difference (P < 0.01). The markedly effective rate and the effective rate of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control A and B groups. The local markedly effective rate and the effective rate of the reflux esophagitis (RE) in the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control A and B groups (P<0.05). No serious adverse reactions occurred in the three groups during the treatment period.


CONCLUSIONS
DG combined PPI could improve the symptoms of GERD safely and effectively.
Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic Medical College of Yangtze University, Hubei 434000.
Qing
Q
Zhang
Xiao-Ping
XP
Tan
Wei-Zheng
WZ
Wang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D064750:Rabeprazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D064750:Rabeprazole