Prucalopride, a systemic enterokinetic, for the treatment of constipation
Autor: | Michael A. Kamm, A J Roy, Tanya Nicholls, Anton Emmanuel |
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Rok vydání: | 2002 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Prucalopride Constipation Hepatology business.industry medicine.medical_treatment digestive oral and skin physiology Gastroenterology Prokinetic agent Placebo law.invention Surgery Clinical trial Randomized controlled trial law Oral administration Internal medicine medicine Pharmacology (medical) medicine.symptom Adverse effect business medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 16:1347-1356 |
ISSN: | 0269-2813 |
DOI: | 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2002.01272.x |
Popis: | Summary Background : Laxatives are frequently ineffective in treating constipation. An alternative therapeutic approach is to target serotonin-4 receptors, which are involved in initiating peristalsis. Aim : In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, to assess the efficacy and safety of a systemically active serotonin-4 agonist, prucalopride. Methods : Seventy-four women with constipation were stratified into slow or normal transit groups, and each group was randomized to receive either placebo or 1 mg prucalopride daily for 4 weeks. A bowel function diary was maintained. Whole-gut and orocaecal transit, visceral sensitivity, quality of life and psychological state were assessed before and after treatment. Results : Prucalopride, not placebo, increased spontaneous stool frequency (P=0.008) and reduced time to first stool (P |
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