Acute exacerbation of pain in irritable bowel syndrome: efficacy of phloroglucinol/trimethylphloroglucinol. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Aliment Pharmacol Ther
; 25(9): 1115-23, 2007 May 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Abdominal pain is the predominant symptom in irritable bowel syndrome patients. Phloroglucinol and its methylated derivative are antispasmodic agents acting on smooth muscle.AIM:
To evaluate the efficacy of phloroglucinol/trimethylphloroglucinol on pain intensity during an acute exacerbation of pain of irritable bowel syndrome over a 1-week period treatment.METHODS:
Irritable bowel syndrome Rome II patients seeking medical advice for an acute exacerbation of abdominal pain were randomized to phloroglucinol/trimethylphloroglucinol (62.2 mg P + 80 mg TMP) two pills three times daily or placebo for 7 days. Patients were included if they had a pain with a minimal intensity of 40 on a 100-mm visual analogue scale, and if pain occurred at least 2 days during the week previous inclusion.RESULTS:
Three hundred and seven patients were included by 78 general practitioners. The intent-to-treat population included 300 patients, aged of 46.9 +/- 14.8 years (73% female). The relative decrease of pain intensity at day 7 was 57.8 +/- 31.7% vs. 46.3 +/- 34.7% (Delta = 11.5 +/- 3.8%, [CI(95%) 4.0 ; 19.1], P = 0.0029) and the percentage of patients with at least a 50% decrease of pain intensity was 62% vs. 47% (Delta = 15.3 +/- 5.7%, [CI(95%) 4.1 ; 26.5], P = 0.0078) in phloroglucinol/trimethylphloroglucinol and placebo groups, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
A 1-week phloroglucinol/trimethylphloroglucinol treatment significantly reduces pain intensity in irritable bowel syndrome patients consulting their general practitioners for pain exacerbation.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Floroglucinol
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Dor Abdominal
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Síndrome do Intestino Irritável
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Aliment Pharmacol Ther
Assunto da revista:
FARMACOLOGIA
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França