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Trial reportWorld journal of gastroenterology2007

Comparison of four proton pump inhibitors for the short-term treatment of esophagitis in elderly patients.

Alberto Pilotto, Marilisa Franceschi, Gioacchino Leandro, Carlo Scarcelli, Luigi Piero D'Ambrosio, Francesco Paris, Vito Annese, Davide Seripa, Angelo Andriulli, Francesco Di Mario

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Trial report in World journal of gastroenterology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alberto PilottoGeriatric Unit, IRCCS, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Viale Cappuccini, 71013, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy. alberto.pilotto@operapadrepio.it
Marilisa Franceschi
Gioacchino Leandro
Carlo Scarcelli
Luigi Piero D'Ambrosio
Francesco Paris
Vito Annese
Davide Seripa
Angelo Andriulli
Francesco Di Mario
Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo compare efficacy and tolerability of four proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) commonly used in the short-term therapy of esophagitis in elderly patients.

methodsA total of 320 patients over 65 years with endoscopically diagnosed esophagitis were randomly assigned to one of the following treatments for 8 wk: (1) omeprazole 20 mg/d; (2) lansoprazole 30 mg/d; (3) pantoprazole 40 mg/d, or (4) rabeprazole 20 mg/d. Major symptoms, compliance, and adverse events were recorded. After 8 wk, endoscopy and clinical evaluation were repeated.

resultsPer protocol and intention to treat healing rates of esophagitis were: omeprazole = 81.0% and 75.0%, lansoprazole = 90.7% (P = 0.143 vs omeprazole) and 85.0%, pantoprazole = 93.5% (P = 0.04 vs omeprazole) and 90.0% (P = 0.02 vs omeprazole), rabeprazole = 94.6% (P = 0.02 vs omeprazole) and 88.8% (P = 0.04 vs omeprazole). Dividing patients according to the grades of esophagitis, omeprazole was significantly less effective than the three other PPIs in healing grade 1 esophagitis (healing rates: 81.8% vs 100%, 100% and 100%, respectively, P = 0.012). Pantoprazole and rabeprazole (100%) were more effective vs omeprazole (89.6%, P = 0.0001) and lansoprazole (82.4%, P = 0.0001) in decreasing heartburn. Pantoprazole and rabeprazole (92.2% and 90.1%, respectively) were also more effective vs lansoprazole (75.0%, P < 0.05) in decreasing acid regurgitation. Finally, pantoprazole and rabeprazole (95.2% and 100%) were also more effective vs lansoprazole (82.6%, P < 0.05) in decreasing epigastric pain.

conclusionIn elderly patients, pantoprazole and rabeprazole were significantly more effective than omeprazole in healing esophagitis and than omeprazole or lansoprazole in improving symptoms. H pylori infection did not influence the healing rates of esophagitis after a short-term treatment with PPI.

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2-PyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazolesAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Ulcer AgentsEndoscopy, GastrointestinalEsophagitisFemaleHumansLansoprazoleMaleOmeprazolePantoprazoleProton Pump InhibitorsRabeprazoleTreatment Outcome2-PyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazolesAnti-Ulcer AgentsLansoprazoleOmeprazolePantoprazoleProton Pump InhibitorsRabeprazole

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PMID17724802
PMCPMC4611579
OpenAlexW44438405

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