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Trial reportIndian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology

Effects of tegaserod and erythromycin in upper gut dysmotility: a comparative study.

Issam Nasr, Satish S C Rao, Ashok Attaluri, Syed M A Hashmi, Robert Summers

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Trial report in Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Guideline
  2. Review
  3. Intestinal manometry: who needs it?Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench · 2015
    Review
  4. Upper gastrointestinal promotility drugs: not all uniform?Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Issam NasrDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Satish S C Rao
Ashok Attaluri
Syed M A Hashmi
Robert Summers
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Novel Treatment Strategies for Constipation and Role of Brain-Gut axisR01DK057100 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI RAO, SATISH SC · 2000 to 2011
$2.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK057100NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK57100-03
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTegaserod may enhance upper gut transit, but, its prokinetic effects on antral/small bowel motility and how this compares with erythromycin is unknown. We prospectively assessed and compared the effects of tegaserod and erythromycin on upper gut motility.

methodsIn an open label, non-crossover study, 22 patients (M/F=4/18; mean age=37 years) with symptoms of upper gut dysmotility underwent 24-hour ambulatory antroduodenojejunal manometry with a six-sensor solid state probe. The effects of 12 mg oral tegaserod were compared with 125 mg intravenous erythromycin by quantifying pressure wave activity and assessing motor patterns.

resultsMotor activity increased (p<0.05) in antrum, duodenum and jejunum with both drugs when compared to baseline period. The motor response with tegaserod was higher (p<0.05) in jejunum and occurred during the second or third hours, whereas with erythromycin, it was higher (p<0.05) in antrum and occurred within 30 minutes. After tegaserod, a 'fed-response' like pattern was seen whereas after erythromycin, large amplitude (>100 mmHg) antral contractions at 3 cycles per minute were seen. Following tegaserod and erythromycin, phase III MMCs occurred in 12 (55%) and 8 (36%) patients respectively (p>0.05).

conclusionsBoth drugs increase upper gut motility and induce MMC's, but exert a differential response. Tegaserod produces a more sustained prokinetic effect in the duodenum/jejunum, whereas erythromycin predominantly increases antral motor activity.

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AdultErythromycinFemaleGastrointestinal AgentsGastrointestinal DiseasesGastrointestinal TractHumansIndolesMaleTreatment OutcomeErythromycinGastrointestinal AgentsIndolestegaserod

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PMID19937173
PMCPMC3883142
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