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ReviewJournal of feline medicine and surgery2024

Rational use of gastroprotectants in cats: An evidence-based approach.

Katie Tolbert, Eric Stubbs

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Review in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07306234 (Efficacy and Safety of Doxycycline Versus Macrolides for Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection in Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07306234 phase4not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy and Safety of Doxycycline Versus Macrolides for Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection in Children (DOMINO): A Protocol for a Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Superiority Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorYoung June ChoeRan2026 to 2029Enrolled208ConditionsMycoplasma Pneumoniae, Mycoplasma Pneumoniae PneumoniaArmsDoxycycline, Azithromycin
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Katie TolbertDVM, PhD, DACVIM-SAIM, SA nutrition* Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
Eric StubbsDVM College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

practical relevanceAcid-related disorders including esophagitis and gastroduodenal ulceration are uncommon in the cat. However, when they occur, they can have devastating consequences and require targeted intervention, including the use of gastroprotectants. Careful consideration of the causes of esophagitis and gastroduodenal ulceration can help the clinician to determine which gastroprotectant to use, and when to begin and end gastroprotective therapy. CLINICAL CHALLENGES: Gastroprotectants remain one of the most misused classes of drugs in veterinary and human medicine. There are very few studies evaluating the efficacy of gastroprotective agents in cats. Furthermore, goals for the degree of gastric acid suppression are extrapolated from studies performed in dogs and humans.

aimsThis review provides a foundation for the logical approach to the choice of gastroprotectant as indicated by the disease process, and is aimed at all veterinarians who prescribe gastroprotectants for use in cats. EVIDENCE BASE: The guidance provided in this review is supported by current literature, including consensus opinion from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Gaps in evidence for use of gastroprotectants in cats are filled by extrapolations from studies performed in dogs and humans.

Indexed as

Cat DiseasesAnimalsAnti-Ulcer AgentsCatsEsophagitisEvidence-Based MedicinePeptic UlcerAnti-Ulcer AgentsantacidHistamine-2 receptor antagonistproton pump inhibitorsucralfate

Identifiers

PMID39105658
PMCPMC11418625

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