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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024

Unveiling the efficacy of paroxetine and gabapentin in ulcerative colitis patients in remission with co-existing IBS-like symptoms: a single-blinded randomized clinical trial.

Farahnaz Safaei, Shabnam Shahrokh, Nosratollah Naderi, Reyhaneh Rastegar, Alireza Shamsi

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Farahnaz SafaeiGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shabnam ShahrokhGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nosratollah NaderiGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reyhaneh RastegarGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza ShamsiDepartment of Psychiatry, Taleghani Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: This clinical trial is designed to explore the efficacy of paroxetine and gabapentin in alleviating functional gastrointestinal symptoms, anxiety, depression, and quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis during the remission stage. Methods: The study enrolled 97 patients with ulcerative colitis in remission who had reported functional gastrointestinal symptoms. Patients were measured in terms of quality of life, anxiety, depression, and IBS severity. One group received paroxetine at a dosage of 20 mg/day, and the other group received gabapentin at a dosage of 100 mg/day in the first month and 300 mg/day in the second and third months. The patients were followed up for 3 months. Results: Anxiety ( Conclusion: The rate of improvement in gastrointestinal functional symptoms, anxiety, depression, and quality of life is significantly superior with paroxetine compared to gabapentin. Clinical trial registration: https://irct.behdasht.gov.ir/trial/69397, identifier RCT20220417054557N1.

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gabapentinirritable bowel diseaseparoxetineselective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsserotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors

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