Poliprotect vs Omeprazole in the Relief of Heartburn, Epigastric Pain, and Burning in Patients Without Erosive Esophagitis and Gastroduodenal Lesions : A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology..

INTRODUCTION: In the treatment of upper GI endoscopy-negative patients with heartburn and epigastric pain or burning, antacids, antireflux agents, and mucosal protective agents are widely used, alone or as add-on treatment, to increase response to proton-pump inhibitors, which are not indicated in infancy and pregnancy and account for significant cost expenditure.

METHODS: In this randomized, controlled, double-blind, double-dummy, multicenter trial assessing the efficacy and safety of mucosal protective agent Poliprotect (neoBianacid, Sansepolcro, Italy) vs omeprazole in the relief of heartburn and epigastric pain/burning, 275 endoscopy-negative outpatients were given a 4-week treatment with omeprazole (20 mg q.d.) or Poliprotect (5 times a day for the initial 2 weeks and on demand thereafter), followed by an open-label 4-week treatment period with Poliprotect on-demand. Gut microbiota change was assessed.

RESULTS: A 2-week treatment with Poliprotect proved noninferior to omeprazole for symptom relief (between-group difference in the change in visual analog scale symptom score: [mean, 95% confidence interval] -5.4, -9.9 to -0.1; -6.2, -10.8 to -1.6; intention-to-treat and per-protocol populations, respectively). Poliprotect's benefit remained unaltered after shifting to on-demand intake, with no gut microbiota variation. The initial benefit of omeprazole was maintained against significantly higher use of rescue medicine sachets (mean, 95% confidence interval: Poliprotect 3.9, 2.8-5.0; omeprazole 8.2, 4.8-11.6) and associated with an increased abundance of oral cavity genera in the intestinal microbiota. No relevant adverse events were reported in either treatment arm.

DISCUSSION: Poliprotect proved noninferior to standard-dose omeprazole in symptomatic patients with heartburn/epigastric burning without erosive esophagitis and gastroduodenal lesions. Gut microbiota was not affected by Poliprotect treatment. The study is registered in Clinicaltrial.gov (NCT03238534) and the EudraCT database (2015-005216-15).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:118

Enthalten in:

The American journal of gastroenterology - 118(2023), 11 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 2014-2024

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Corazziari, Enrico Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Gasbarrini, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
D'Alba, Lucia [VerfasserIn]
D'Ovidio, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Riggio, Oliviero [VerfasserIn]
Passaretti, Sandro [VerfasserIn]
Annibale, Bruno [VerfasserIn]
Cicala, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Repici, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Bassotti, Gabrio [VerfasserIn]
Ciacci, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Di Sabatino, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Neri, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Bragazzi, Maria Consiglia [VerfasserIn]
Ribichini, Emanuela [VerfasserIn]
Radocchia, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Iovino, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Marazzato, Massimiliano [VerfasserIn]
Schippa, Serena [VerfasserIn]
Badiali, Danilo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Ulcer Agents
Journal Article
KG60484QX9
Multicenter Study
Omeprazole
Proton Pump Inhibitors
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 03.11.2023

Date Revised 17.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03238534

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.14309/ajg.0000000000002360

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358092361