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Clinical Trial
. 1992;21(2):85-91.
doi: 10.3109/03009749209095074.

A double-blind comparison of the gastroduodenal safety and efficacy of diclofenac and a fixed dose combination of diclofenac and misoprostol in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

W Verdickt  1 , C Moran, H Hantzschel, A M Fraga, H Stead, G S Geis
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Clinical Trial

A double-blind comparison of the gastroduodenal safety and efficacy of diclofenac and a fixed dose combination of diclofenac and misoprostol in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

W Verdickt et al. Scand J Rheumatol. 1992.

Abstract

This double-blind, parallel group study was conducted to evaluate the gastroduodenal safety and antiarthritic efficacy of a fixed combination of diclofenac sodium 50 mg and misoprostol 200 mcg, compared with a combination of diclofenac 50 mg and placebo. Three hundred and thirty-nine patients with rheumatoid arthritis and no significant gastric or duodenal mucosal damage were enrolled and received study medication (diclofenac/misoprostol, 164; diclofenac/placebo, 175) BID or TID for 12 weeks. Posttreatment gastroduodenal endoscopic examinations revealed ulcers in 11% of the diclofenac/placebo group, compared with only 4% of the diclofenac/misoprostol group (p = 0.034). Four-weekly assessments of arthritic condition revealed no clinically or statistically significant treatment differences. It was concluded that diclofenac/misoprostol caused significantly less gastroduodenal damage than diclofenac, but was as effective as diclofenac alone in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

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