The effect of itopride combined with lansoprazole in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux disease.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of adding a prokinetic agent to proton pump inhibitors (PPI) for the treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) disease. A prospective, randomized open trial comparing lansoprazole plus itopride to lansoprazole single therapy was performed for 12 weeks. Sixty-four patients with a reflux finding score (RFS) >7 and a reflux symptom index (RSI) >13 were enrolled and received either lansoprazole 30 mg once daily with itopride 50 mg three times daily or lansoprazole 30 mg once daily for 12 weeks. RSI and RFS were completed at baseline, after 6 weeks, and after 12 weeks. During the treatment period, RSI and RFS were significantly improved compared with the pretreatment scores in both study groups. Reductions of total RSI and globus symptom were significantly higher in the lansoprazole plus itopride group compared to the lansoprazole group. In the RFS, however, there were no significant differences between the two groups. In conclusion, itopride in addition to PPI did not show any superior RFS improvement compared to PPI single therapy, but was helpful in speeding up relief of reflux symptoms in LPR patients. Thus, itopride may be considered as the secondary additive agent in the PPI treatment of LPR patients.

• Authors: Byung-Joon Chun, Dong-Soo Lee
• Journal: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol) Vol. 270 Issue 4 Pg. 1385-90 (Mar 2013) ISSN: 1434-4726 [Electronic] Germany
• PMID: 23292040 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• 2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles
• Anti-Ulcer Agents
• Benzamides
• Benzyl Compounds
• Lansoprazole
• itopride

Topics

• 2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles (therapeutic use)
• Adult
• Aged
• Anti-Ulcer Agents (therapeutic use)
• Benzamides (therapeutic use)
• Benzyl Compounds (therapeutic use)
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Lansoprazole
• Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (drug therapy)
• Laryngoscopy
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prospective Studies
• Young Adult