Comparison of paroxetine and amitriptyline in the treatment of refractory globus pharyngeus
Comparison of paroxetine and amitriptyline in the treatment of refractory globus pharyngeus
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DOI:
10.1016/j.dld.2016.05.025
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发表时间:
2016-09-01
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4.5
通讯作者:
Xu, Jian
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作者:
Chen, Dong-yun;Jia, Lin;Xu, Jian
Background: Clinical trials of antidepressants for treatment of globus are generally rare, let alone for refractory globus pharyngeus. Aims: To illustrate the efficacy and side-effects of antidepressants between paroxetine and amitriptyline for refractory globus patients.Methods: Refractory globus patients were randomized into paroxetine group; amitriptyline group and lansoprazole group for 6-week treatment. All the subjects were asked to complete the following questionnaires pre- and post-therapy: Glasgow Edinburgh Throat Scale (GETS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Hamilton Rating Scale Anxiety/Depression and Medical outcome short-form 36. Treatment response was defined as a >50% reduction in the GETS score.Results: One hundred and forty-eight patients completed the study. After 6 week treatment, 71.7% of paroxetine group (33/46) were calculated as treatment response, significantly higher than that in amitriptyline group (46.2%, 24/52) and lansoprazole group (14.0%, 7/50). Compared with lansoprazole group or amitriptyline group, a more distinct improvement of emotional well-being, quality of life and quality of sleep were observed in paroxetine group after 6-week treatment.Conclusion: Paroxetine therapy is more efficacious than empirical high-dose antisecretory treatment, or even the low-dose amitriptyline therapy in alleviating globus symptoms, and producing global improvements for refractory globus patients. (C) 2016 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.