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To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 6 weeks of venlafaxine extended-release (ER) (75 mg and 150-225 mg) treatment in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy. This multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study included 244 adult outpatients with metabolically stable type 1 or 2
The effect of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopram on diabetic neuropathy symptoms was examined in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study for two 3-week periods. Citalopram was given as a fixed dose of 40 mg/day. Data from 15 patients could be included in the
Duloxetine is a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of fibromyalgia and painful diabetic neuropathy at doses of 60 mg daily. Duloxetine has been shown to significantly improve the symptoms of chronic pain associated with these
OBJECTIVE
In patients with symptomatic diabetic polyneuropathy, is oral alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) effective in improving neuropathic symptoms compared with placebo?
METHODS
The question was addressed with a structured evidence-based clinical neurologic practice review via videoconferencing between 3
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tramadol in a 6-month open extension following a 6-week double-blind randomized trial.
METHODS
Patients with painful diabetic neuropathy who completed the double-blind study were eligible for enrollment in an open
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tramadol in treating the pain of diabetic neuropathy.
BACKGROUND
The pain of diabetic neuropathy is a major cause of morbidity among these patients and treatment, as with other small-fiber neuropathies, is often
BACKGROUND
Duloxetine hydrochloride is a reuptake inhibitor of 5-hydroxytryptamine and norepinephrine used to treat depression, generalized anxiety disorder, neuropathic pain, and stress incontinence in women. We investigated the efficacy of duloxetine in painful diabetic neuropathy and fibromyalgia
Mexiletine is an orally active local anaesthetic agent which is structurally related to lidocaine (lignocaine) and has been used for alleviating neuropathic pain of various origins. Mexiletine has been evaluated in several randomised, placebo-controlled trials in patients with painful diabetic
The activity of the digestive tract is usually regulated to match its content: physiological stimuli in the gut induce modulatory reflexes that control digestive function so that digestion is normally not perceived. However, under certain circumstances, digestive stimuli may activate sensory
BACKGROUND
Factors associated with abdominal pain in gastroparesis are incompletely evaluated and comparisons of pain vs other symptoms are limited. This study related pain to clinical factors in gastroparesis and contrasted pain/discomfort- with nausea/vomiting-predominant disease.
METHODS
Clinical
Diabetic neuropathy is one of the most common long-term complications in patients with diabetes mellitus, with a prevalence of 60-70% in the United States. Treatment options include antidepressants, anticonvulsants, tramadol, and capsaicin. These agents are modestly effective for symptomatic relief,
The efficacy and tolerability of oral lacosamide (200, 400, and 600 mg/day) was evaluated in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. The primary target dose to be confirmed was lacosamide 400 mg/day. Efficacy was assessed by changes in pain
Gangrenous cholecystitis (GC) is a severe and potentially deadly complication of acute cholecystitis. We present a 83-year-old gentleman with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus with significant associated neuropathy, presenting to a community hospital in a major metropolitan area
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the study was to study gall bladder volume in fasting and 45 minutes post-prandial, by real time ultrasound in healthy controls and diabetic patients with and without autonomic neuropathy and to compare them.
METHODS
Age, Sex and body mass index (BMI) matched 50 healthy
Nineteen diabetic patients with autonomic neuropathy were enrolled in a double-blind crossover study of cisapride, metoclopramide and placebo. Symptoms were evaluated from diary cards and from assessments undertaken at the end of each eight week treatment period. Measurements of oesophageal transit,