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Comparison of the Effects of Govarcin Herbal Capsule and Metoclopramide for Alleviating Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial Publisher Pubmed



M Asghari MAJID ; S Ahmadpour SAJJAD ; M Molazadeh MIKAEIL ; Mm Jafari Mohammad MEHDI ; A Hormati AHMAD ; Mr Pashaie Mohammad REZA ; Y Mohammadpour YOUSEF ; Ma Habibi Mohammad AMIN ; A Mohammadbeigi ABOLFAZL ; Sme Hoseini Seyed Mahmoud ESHAGH
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Source: Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials Published:2024


Abstract

Background: Functional dyspepsia (FD) is felt as a discomfort or pain on the center line or upper abdomen. In this study, we aimed to compare the effects of Govarcin herbal capsule and Metoclopramide for alleviating gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with FD. Methods: Totally, 106 patients enrolled in a double-blind, clinical trial study. The participants had FD and were divided into two groups receiving Govarcin and Metoclopramide by block randomization. The patients were treated for four weeks, taking one Govarcin capsule or Metoclopramide tablet after each meal. The rate of improvement in patients was assessed by mitigation of clinical symptoms, including epigastric pain, fullness, discomfort, nausea, vomiting and heartburn. Also, before and after intervention, we used Nepin questionnaire and ROME III. SPSS statistics 25 software was used for data analyzing. Results: Clinical symptom score changes between Govarcin and Metoclopramide patients’ groups showed that there was no significant difference in any of the clinical symptom scores (except for heartburn, p-value=0.012) between the study groups. Nepean score in Govarcin group before and after treatment were 19.3±4.8 and 8.9±2.8, respectively (p-value<0.001). For Metoclopramide group, these values were 19.8±3.5 and 9.4±2.1 respectively (p-value<0.001). No significant difference was found in terms of Nepean score between the Govarcin and Metoclopramide groups (p-value=0.995). Conclusion: Govarcin herbal capsule can be used to remedy symptoms in patients with FD. It seems that Govarcin is as effective as Metoclopramide in fighting symptoms of FD as no significant difference in efficacy has been demonstrated between them. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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