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Trial reportThe Journal of international medical research2026

Evaluation of safety and efficacy of the combination of mebeverine and sulpiride in treatment of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders: A prospective cohort.

Mohamed El-Kassas, Ahmed Tawheed, Hesham El Halwagy, Reem Ezzat, Amr El Fouly, Asem Elfert

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Mohamed El-KassasEndemic Medicine Department, Helwan Faculty of Medicine, Egypt.
Ahmed TawheedGastroenterology Department, Al Emadi Hospital, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-9382-8733
Hesham El HalwagyHepatology and Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute (NHTMRI), Egypt.
Reem EzzatInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
Amr El FoulyEndemic Medicine Department, Helwan Faculty of Medicine, Egypt.
Asem ElfertDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.

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Abstract

ObjectiveIn this study, we aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a combination of 100 mg mebeverine and 25 mg sulpiride (Colona®) in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders.MethodsThis multicenter, cohort study was conducted in Egypt, comprising 253 patients diagnosed with functional gastrointestinal disorders. The treatment duration was 2 weeks. The primary endpoint was the percentage of relative change in the tailored gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale.ResultsThe baseline tailored gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale mean (±SD) score was 11.42 ± 4.10. However, after 2 weeks (±1 week) of combination therapy, the score significantly decreased to 3.11 ± 2.48 (p < 0.01), demonstrating a mean (±SD) improvement of 71.84% ±20.56%. Among 253 patients, 227 patients (89.72%, 95% confidence interval: 85.96%-93.49%) demonstrated ≥50% improvement in the tailored gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale total score, whereas 26 (10.28%) did not report any improvement. In terms of safety, 2 (0.79%) patients reported diarrhea, 1 (0.4%) had mild dyspepsia, and 1 (0.4%) had galactorrhea.ConclusionOur results suggest that the combination of mebeverine and sulpiride may represent a safe and effective treatment option for patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders.

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Gastrointestinal DiseasesPhenethylaminesSulpirideAdultAgedDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomemebeverinePhenethylaminesSulpirideabdominal painFunctional gastrointestinal disordersmebeverinequality of lifesulpiride

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