Colchicine is effective for short-term treatment of slow transit constipation: A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 389-394

  Taghavi, Seyed Alireza ^a   Shabani, Sanaz ^a   Mehramiri, Asie ^a   Eshraghian, Ahad ^a   Kazemi, Seyed Mohammad Hasan ^a   Moeini, Maryam ^a   Hosseini Asl, Seyed Mohammad Kazem ^a   Saberifiroozi, Mehdi ^a   Alizade Naeeni, Mahvash ^a   Mostaghni, Amir Ahmad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Constipation; KESS score; Slow transit time

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; COLCHICINE; LACTULOSE; MACROGOL; MODACINE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; KNOWLES ECCERSLY SCOT SYMPTOM SCORE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; COLCHICINE; CONSTIPATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; PLACEBOS; TIME FACTORS; TUBULIN MODULATORS;

EID: 77649235471     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0794-z     Document Type: Article

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