• 1. Diabetic Foot Care Center, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;2. Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
RAN Xingwu, Email: ranxingwu@yahoo.com.cn
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Objective  To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of sarpogrelate hydrochloride for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
Methods  The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on PAD treated by sarpogrelate hydrochloride were identified from CBM (1978 to September 2011), CNKI (1979 to May 2011), PubMed (1950 to May 2011), EMbase (1970 to May 2011) and The Cochrane Library (Issue 3, 2011). According to the criteria of the Cochrane Handbook, two reviewers independently screened the studies, extracted and cross-checked the data, and assessed the methodological quality. Then meta-analysis was conducted by using RevMan 5.0 software.
Results  Nine RCTs involving 522 patients and 532 limbs were included, with low methodological quality in most trials. The results of meta-analyses indicated that compared with the conventional treatment, sarpogrelate hydrochloride could reduce the area of ulcers (MD= –3.22, 95%CI –3.99 to –2.45), and it could increase the ankle-brachial index (SMD=0.49, 95%CI 0.07 to 0.91), blood flow of dorsalis pedis artery (MD=0.16, 95%CI 0.09 to 0.23) and pain-free walking distance (MD=200.87, 95%CI 3.39 to 398.36). Five trials reported the adverse effects of sarpogrelate hydrochloride, most of which were mild gastrointestinal symptoms.
Conclusion 
 Based on the review, sarpogrelate hydrochloride may have positive effect on patients with PAD. However, the evidence is not b enough due to the general low methodological quality, so the reliable conclusion has to be drawn with more high quality studies in future.

Citation: GAO Wei,WANG Fang,LIU Guanjian,RAN Xingwu. Effectiveness and Safety of Sarpogrelate Hydrochloride for Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Systematic Review. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2012, 12(3): 341-346. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20120055 Copy