Objective To determine the effectiveness and safety of mosapride in patients with functional dyspepsia.
Methods Trials were located through electronic searches of the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trails (CENTRAL) ( Issue 2, 2006), MEDLINE (1978 to Jun. 2006), EMbase (1978 to Jun.2006), ISI (2000 to Jun.2006), OVID Database (1978 to Jun.2006), Chinese Biological Medicine Database (1978 to Jun.2006), Chinese VIP Database (1994 to Jun.2006) and WANFANG Database ( 1978 to Jun.2006). We also checked the bibliographies of retrieved articles and handsearched four kinds of important journals.
Results Total of 18 trials involving 2 929 patients were included in the meta-analyses. These showed: (1) remission rate of global symptoms: Mosapride was not superior to placebo (RR 2.72, 95%CI 0.87 to 8.46), but was superior to metoclopramide (RR 1.66, 95%CI 0.82 to 3.35) and domperidone (RR 1.23, 95%CI 1.12 to 1.34); (2) remission rate of individual symptoms: 1) upper abdominal flatulence: Mosapride was superior to domperidone (RR 1.35, 95%CI 1.14 to 1.60), but was not superior to cisapride (RR 0.95, 95%CI 0.78 to 1.15); 2) postprandial fullness: Mosapride was superior to domperidone (RR 2.72, 95%CI 2.02 to 3.66), but was not superior to cisapride (RR 0.99, 95%CI 0.82 to 1.18); 3) upper abdominal pain: Mosapride was superior to domperidone (RR 1.27, 95%CI 1.07 to1.49), but was not superior to cisapride (RR 0.94, 95%CI 0.75 to 1.17); 4) early saciety: Mosapride was superior to domperidone (RR 1.42, 95%CI 1.15 to 1.76), but was not superior to cisapride (RR 0.98, 95%CI 0.82 to 1.17); 5) nausea: Mosapride was not superior to cisapride (RR 1.07, 95%CI 0.82 to 1.39) and domperidone (RR 1.12 ,95%CI 0.97 to 1.28); 6) vomitting: Mosapride was not superior to cisapride (P=0.80) and domperidone (RR 1.02, 95%CI 0.87 to 1.18); 7) eructation: Mosapride was superior to domperidone (RR 1.41, 95%CI 1.17 to 1.70), but was not superior to cisapride (RR 0.85, 95%CI 0.68 to 1.05); 8) anorexia: Mosapride was superior to domperidone (RR 1.22, 95%CI 1.20 to 1.44), but was not superior to cisapride (RR0.88, 95%CI 0.64 to 1.19); 9) sour regurgitation: Mosapride was not superior to domperidone (P=0.64) and cisapride (P=0.32); 10) heartburn: Mosapride was not superior to domperidone (RR 0.97, 95%CI 0.96 to 1.10) and cisapride (RR 1.05, 95%CI 0.90 to 1.21); 11) upper abdominal discomfort: Mosapride was not superior to cisapride (P =0.64); (3) adverse event rate: Mosapride had a good safety profile.
Conclusions The limited current evidence shows that, mosapride is not superior to placebo in relieving global symptoms, but is superior to domperidone in relieving upper abdominal flatulence, postprandial fullness, upper abdominal pain, early saciety, erutation and anorexia. Mosapride has a good safety profile.
Citation: WU Zongying,WANG Yiping,ZENG Chao. Mosapride for Functional Dyspepsia: A Systematic Review. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2006, 06(11): 790-803. doi: Copy