OC-068 A systematic review and meta-analysis of clonidine in diarrhoea or intestinal transit: clonidine has an objective anti-diarrheal effect

• Published in: Gut Vol. 64; no. Suppl 1; pp. A34 - A35
• Main Authors: Fragkos, KC, Zarate-Lopez, N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Case reports; Cholera; Clinical trials; Clonidine; Diabetes mellitus; Diarrhea; Ileostomy; Intestine; Irritable bowel syndrome; Meta-analysis; Ostomy; Short bowel syndrome; Systematic review

Introduction Clonidine has been considered an alternative treatment (usually after other treatments have failed) for refractory diarrhoea. The evidence is scarce in the literature and not conclusive. The purpose of the present paper is to gather available evidence and provide a systematic and more c...