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Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Lymphagogue Effect and Clinical Efficacy of Calcium Dobesilate in Chronic Venous Disease
Fernando Flota-Cervera, MD,
Cintia Flota-Ruiz, MD,
Carlos Trevino, MD,
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Arturo Berber, MD*
Grunenthanl de Mexico SA de CV
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: arturo.berber{at}grunenthal.com.mx.
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The aims of the present study were to investigate the effect of calcium dobesilate on lymph flow and lymphovenous edema in patients with chronic venous disease. It was a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial. Patients received 1 capsule of 500 mg calcium dobesilate every 8 hours (1.5 g/day) or placebo by 49 days. By the end of the treatment period, only the patients treated with calcium dobesilate had normalization of lymphogammagraphy (capture index and speed of lymph flow; 80 and 78%, respectively). Only patients treated with calcium dobesilate had statistically significant reduction in the perimeter of leg, calf, and ankle. Twenty-two out of 25 (88%) calcium dobesilate–treated patients presented clinical improvement versus 5 out of 24 (20.8%) in the placebo group. One patient on calcium dobesilate developed rash and one patient on placebo complained of vomiting. In the present study, calcium dobesilate normalized lymph physiology and improved symptoms in patients with chronic venous disease.
First published on April 2, 2008, doi:10.1177/0003319707305407
Angiology 2008;59:352.
A more recent version of this article appeared on July 1, 2008
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