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Input: Eight studies involving 290 participants were included. Two trials examined the effects of captopril, the rest were single trials on single drugs. All comparisons were with placebo. The methodological quality of most trials was poor. Enalapril was associated with a small increase in the frequency of attacks per week (difference in means 0.8; 95% CI 0.43 to 1.17). The difference between the intervention groups on a subjective improvement score was non-significant.  There was a significant effect of buflomedil on the frequency of attacks per week (weighted mean difference (WMD) -8.8; 95% CI -17.55 to -0.09), but there was no evidence of effect on the severity score.  The proportion with fewer attacks was significantly higher on moxisylyte than on placebo (relative risk (RR) 4.33; 95% CI 1.36 to 13.81).  For captopril, beraprost, dazoxiben and ketanserin there was no evidence of an effect on the frequency, severity or duration of attacks.  Beraprost and moxisylyte gave significantly more adverse effects than placebo. Poor methodological quality, small sample sizes and the limited data available resulted in low precision of the statistical results and limited value of the overall results .The overall results show that there is no evidence for an effect of vasodilator drugs on primary Raynaud's phenomenon.
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The review looked at the effectiveness of other drugs that can be taken by mouth. These were drugs that increase blood flow (vasodilators). The evidence from randomised controlled trials is limited. The review authors identified eight controlled studies. These were published between 1980 and 1996 and involved a total of 290 participants randomly assigned to the vasodilator drug or placebo. The length of treatment varied from two weeks to six months. Only two trials looked at the same drug, the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor captopril so most of the findings were from single trials. Taking enalapril resulted in a small increase in the frequency of attacks in a week. Buflomedil reduced the frequency of attacks but without a clear effect on their severity. Moxisylyte (thymoxamine) also reduced attacks but both beraprost and moxisylyte produced more adverse effects than with placebo. For captopril, beraprost, dazoxiben and ketanserin there was no evidence of an effect on the frequency, severity or duration of attacks. The methodological quality of most trials was poor and they were small. The outcomes were subjective and were reported on scales that were not well described or validated. This makes the clinical importance of the results difficult to assess, especially if the placebo response is high.