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A Pilot Study of a 14-day Modified Sequential Therapy for Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Efficacy and Safety of a 14-day Modified Sequential Therapy for Refractory Helicobacter Pylori Infection: an Open Randomized Pilot Study

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03658733
Enrollment
120
Registered
2018-09-05
Start date
2018-12-15
Completion date
2019-10-31
Last updated
2018-12-04

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Conditions

Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Keywords

Sequential therapy, Rescue treatment

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess efficacy of a new 14-day sequential therapy for the rescue treatment of refractory Helicobacter pylori infection, and whether it is safe while maintaining an ideal eradication rates. The researchers also want to testify whether a double-dose rabeprazole has equal efficacy to double-dose esomeprazole to provide sufficient acid inhibition.

Detailed description

Half of the world's population is infected with Helicobacter pylori. Strong evidence supports that H.pylori eradication is an effective approach to reduce the risk of developing gastric cancer. However, eradication rates of first-line therapy decreased over years due to the rapidly emerging antibiotic resistance of H. pylori worldwide. An ideal rescue therapeutic regimen to cure refractory H.pylori infection is currently warranted. Traditional sequential therapy failed to achieve an ideal eradication rates (over\>95%) as a third line treatment in the region with high antibiotic resistance. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of 14-day modified sequential therapy in the patients with two or more treatment failure, and whether the adverse effects of this new modified sequential therapy are tolerable. Then, this study will also compare the performance of a double-dose esomeprazole with double-dose rabeprazole containing therapy to optimize therapeutic regimen.

Interventions

DRUGesomeprazole, amoxicillin, tetracycline, furazolidone (only for the first 7 days), colloidal bismuth pectin (for the second 7 days)

Patients will go through a gastroscopy and antimicrobial susceptibility test. Liver and kidney function will be monitored by blood test before and after the treatment. Then, patients will receive a 14-day modified sequential therapy containing esomeprazole for the Helicobacter pylori eradication. The regimen contains a double dose esomeprazole, amoxicillin, tetracycline and furazolidone for the first 7 days, followed by esomeprazole, amoxicillin , tetracycline and colloidal bismuth pectin for the second 7 days.

Patients will go through a gastroscopy and antimicrobial susceptibility test. Liver and kidney function will be monitored by blood test before and after the treatment. Then, patients will receive a 14-day modified sequential therapy containing rabeprazole for the Helicobacter pylori eradication. The regimen contains a double-dose rabeprazole, amoxicillin, tetracycline and furazolidone for the first 7 days, followed by rabeprazole, amoxicillin , tetracycline and colloidal bismuth pectin for the second 7 days.

Sponsors

Shandong University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients aged 18-70 with persistent H. pylori infection. * Patients failed at least three different standard eradication therapies before. Previous standard eradication therapy was defined as a 10-day or 14-day quadruple regimen designed according to Maastricht V report.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients unable or unwilling to receive gastroscopy. * Patients treated with H2-receptor antagonist, PPI, bismuth and antibiotics in the previous 4 weeks. * Patients with gastorectomy, acute GI bleeding and advanced gastric cancer. * History of allergy to any of the drugs used in the study. * Severe concomitant cardiovascular, respiratory, or endocrine diseases, clinically significant renal or hepatic disease, hematologic disorders and any other clinically significant medical condition that could increase risk. * Currently pregnant or lactating. * Severe neurologic or psychiatric disorders. * Alcohol abuse or drug addiction. * Patients with compliance lower than 90% in any previous treatment are not included. * Inability to provide informed consent and other situations that could interfere with the examination or therapeutic protocol.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Eradication rates6 monthsBoth intention to treat(ITT) and per-protocol(PP) analyses will be used for the assessment of the eradication rates of Helicobacter pylori infection. The ITT analysis includes all randomly assigned patients who take at least one dose of the study medications. The PP analysis is limited to patients who take over 90% of the study medications and complete follow-up.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The rate of adverse events happening6 monthsParameters of liver and kidney function before and after the treatment will be compared. Common adverse events will be measured and patients will rate the severity of their symptoms from 0 (none) to 8 (severe) points during the treatment process.
The change of dyspepsia symptoms after Helicobacter pylori eradication6 monthsDyspepsia symptoms will be recorded before and after the treatment. Patients will rate the severity of their symptoms from 0 (none) to 8 (severe) points.
The rate of good compliance6 monthsPatients taken over 90% of drugs are considered to have a good compliance.

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactXiuli Zuo, PhD,MD
qlywc@163.com8653182169025

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026