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Rescue Therapy for Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Rifabutin-containing Triple Therapy for Helicobacter Pylori Rescue Treatment: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05874544
Enrollment
360
Registered
2023-05-25
Start date
2023-05-16
Completion date
2025-01-31
Last updated
2025-09-15

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Conditions

Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Keywords

Helicobacter pylori, rescue therapy

Brief summary

Dual therapy containing vonoprazan and amoxicillin had showed excellent eradication results with Helicobacter pylori first-line treatment. However, no study has examined its efficacy for H. pylori rescue treatment. Rifabutin has low antibiotic resistance, superior antibacterial activity in vitro, and stability in the gastric acid environment. Several studies have confirmed the efficacy of rifabutin-containing triple therapy as a first-line or rescue treatment for H. pylori. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of dual therapy vesus rifabutin-containing triple therapy versus classical bismuth-containing quadruple therapy as rescue therapy for the eradication of refractory Helicobacter pylori.

Interventions

DRUGVonoprazan

Proton pump inhibitor

DRUGBismuth Potassium Citrate

Gastric mucosal protective drug with anti-H. pylori effect

DRUGTetracycline

Antibiotics for H. pylori eradication

DRUGMetronidazole

Antibiotics for H. pylori eradication

DRUGAmoxicillin

Antibiotics for H. pylori eradication

DRUGRifabutin

Antibiotics for H. pylori eradication

Sponsors

Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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

* Ability and willingness to participate in the study and to sign and give informed consent * Confirmed H. pylori infection and with previous treatment experience

Exclusion criteria

* subjects naive to H. pylori treatment, * under 18 or over 80 years old * history of gastrectomy * pregnant or lactating women * Previous history of tuberculosis * Allergy to any of the study drugs * severe systemic diseases or malignancy * administration of antibiotics, bismuth, antisecretory drugs, or Chinese herb medicine in the preceding 8 weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Helicobacter pylori eradication rateSix weeks after completion of therapySix weeks after completion of therapy, H. pylori eradication was assessed by ¹³C-urea breath test. Eradication was defined as negative result from urea breath test (\<4‰) (4‰ as the cutoff value).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Rate of adverse effectsWithin 7 days after completion of therapyThe subjects were asked to grade the severity of adverse events according to their influence on daily activities, experienced as mild (transient and well tolerated), moderate (causing discomfort and partially interfering with daily activities), or severe (causing considerable interference with daily activities). In addition, blood test were messured to access function of liver and kidney.
Compliance rateWithin 7 days after completion of therapyCompliance was defined as poor when they had taken less than 80% of the total medication

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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