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NCT Number: NCT03968302

ADDITION OF BISMUTH TO THE STANDARD TRIPLE THERAPY FOR HELICOBACTER PYLORI ERADICATION

H pylori is an important cause of chronic gastritis and other complications. There is a decline in eradication rate for H pylori owing to multiple factors including drug resistance. We compare the effect of the addition of bismuth to the standard triple therapy in a randomized control trial.

Subjects were randomized into two arms. Arm A received triple therapy including amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and omeprazole and Arm B received quadruple therapy adding colloidal bismuth subcitrate. Both arms received treatment for two weeks.

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Key information

Conditions

Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Age range

12 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Ziauddin University Hospital

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

About this study

The study is a 2-arm, prospective, randomized, non-inferiority, unblinded, parallel design trial. The primary end point is post-treatment result after triple or quadruple therapy. Secondary endpoints included the nature and frequency of side effects compared between the two arms. The study protocol was approved by the ethical review committee of the university.

Patients with dyspeptic symptoms who had H pylori infection, diagnosed through positive Stool for H pylori antigen or presence of H. pylori organism in the histopathology of gastric mucosal biopsy, attending outpatient department of two campuses of the University Hospital were included in this study.. Group A received standard triple therapy for H. pylori eradication for a total 14 days and group B received bismuth-based quadruple therapy for H pylori eradication for the same period. The triple regimen was defined as a combination of amoxicillin 1 gm twice a day, clarithromycin 500 mg twice a day and omeprazole is given in 40 mg twice a day dose. Quadruple therapy included colloidal bismuth subcitrate 240 mg twice daily, in addition. H. Pylori status was checked routinely after 6 weeks by Stool sampling for H, pylori antigen. Subjects were counseled to stop taking PPI or any antibiotic 2 weeks before stool H. pylori antigen testing. Eradication of H pylori was defined as lack of detection of H pylori antigen in the stool via ELISA method after triple or quadruple therapy.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients with dyspeptic symptoms who had H pylori infection, diagnosed through positive Stool for H pylori antigen or presence of H. pylori organism in the histopathology of gastric mucosal biopsy, attending outpatient department of two campuses of the University Hospital were included in this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

were patients with age less than 12 years, age more than 80 years, recent antibiotic use, and treatment-experienced patients, where H. pylori couldn't eradicate after treatment, chronic illnesses with multiple comorbid for example, chronic liver disease, chronic kidney disease or terminal illness etc, pregnancy and allergy to any of the regimen components.

Treatment and study plan

ARM A Triple therapy for helicobacter pylori

Drug

The triple regimen was defined as a combination of amoxicillin 1 gm twice a day, clarithromycin 500 mg twice a day and omeprazole is given in 40 mg twice a day dose.

ARM B Quadruple therapy for helicobacter pylori

Drug

Quadruple therapy included colloidal bismuth subcitrate 240 mg twice daily,amoxicillin 1 gm twice a day, clarithromycin 500 mg twice a day and omeprazole is given in 40 mg twice a day dose.

Primary outcomes

  1. POST H PYLORI TREATMENT RESULTS

    Time frame: 2 months

    The primary end point was post-treatment result after triple or quadruple therapy

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ziauddin University

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Registry information

Official study title

ADDITION OF BISMUTH TO THE STANDARD TRIPLE THERAPY FOR HELICOBACTER PYLORI ERADICATION: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
May 30, 2019
Registry last updated
May 30, 2019

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