Comparison of Two Rescue Therapies for Helicobacter Pylori Infection
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02547012 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 11, 2015
Results First Posted : March 14, 2019
Last Update Posted : March 14, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Helicobacter Pylori Infection | Drug: esomeprazole+amox+levo+tetra Drug: esomeprazole+amox+levo | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 51 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Comparison of Two Rescue Therapies for Helicobacter Pylori Infection - A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial |
Study Start Date : | November 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: esomeprazole+amox+levo+tetra
esomeprazole 40 mg b.d., amoxicillin 500 mg q.d.s., levofloxacin 500 mg o.d., and tetracycline 500 mg q.d.s.
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Drug: esomeprazole+amox+levo+tetra
esomeprazole 40 mg b.d., amoxicillin 500 mg q.d.s., levofloxacin 500 mg o.d., and tetracycline 500 mg q.d.s.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: esomeprazole+amox+levo
esomeprazole 40 mg b.d., amoxicillin 500 mg q.d.s., and levofloxacin 500 mg o.d.
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Drug: esomeprazole+amox+levo
esomeprazole 40 mg b.d., amoxicillin 500 mg q.d.s., levofloxacin 500 mg o.d.,
Other Names:
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- Number of Participants in Which H. Pylori Was Eradicated [ Time Frame: six weeks after the end of anti-H pylori therapy. ]Evaluate eradication outcome by endoscopy urease test and histology or urea breath test

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- positive results of both rapid urease test and histology,
- a positive result of urea breath test,
- or a positive result of culture.
Exclusion Criteria:
- ingestion of antibiotics, bismuth, or proton pump inhibitor(PPI)within the prior 4 weeks,
- patients with allergic history to the medications used,
- patients with previous gastric surgery,
- the coexistence of serious concomitant illness (for example, decompensated liver cirrhosis, uremia),
- pregnant women

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02547012
Taiwan | |
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital | |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 813 |
Study Chair: | Ping-I Hsu, Bachelor | Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital. |
Documents provided by Ping-I (William) Hsu, M.D., Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.:
Responsible Party: | Ping-I (William) Hsu, M.D., Professor, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02547012 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
VGHKS13-CT11-15 |
First Posted: | September 11, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | March 14, 2019 |
Last Update Posted: | March 14, 2019 |
Last Verified: | March 2019 |
Helicobacter pylori Eradication rate Rescue treatment |
Infection Communicable Diseases Helicobacter Infections Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections Amoxicillin Levofloxacin Ofloxacin Tetracycline Esomeprazole Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents Anti-Ulcer Agents |
Gastrointestinal Agents Proton Pump Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary Renal Agents Topoisomerase II Inhibitors Topoisomerase Inhibitors Antineoplastic Agents Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors Protein Synthesis Inhibitors |