10-day Versus 14-day Concomitant PAMC as First-line Treatment Strategy for the Eradication of H. Pylori Infection
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02959255 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 9, 2016
Last Update Posted : March 29, 2018
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is highly associated with gastrointestinal disorders, including peptic ulcer disease, gastric cancer, and gastric mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.1 In 1994, H. pylori was classified as a group carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Since then, many consensus conferences and clinical guidelines worldwide have been established for the treatment of H. pylori infection.
Despite H. pylori infecting an estimated 50% of the global population,there is no universally effective regimen in everyday clinical practice. The current European Helicobacter Study Group Guidelines for the first line empirical treatment of the H. pylori infection propose a variety of treatment strategies, as optimal treatment of H. pylori infection requires careful attention to local antibiotic resistance and eradication patterns. Most recently, the Toronto Consensus for the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Adults strongly recommended that all H. pylori eradication regimens now be given for 14 days. Recommended first-line strategies include concomitant nonbismuth quadruple therapy (proton pump inhibitor [PPI] + amoxicillin + metronidazole + clarithromycin [PAMC]) and traditional bismuth quadruple therapy (PPI + bismuth + metronidazole + tetracycline [PBMT]).The aforementioned statement by an international working group of specialists chosen by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology is of the outmost importance, especially in countries with increased antibiotic resistance, like Greece, with resistance rates >20% to clarithromycin and >40% to metronidazole.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Helicobacter Pylori Infection | Drug: Esomeprazole | Phase 4 |

Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 364 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Greek, Single Center, Randomized, Double Blind Controlled Clinical Study Comparing the 10-day Versus the 14-day Concomitant Proton Pump Inhibitor [PPI] + Amoxicillin + Metronidazole + Clarithromycin (PAMC) Therapeutic Scheme as First-line Treatment Strategy for the Eradication of H. Pylori Infection |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 30, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 30, 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 30, 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: 10-day concomitant PAMC
40mg esomeprazole twice daily, 500mg clarithromycin twice daily, 1gr amoxicillin twice daily, and 500mg metronidazole twice daily for 10 days
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Drug: Esomeprazole
dosage difference |
Active Comparator: 14-day concomitant PAMC
(40mg esomeprazole twice daily, 500mg clarithromycin twice daily, 1gr amoxicillin twice daily, and 500mg metronidazole twice daily for 14 days.
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Drug: Esomeprazole
dosage difference |
- Helicobacter Pylori eradication [ Time Frame: 10 days - 14 days ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- age >18 or <80 years
- consecutive newly diagnosed H. pylori-infected patients
- endoscopically proven peptic ulcer disease or non-ulcer dyspepsia
- H. pylori infection will be established by at least one positive test among C13-urea breath test (UBT), rapid urease test, and gastric histology.
- patients who have signed the Informed Consent
- patients who will be compliant to study procedures
Exclusion Criteria:
- age <18 or >80 years.
- previous H. pylori eradication therapy
- known allergic history to any of the medications used in our study
- pregnancy or lactation
- ingestion of antibiotics within the prior 4 weeks
- patients with previous gastric surgery
- the coexistence of serious concomitant illness which would not allow patients' compliance (i.e., malignant neoplasms)
- addiction to alcohol or illicit and recreational drugs
- patients who have not signed Informed Consent
- patients who will not comply with study procedures

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02959255
Greece | |
Army Hospital | |
Athens, Greece |
Responsible Party: | Elpen Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02959255 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IIS-EL-ESO-2016 |
First Posted: | November 9, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 29, 2018 |
Last Verified: | March 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Infection Communicable Diseases Esomeprazole Anti-Ulcer Agents |
Gastrointestinal Agents Proton Pump Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |