The purpose of this study is to compare between the POCone® to the UBiT®-IR300 in measuring 13CO2/12CO2 ratio in breath samples when used together with the BreathTek® UBT (urea breath test) Kit and the pUHR-CA web-based software program in identifying H. pylori infection in pediatric subjects.
The same patients will be tested on both the POCone® and UBiT®-IR300. If the patients test positive for H. pylori, they will be given eradication medication and brought back in for a re-test.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
99
All patients were required to drink the pranactic citric solution to diagnose H.pylori.
Miami Pediatric Gastroenterology
Miami, Florida, United States
University of Texas School of Public Health
El Paso, Texas, United States
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Agreement Between POCone and UBiT-IR300.
The study end-points are UHR values derived from DOB (delta over baseline) values obtained from the POCone and UBiT-IR300 (UHRP and UHRU, respectively) at Baseline and Post-Dose. Same patients will be tested on both the POCone and UBiT-IR300. Subjects fasted for at least 1 hr prior test. Each patient provided breath samples in 3 blue (Baseline) breath bags-labeled "A" "B" "C". Subjects were given Pranactin-Citric solution (4oz) to drink, waited 15 min and collected 3 pink (post-dose) bags which were paired with the baseline bags in no particular order. Each pair was tested on both machines. The first two available pairs of UHR values were used for data analysis. The 3rd pair was used only if one of the first two samples did not produce a valid test result. DOB values were generated by the two instruments for each Baseline and Post Dose pair. UHR values were claculated based on the DOB values and the subject's anthropometric variables (age, gender, ehight and body weight).
Time frame: Baseline, Post Dose (15 min)
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