Helicobacter pylori eradication (H. pylori) rates with clarithromycin-based triple therapy are declining, and an alternative strategy is needed urgently. The investigators sought to compare the efficacy of pretreatment antimicrobial susceptibility-guided vs. clarithromycin-based triple therapy vs. concomitant therapy for H. pylori eradication in a region with high rates of multiple drug resistance.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
123
clarithromycin-based triple therapy Pantoloc 40mg, PO, BID, 1wk Amoxacillin 1g, PO, BID, 1wk Clarithromycin 500mg, PO, BID, 1wk * concomitant therapy group Pantoloc 40mg, PO, BID, 1wk Amoxacillin 1g, PO, BID, 1wk Clarithromycin 500mg, PO, BID, 1wk Metronidazole 500mg, PO, BID, 1wk * bismuth based quadraple therapy Pantoloc 40mg, PO, BID, 1wk Bismuth, 300mg, PO, QID, 1wk Tetracycline, 500mg, PO, QID, 1wk Metronidazole, 500mg, PO, TID, 1wk * levofloxacine based triple therapy Pantoloc 40mg, PO, BID, 1wk Amoxacillin 1g, PO, BID, 1wk Levofloxacin 500mg, PO, QD, 1wk
Gangnam Severance Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
RECRUITINGeradication rate of Helicobacter pylori
Time frame: the H. pylori status was checked 4 weeks aft er the end of treatment using the 13 C-urea breath test.
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