The purpose of this study is to assess efficacy of a new 14-day sequential therapy for the rescue treatment of refractory Helicobacter pylori infection, and whether it is safe while maintaining an ideal eradication rates. The researchers also want to testify whether a double-dose rabeprazole has equal efficacy to double-dose esomeprazole to provide sufficient acid inhibition.
Half of the world's population is infected with Helicobacter pylori. Strong evidence supports that H.pylori eradication is an effective approach to reduce the risk of developing gastric cancer. However, eradication rates of first-line therapy decreased over years due to the rapidly emerging antibiotic resistance of H. pylori worldwide. An ideal rescue therapeutic regimen to cure refractory H.pylori infection is currently warranted. Traditional sequential therapy failed to achieve an ideal eradication rates (over\>95%) as a third line treatment in the region with high antibiotic resistance. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of 14-day modified sequential therapy in the patients with two or more treatment failure, and whether the adverse effects of this new modified sequential therapy are tolerable. Then, this study will also compare the performance of a double-dose esomeprazole with double-dose rabeprazole containing therapy to optimize therapeutic regimen.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
120
Patients will go through a gastroscopy and antimicrobial susceptibility test. Liver and kidney function will be monitored by blood test before and after the treatment. Then, patients will receive a 14-day modified sequential therapy containing esomeprazole for the Helicobacter pylori eradication. The regimen contains a double dose esomeprazole, amoxicillin, tetracycline and furazolidone for the first 7 days, followed by esomeprazole, amoxicillin , tetracycline and colloidal bismuth pectin for the second 7 days.
Patients will go through a gastroscopy and antimicrobial susceptibility test. Liver and kidney function will be monitored by blood test before and after the treatment. Then, patients will receive a 14-day modified sequential therapy containing rabeprazole for the Helicobacter pylori eradication. The regimen contains a double-dose rabeprazole, amoxicillin, tetracycline and furazolidone for the first 7 days, followed by rabeprazole, amoxicillin , tetracycline and colloidal bismuth pectin for the second 7 days.
Xiuli Zuo
Jinan, Shandong, China
Eradication rates
Both intention to treat(ITT) and per-protocol(PP) analyses will be used for the assessment of the eradication rates of Helicobacter pylori infection. The ITT analysis includes all randomly assigned patients who take at least one dose of the study medications. The PP analysis is limited to patients who take over 90% of the study medications and complete follow-up.
Time frame: 6 months
The rate of adverse events happening
Parameters of liver and kidney function before and after the treatment will be compared. Common adverse events will be measured and patients will rate the severity of their symptoms from 0 (none) to 8 (severe) points during the treatment process.
Time frame: 6 months
The change of dyspepsia symptoms after Helicobacter pylori eradication
Dyspepsia symptoms will be recorded before and after the treatment. Patients will rate the severity of their symptoms from 0 (none) to 8 (severe) points.
Time frame: 6 months
The rate of good compliance
Patients taken over 90% of drugs are considered to have a good compliance.
Time frame: 6 months
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