The purpose of this study is to assess efficacy of 14-day antimicrobial susceptibility test guided quadruple therapy for the rescue treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection, then comparing it with 14-day empirical therapy according to personal medication history.
Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori), which infects about 50% of the global population, has been classified as the first risk factor of gastric cancer. Strong evidence supports that H.pylori eradication is an effective approach to reduce the incidence of those pathological processes. Antimicrobial susceptibility test can pick out sensitive drugs to kill H.pylori, and reduce secondary drug resistance. However, there is a lack of high quality RCT to evaluate its efficacy in the rescue treatment of Helicobacter infection. The investigator's study aims to assess the efficacy of 14-day antimicrobial susceptibility test guided quadruple therapy for the rescue treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection. Then, comparing this regimen with 14-day empirical therapy according to personal medication history to tell which one is better in clinic practice.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
420
Patients will receive a 14-day quadruple therapy for the H.pylori eradication. The regimen contains one proton pump inhibitor, colloidal bismuth pectin and two sensitive antibiotics determined by antimicrobial susceptibility test. The susceptibility of amoxicillin, clarithromycin, metronidazole, tinidazole, levofloxacin, furazolidone and tetracycline will be evaluated.
All patients need these two drugs.
Qilu hosipital
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 rates of adverse events happening
Common adverse events will be measured using a 8-point Likert scale, and patients rate their symptoms from 0 (none) to 8 (severe) during the treatment process.
Time frame: 6 months
The rates of improving dyspepsia symptoms after helicobacter pylori eradication.
Dyspepsia symptoms will also be measured using a 8-point Likert scale.be compared. Common adverse events will be measured using a 8-point Likert scale. Patients rate their symptoms from 0 (none) to 8 (severe) before and after the treatment process.
Time frame: 6 months
The rates of good compliance.
Patients taken over 90% of drugs are considered to have a good compliance.
Time frame: 6 months
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Patients will receive a 14-day quadruple therapy according to personal medication history for helicobacter pylori eradication. The regimen contains one proton pump inhibitor, Colloidal Bismuth Pectin and two antibiotics based on personal medication history. If the patient hasn't been treated with levofloxacin previously, he will be treated with amoxicillin and levofloxacin. Otherwise, he will be treated with amoxicillin and furazolidone.