Gastric Swab for Helicobacter Pylori Detection

Seoul National University Hospital69 enrolled

Overview

A randomized controlled trial for comparing the Helicobacter pylori test using the swap method and the method using the conventional biopsy.

The aim of this study is to conduct a prospective study under the hypothesis that a cotton swab method in the rapid urease test is not inferior to the conventional biopsy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Interventions

swab RUTDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

rapid urease test using swab instead of biopsied tissue

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 20-80 * Patients who undergo esophagogastroduodenoscopy and need for investigation of Helicobacter pylori infection. Exclusion Criteria: * Surgical history of any kind of gastrectomy * Patients with contraindication of esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Locations (1)

Seoul National University

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Accuracy

Accuracy of diagnosis for Helicobacter pylori infection

Time frame: the same day wtih EGD

Secondary Outcomes

sensitivity, false positive, false negative rate, etc.

Time frame: the same day wtih EGD

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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