Susceptibility Testing Guided Versus Empirical Therapy for Refractory H. Pylori Infection

NCT ID: NCT04332848

Last Updated: 2025-08-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

360 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-07-28

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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Aim: Therefore, we aimed to

1. compare the efficacy of susceptibility testing guided therapy vs. empirical therapy in the third-line eradication for refractory H. pylori infection
2. assess the long-term impact of eradication therapy on the antibiotic resistance and microbiota of the gut flora and the metabolic factors.

Methods: This will be a multi-center, open labeled trial

Patients: 360 patients with failure to H. pylori eradication for at least two times will be enrolled Determination of antibiotic resistance of H. pylori:

Agar dilution test will be used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations of levofloxacin, tetracycline, rifabutin, and clarithromycin to guide the selection of antibiotics.

Treatment regimens and assignment: Eligible patients will be randomized to receive either one of the treatments (A) Susceptibility testing guided therapy or (B) Empirical therapy

Outcome Measurement:

Primary End Point: Eradication rate will be evaluated according to Intent-to-treat (ITT) analyses.

Secondary End Point: 1. Eradication rate according to per protocol analysis (PP analysis); 2. Frequency of adverse effects.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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(B) Empirical therapy

choose antibiotics according to drug history

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ET

Intervention Type DRUG

Empirical therapy Based on drug history: Levofloxacin sequential therapy or bismuth quadruple therapy (10 or 14 days) or rifabutin triple/quadruple therapy or concomitant therapy

(A) Susceptibility testing guided therapy

choose antibiotics according to susceptibility testing

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

SGT

Intervention Type DRUG

Susceptibility testing guided therapy Based on susceptibility test: Levofloxacin sequential therapy or bismuth quadruple therapy (10 or 14 days) or rifabutin triple/quadruple therapy or concomitant therapy

Interventions

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ET

Empirical therapy Based on drug history: Levofloxacin sequential therapy or bismuth quadruple therapy (10 or 14 days) or rifabutin triple/quadruple therapy or concomitant therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

SGT

Susceptibility testing guided therapy Based on susceptibility test: Levofloxacin sequential therapy or bismuth quadruple therapy (10 or 14 days) or rifabutin triple/quadruple therapy or concomitant therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult (equal or greater than 20 years old) patients who failed from at least two eradication therapies for H. pylori infection will be enrolled.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mei-Jyh Chen, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Taiwan University Hospital

Locations

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Mei-Jyh Chen

Role: CONTACT

886-2-23123456 ext. 66280

Yu-Chun Huang

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Mei-Jyh Chen, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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202001085MINB

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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