Battle of the bacteria: which h. pylori treatment wins?
NCT ID NCT02373280
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two antibiotic treatments for H. pylori, a stomach infection. 600 adults will get either a 10-day standard treatment or a 7-day treatment tailored to their bacteria's drug resistance. The goal is to see which approach eradicates the infection more effectively.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Aug 2014
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * The patients who proved H. pylori infection following three methods 1. positive rapid urease test (CLOtest) 2. histologic evidence of H. pylori by modified Giemsa staining 3. positive Urea breath test * Male and female Korean Adult (Aged ≥ 18 years) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who received eradication therapy for H. pylori infection, previously * H. pylori eradication failure because of poor compliance * the administration of antibiotics or the consumption of bismuth salts within 4 weeks or the administration of a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) within 2 weeks * Advanced gastric cancer or other malignancy * Abnormal liver function or liver cirrhosis * Abnormal renal function or chronic kidney disease * Other severe concurrent diseases * Previous allergic reactions to the study drugs * Pregnant or lactating women
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Conditions
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Locations
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
RECRUITINGSeongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, South Korea
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