Personalized antibiotics may beat standard therapy for stubborn stomach bug
NCT ID NCT05332444
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether choosing antibiotics based on lab tests of the bacteria works better than standard antibiotic combinations for people whose H. pylori infection hasn't been cured before. About 450 adults will receive either a tailored or standard regimen for 14 days. The goal is to see which approach clears the infection more effectively and with fewer side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Proton pump inhibitor (rabeprazole) and antibiotics (amoxicillin, clarithromycin, levofloxacin, metronidazole, tetracycline) plus bismuth
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that tailoring antibiotics to the specific bacteria is more effective than standard treatments for stubborn H. pylori infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 4 trial, so the treatments are already approved, but results may not apply to all populations. Antibiotic resistance could still limit success.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 450 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: Patients, aged \>= 20, having H. pylori-positive chronic gastritis with/without peptic ulcers (duodenal or gastric ulcers) will be recruited. If the patients failed anti-H. pylori therapy previously, they will be invited to enter this study for evaluating the efficacy of these rescue regimens. Exclusion Criteria: 1. pregnant or nursing woman; 2. serious concomitant illness and malignant tumor of any kind; 3. history of hypersensitivity to test drugs; 4. serious bleeding during the course of this ulcer; 5. previous gastric surgery; 6. receiving bismuth salts, PPIs, or antibiotics in the previous month.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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