Simpler stomach bug treatment on the horizon?
NCT ID NCT06977841
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested different combinations of the acid-blocker tegoprazan with antibiotics to treat H. pylori, a common stomach infection. 640 adults who had never been treated before received one of several drug regimens for 14 days. The goal was to see which combination worked best with the fewest side effects, aiming to simplify treatment and reduce antibiotic resistance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tegoprazan (a stomach acid blocker) combined with antibiotics (amoxicillin or tetracycline)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to simpler, better-tolerated treatment regimens for H. pylori infection, reducing side effects and antibiotic resistance.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but results are not yet published. The new drug combinations may not be more effective than current standard treatments, and side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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640 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Age from 18 to 70 years; 2. H. pylori infection diagnosed by ¹³C-urea breath test or rapid urease test during endoscopy; 3. The patient infected with Helicobacter pylori has never undergone eradication therapy. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with a definite history of allergy to the study drugs (tegoprazan, amoxicillin, tetracycline, or bismuth potassium citrate); 2. Those who have used any proton pump inhibitors, potassium-competitive acid blockers, antibiotics, bismuth agents, or H₂ receptor antagonists within 4 weeks prior to enrollment; 3. Those with concomitant severe cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, or other systemic diseases (e.g., New York Heart Association functional class III-IV, chronic kidney disease stage 3 or higher, Child-Pugh class B or higher cirrhosis); 4. Those requiring long-term use of systemic corticosteroids, anticoagulants, or antiplatelet agents (excluding aspirin \<100 mg daily); 5. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 6. Those with a history of drug abuse or alcohol dependence within the past 1 year; 7. Those with a current or prior history of malignancy at any site; 8. Those with active gastrointestinal bleeding or unexplained iron deficiency anemia; 9. Those with severe psychiatric disorders that may compromise compliance with the study; 10. Those who have participated in other interventional clinical trials within 3 months prior to enrollment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zhongshan Hospital (Xiamen), Fudan University
Xiamen, Fujian, 361015, China
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