Could a Two-Week pill combo replace six months of acid blockers for heart patients?
NCT ID NCT04728516
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 2,600 heart attack patients who had a stent placed and also have an H. pylori infection. Half will get a 2-week course of vonoprazan plus amoxicillin to treat the infection, while the other half gets a standard 6-month acid blocker (pantoprazole). The goal is to see if the short treatment prevents stomach bleeding just as well as the long-term medication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vonoprazan and amoxicillin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a shorter, simpler treatment to prevent stomach bleeding in heart patients with H. pylori infection, reducing the need for long-term acid-suppressing drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 4 trial, but it is open-label (not blinded), which can bias results. The 2-week therapy may not be as effective as the standard 6-month PPI, and side effects from antibiotics are possible.
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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 2,600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
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18 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: 1. Patients with ACS and PCI treatment and postoperative DAPT ≥ 6 months; 2. Hp infection is positive; 3. Age ≥18 years old; 4. The patient himself or his authorized client signs the subject's consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous history of gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding; 2. Long-term use of PPI and H2 receptor inhibitors in the past; 3. Complicated with gastroesophageal varices, or after gastrectomy; 4. Those who are taking anti-coagulation drugs such as vitamin K antagonists (warfarin) ,factor X or factor II inhibitors; 5. Recently received fibrinolytic therapy (using fibrin-specific drugs within 24 hours before randomization, or using non-fibrin-specific drugs within 48 hours before randomization); 6. Recently accepted (within 30 days before randomization) or planned to undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); 7. Combining active bleeding or coagulation dysfunction (indicator); 8. In patients with liver and kidney disease, serum creatinine is greater than 150 μmol/L, GFR \<60ml/min/1.73m2, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase increase ≥3 times from the normal value; 9. Complicated with hemorrhagic stroke, intracranial tumor, arteriovenous malformation or aneurysm; 10. Anemia (adult male hemoglobin less than 120 g/L or red blood cells less than 4×10\^12/L,adult female hemoglobin less than 105 g/L or red blood cells less than 3.5×10\^12/L); 11. Systemic glucocorticoid application; 12. Have taken antibiotics and other drugs that affect the flora in the stomach within the past month; 13. A history of allergy to aspirin, clopidogrel, ticagrelor, pantoprazole, penicillin and other test drugs; 14. Pregnancy or breastfeeding women and subjects of childbearing age who do not want to take contraceptive measures; 15. With malignant tumors and other diseases, the expected survival time is less than 1 year; 16. Patients who participated in clinical trials of other drugs or are participating in clinical studies of other new drugs within 30 days before enrollment; 17. Complicated with mental illness or severe neurosis; 18. Can't express subjective discomfort symptoms; 19. The investigator decides that it is not suitable to participate in this research.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
34 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University
RECRUITINGWeifang, Shandong, 261031, China
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Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250011, China
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Aviation General Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100012, China
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Bozhou People's Hospital
RECRUITINGBozhou, Anhui, 236800, China
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Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First medical University
WITHDRAWNJinan, Shandong, China
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China-Japan Friendship Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029, China
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Chuzhou First People's Hospital
RECRUITINGChuzhou, Anhui, 239000, China
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Dongying People's Hospital
RECRUITINGDongying, Shandong, 257091, China
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Haiyang People's Hospital
RECRUITINGYantai, Shandong, 256100, China
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Heze Municipal Hospital
RECRUITINGHeze, Shandong, 274031, China
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Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
WITHDRAWNChengdu, Sichuan, 610072, China
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JINA CITY People's Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 271199, China
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Liaocheng People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLiaocheng, Shandong, 252000, China
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Linshu County People'S Hospital
RECRUITINGLinyi, Shandong, 276700, China
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Linyi City People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLinyi, Shandong, 276000, China
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NINGJIN People's Hospital
RECRUITINGDezhou, Shandong, 253400, China
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Pingyuan First People'S Hospital
RECRUITINGDezhou, Shandong, 253100, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (Qingdao)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, 266000, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital
RECRUITINGDezhou, Shandong, 253000, China
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Qinghai Red Cross Hospital
RECRUITINGXining, Qinghai, 810000, China
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Ru Shan People's Hospital
RECRUITINGRushan, Yantai, 264500, China
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Shandong Healthcare Group Zaozhuang Central Hospital
WITHDRAWNZaozhuang, Shandong, 277000, China
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Shandong Provincial Third Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250031, China
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Shandong Public Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250100, China
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Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital
WITHDRAWNJinan, Shandong, 250002, China
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THE Second People's Hospital of Dongying
RECRUITINGDongying, Shandong, 257335, China
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The 960th Hospital of the Joint Logistic Support Force
WITHDRAWNJinan, Shandong, 250000, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, 266003, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
RECRUITINGDalian, Liaoning, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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The First People'S Hospital of Zunyi
RECRUITINGZunyi, Guizhou, 563000, China
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The First People's Hospital of Jining City
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJining, Shandong, 272000, China
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The Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200000, China
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The fourth People's Hospital of jinan
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250031, China
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Tianjin Chest Hospital
WITHDRAWNTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300222, China
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Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
RECRUITINGWeifang, Shandong, 261041, China
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Weihai Central Hospital
WITHDRAWNWeihai, Shandong, 264200, China
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Weihai Municipal Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWeihai, Shandong, 264200, China
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Zaozhuang Municipal Hospital
RECRUITINGZaozhuang, Shandong, 277100, China
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Zibo Central Hospital
WITHDRAWNZibo, Shandong, 255000, China
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