- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT06200779
Tailored vs. Empirical Helicobacter Pylori Infection Treatment
Susceptibility-guided vs. Empirical First-line Bismuth Quadruple Therapy of H. Pylori Infection: a National Prospective Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial.
Helicobacter pylori (Hp) is a gram-negative bacterium that colonizes human gastric mucosa and is associated with chronic gastritis that can progress to severe complications such as peptic ulcer disease, gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. More than half of the world's population is infected with H. pylori and Portugal is one of the countries with the highest Hp burden. All of infected patients should be treated, however, H. pylori treatment is challenged by the continuously rising antibiotic resistance which has reached alarming levels worldwide. For this reason, it is now well accepted that tailoring treatment of H. pylori infection based on systematic antimicrobial susceptibility testing is useful to avoid the increase of antibiotic resistance.
Our aims are to determine prospectively the efficacy and safety of first-line H. pylori eradication treatment based on resistance profile (determined by molecular methods) vs. empirical bismuth quadruple therapy, to evaluate the accuracy of H. pylori detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (vs. histopathological examination) and to estimate the prevalence of H. pylori infection and H. pylori resistance to clarithromycin and levofloxacin in Portugal.
This prospective study will be the first national study to investigate the benefits of tailored H. pylori eradication treatment. The investigators expect that this project will be able to demonstrate the non-inferiority of susceptibility-guided treatment comparing with empirical therapy, and our results may change H. pylori treatment recommendations by systematically applying antibiotic susceptibility testing before prescribing eradication therapy.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
- Diagnostic test: Clarithromycin (mutations in the 23S rRNA gene, A2134G, A2142G and A2142C mutations) and levofloxacin resistance (mutations in the gyrA gene) PCR test
- Drug: PPI, amoxicillin 1 g and clarithromycin 500 mg, twice daily, for 10 days
- Drug: PPI, amoxicillin 1g and levofloxacin 250 mg, twice daily, for 10 days
- Drug: Bismuth quadruple therapy (Pylera®) for 10 days
- Drug: Empirically H. pylori eradication treatment with bismuth quadruple therapy (Pylera®)
Detailed Description
A prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled interventional trial in two arms: intervention group and control group.
Eligible patients will receive oral and written information and will be enrolled after giving written informed consent.
In all patients complete gastroscopy with white light will be performed and endoscopic findings will be recorded. For each patient, gastric body and antral biopsies will be collected. All gastric samples will be tested for H. pylori infection by histopathological examination and PCR. All H. pylori positive samples will be tested for clarithromycin (mutations in the 23S rRNA gene, A2134G, A2142G and A2142C mutations) and levofloxacin resistance (mutations in the gyrA gene) by PCR.
All H. pylori positive patients will be randomized in two groups:
INTERVENTION GROUP: Patients randomized to the Intervention group will receive a prescription for oriented H. pylori eradication treatment according to the following rules: a) clarithromycin-sensitive strain (independently of levofloxacin resistance test result) - PPI, amoxicillin 1 g and clarithromycin 500 mg, twice daily, for 10 days; b) clarithromycin-resistant and levofloxacin-sensitive strain - PPI, amoxicillin 1g and levofloxacin 250 mg, twice daily, for 10 days; c) clarithromycin-resistant and levofloxacin-resistant strain - bismuth quadruple therapy (Pylera®) for 10 days. At least 4 weeks after stopping antibiotics (and at least 2 weeks after stopping PPIs), an eradication control test will be carried out using a respiratory test (urea breath test) or endoscopic biopsies (if clinical indication for that).
CONTROL GROUP: Patients randomized to the Control group will receive a prescription for empirically H. pylori eradication treatment with bismuth quadruple therapy (Pylera®) for 10 days. At least 4 weeks after stopping antibiotics (and at least 2 weeks after stopping PPIs), an eradication control test will be carried out using a respiratory test (urea breath test) or endoscopic biopsies (if clinical indication for that).
All patients that complete eradication treatment regimen will be evaluated 2 to 4 weeks after performing the eradication control (urea breath test) in a clinical consultation. Eventual adverse effects will be recorded. A negative breath test will define the success of the treatment, while a positive test will define treatment failure. The latter will be managed according to H. pylori infection guidelines.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Porto, Portugal, 4150-178
- Unilabs Portugal
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Contact:
- Manuel Coelho da Rocha, MD
- Phone Number: +351964607421
- Email: manuel.rocha@external.unilabs.com
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Contact:
- Pedro Pimentel Nunes, MD PhD
- Phone Number: +351967340096
- Email: pedro.nunes@external.unilabs.com
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Individuals older than 18 years old scheduled for upper GI endoscopy with indication for gastric biopsies (clinical or endoscopic findings)
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1st phase (clinical): patients who had received antimicrobial therapy 1 month prior to endoscopy; patients who had received proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy 2 weeks prior to endoscopy; patients who had ever received H. pylori eradication therapy (despite its efficacy); history of previous gastrectomy; non-Portuguese nationality; pregnant or breastfeeding women; women of childbearing age without effective contraception; suspected or documented allergy to amoxicillin; serious comorbidities (ASA 3 or more); ongoing medication with anticoagulants
- 2nd phase (endoscopic): upper GI tract neoplasia; hemorrhagic gastritis; upper GI tract varices
- 3rd phase (pathological): H. pylori negative patients
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Intervention group
Patients randomized to the Intervention group will receive a prescription for oriented H. pylori eradication treatment according to the following rules: a) clarithromycin-sensitive strain (independently of levofloxacin resistance test result) - PPI, amoxicillin 1 g and clarithromycin 500 mg, twice daily, for 10 days; b) clarithromycin-resistant and levofloxacin-sensitive strain - PPI, amoxicillin 1g and levofloxacin 250 mg, twice daily, for 10 days; c) clarithromycin-resistant and levofloxacin-resistant strain - bismuth quadruple therapy (Pylera®) for 10 days.
At least 4 weeks after stopping antibiotics (and at least 2 weeks after stopping PPIs), an eradication control test will be carried out using a respiratory test (urea breath test) or endoscopic biopsies (if clinical indication for that).
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Described in "Arms" section
Administered to patients randomized to Intervention group and with H. pylori clarithromycin-sensitive strain
Administered to patients randomized to Intervention group and with H. pylori clarithromycin-resistant and levofloxacin-sensitive strain
Administered to patients randomized to Intervention group and with H. pylori clarithromycin-resistant and levofloxacin-resistant strain
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Active Comparator: Control group
Patients randomized to the Control group will receive a prescription for empirically H. pylori eradication treatment with bismuth quadruple therapy (Pylera®) for 10 days.
At least 4 weeks after stopping antibiotics (and at least 2 weeks after stopping PPIs), an eradication control test will be carried out using a respiratory test (urea breath test) or endoscopic biopsies (if clinical indication for that).
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Described in "Arms" section
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Percentage of successful H. pylori eradication treatment in intervention group vs. control group.
Time Frame: 12 months
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This comparation will allow the investigators to show the non-inferiority of susceptibility-guided treatment comparing with empirical therapy
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12 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Percentage of H. pylori detection in gastric samples by PCR vs. histopathological examination.
Time Frame: 12 months
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All gastric samples will be tested for H. pylori infection by histopathological examination and PCR.
This comparation will allow the investigators to analyze tha diagnostica accuracy of PCR vs. histopathological examination
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12 months
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Estimate the prevalence of H. pylori infection in Portugal.
Time Frame: 12 months
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12 months
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Estimate the prevalence of H. pylori resistance to clarithromycin and levofloxacin in Portugal.
Time Frame: 12 months
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12 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Estimated)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimated)
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Last Update Posted (Estimated)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Pathologic Processes
- Disease Attributes
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
- Bacterial Infections
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
- Infections
- Communicable Diseases
- Helicobacter Infections
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Gastrointestinal Agents
- Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
- Topoisomerase Inhibitors
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
- Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
- Antiprotozoal Agents
- Antiparasitic Agents
- Anti-Ulcer Agents
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inhibitors
- Antacids
- Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
- Metronidazole
- Amoxicillin
- Clarithromycin
- Levofloxacin
- Ofloxacin
- Bismuth
- Tetracycline
- Bismuth tripotassium dicitrate
Other Study ID Numbers
- Clinical Study Protocol 1
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- SAP
- ICF
- CSR
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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