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High Dose Amoxicillin Versus Tetracycline as Second-line Treatment of Resistant Helicobacter Pylori Infection

A Phase 4 interventional study of Lansoprazole and Bismuth Potassium Citrate in Helicobacter Pylori Treatment Failure, sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-03-01.

Sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
312
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

No trial has examined the the efficacy of high dose amoxicillin based quadruple therapy as second-line treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection. The study aims to compare the effectiveness and safety of 14-day high dose amoxicillin-based quadruple regiment with classical quadruple regiment for rescue eradication of Helicobacter pylori.

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Helicobacter pylori is the most successful human pathogen infecting an estimated 50% of the global population, and is associated with a spectrum of disease states, including chronic gastritis, duodenal and gastric ulcer, gastric adenocarcinoma, and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALToma).

Most Consensus Conferences and Clinical Guidelines recommend the prescription of a triple therapy including a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and clarithromycin with either amoxicillin or metronidazole, as first-line treatment. However, the effectiveness of these triple-therapy regimens seems to have diminished over time, largely as a result of emerging resistance of the organism to clarithromycin. Avoiding problems due to antibiotic resistance has become an important issue when deciding a second-line rescue therapy for H. pylori infection

Bismuth-containing quadruple therapies have been used widely in second-line therapy of H. pylori infection, and are recommended by the Maastricht IV Consensus Conference report. Quadruple therapy can achieve a high rate of eradication success as a second-line treatment. A meta-analysis of quadruple therapy showed that metronidazole resistance had limited effect on the outcome when adequate dosages and durations are used. This meta-analysis also showed that compliance with quadruple therapy is high. Classical bismuth-based quadruple therapy consists of a PPI, bismuth, tetracycline and metronidazole. This regiment meets the proposed criteria for a second-line treatment: it does not contain the key antibiotic of the original regimen (clarithromycin), the treatment is not affected by clarithromycin resistance, metronidazole resistance in vitro does not affect the outcome of quadruple therapy significantly, compliance with the regimen is high and the regimen is effective in most parts of the world. But this regiment has high rate of side effects because of tetracycline.

Amoxicillin has low resistance rate as well as low percentage of side effects. The replacement of tetracycline by high dose amoxicillin in classical bismuth-containing quadruple therapy may be a better choice. Therefore, we will do a randomized trial to compare the eradication rate of 14-day high dose amoxicillin and metronidazole based bismuth-containing quadruple therapy with classical quadruple therapy for second-line Helicobacter pylori treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Helicobacter Pylori Treatment Failure

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Keywords

  • Helicobacter pylori
  • Treatment Failure
  • second-line therapy
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In context

Infections

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This study's enrollment of 312 is above the median of 120 across 4,201 interventional studies indexed under Infections.

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Lead sponsor

Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine is the lead sponsor of 358 studies on the registry; 104 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • all patients had failed H.pylori therapies including clarithromycin, metronidazole and/or amoxicillin (if not allergic) before
  • indication of rescue H pylori eradication treatment
  • Ability and willingness to participate in the study and to sign and give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients less than 18 years old
  • previous gastric surgery
  • pregnancy or lactation
  • major systemic diseases,
  • administration of antibiotics, bismuth, antisecretory drugs in the preceding 8 weeks
  • allergy to any one of the medication used in the quadruple regimens.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
312 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    High Dose Amoxicillin

    High dose amoxicillin/metronidazole-based quadruple therapy for 14 days: Lansoprazole 30mg bid, Bismuth Potassium Citrate 220mg bid, Amoxicillin 1000mg tid, Metronidazole 400mg qid

    Drug: Lansoprazole · Drug: Bismuth Potassium Citrate · Drug: Metronidazole · Drug: Amoxicillin

  • Active comparator
    Tetracycline

    Classical quadruple therapy for 14 days: Lansoprazole 30mg bid, Bismuth Potassium Citrate 220mg bid, Tetracycline 500mg qid, Metronidazole 400mg qid

    Drug: Lansoprazole · Drug: Bismuth Potassium Citrate · Drug: Metronidazole · Drug: Tetracycline

Interventions

  • DrugLansoprazole

    antisecretory drug of each quadruple therapy

    Also known as: proton pump inhibitor

  • DrugBismuth Potassium Citrate

    one component of each quadruple therapy

    Also known as: Bismuth

  • DrugMetronidazole

    antibiotic of each quadruple therapy

    Also known as: antibiotic

  • DrugAmoxicillin

    antibiotic of high dose amoxicillin based quadruple therapy

    Also known as: antibiotic

  • DrugTetracycline

    antibiotic of classical quadruple therapy

    Also known as: antibiotic

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori

    Access eradication rate of H. pylori by intention to treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analysis in each treatment group

    Time frame: 2 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Frequency of side effects of each treatment

    Score side effects as mild, moderate or severe according to their influence on daily activities

    Time frame: 2 months

Other outcomes

  1. Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of antibiotics against each helicobacter pylori clinical isolate

    Determine MIC of amoxicillin, tetracycline, and metronidazole by the twofold agar dilution method.

    Time frame: 2 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Shanghai Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai 200127, China
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References and documents

Publications

  • Malfertheiner P, Megraud F, O'Morain CA, Atherton J, Axon AT, Bazzoli F, Gensini GF, Gisbert JP, Graham DY, Rokkas T, El-Omar EM, Kuipers EJ; European Helicobacter Study Group. Management of Helicobacter pylori infection--the Maastricht IV/ Florence Consensus Report. Gut. 2012 May;61(5):646-64. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302084. PubMed 22491499 ↗
  • Lu H, Zhang W, Graham DY. Bismuth-containing quadruple therapy for Helicobacter pylori: lessons from China. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Oct;25(10):1134-40. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283633b57. PubMed 23778309 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 1, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02175927
Lead sponsor
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Responsible party
Hong Lu, MD (Professor of GI Division, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 26, 2014
Start date
Jul 2014
Primary completion
Oct 2015
Completion
Oct 2015
Last update
Mar 1, 2016

Study contacts

Hong Lu, M.D.
principal investigator · RenJi Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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