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Status unknownNCT04652284Updated Mar 10, 2021

Effectiveness of Rifabutin for Treatment of Helicobacter Pylori

A Phase 3 interventional study of Rifabutin and Amoxicillin in Helicobacter Infections, Resistance Bacterial and Gastritis H Pylori, sponsored by Rabin Medical Center. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 99 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-03-10.

Sponsored by Rabin Medical Center · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Oct 2020), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
300
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 99 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of rifabutin triple therapy for the treatment of H. pylori infection in the Israeli population. Patients with or without a prior history of H. pylori eradication failure will be randomized to receive one of three possible treatments:

Group 1-amoxicillin 1000mg bd and rifabutin 150 mg bd and esomeprazole 40 mg bd Group 2- amoxicillin 1000mg bd and rifabutin 150 mg d and esomeprazole 40 mg bd Group 3- standard of care

Read the detailed description

Patients who present to the outpatient gastroenterology clinic at our institution with a positive diagnostic test for H pylori will be screened. Included patients will undergo randomisation into 3 groups. Randomization will be performed by a random sequence generator to create equal sized groups in boxes of 12.

Group 1-amoxicillin 1000mg bd and rifabutin 150 mg bd and esomeprazole 40 mg bd Group 2- amoxicillin 1000mg bd and rifabutin 150 mg d and esomeprazole 40 mg bd Group 3- standard of care Standard of care in previously untreated patients will consist of concomitant treatment (amoxicillin 1000mg, clarithromycin 500 mg, tinidazole 500 mg and esomeprazole all given twice daily for 14 days). In previously treated patients standard of care will consist of bismuth quadruple therapy, quinolone based therapy, or other susceptibility guided treatment where available.

Treatment duration will be 14 days in all groups. Patients who are randomised to Group 3 and fail treatment will be offered open label rescue treatment with amoxicillin 1000mg bd, rifabutin 150 mg bd and esomeprazole 40 mg bd (14 days).

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Conditions studied

  • Helicobacter Infections
  • Resistance Bacterial
  • Gastritis H Pylori
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In context

Infections

6,688 studies on the registry are indexed under Infections; 807 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 300 is above the median of 120 across 4,201 interventional studies indexed under Infections.

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Lead sponsor

Rabin Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 385 studies on the registry; 30 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients presenting to outpatient clinic with evidence of H. pylori infection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • allergy to any of the study drugs
  • prior exposure to rifamycin drugs
  • inability to provide informed consent
  • pregnancy or lactation
  • liver disease
  • haematological disease
  • renal failure
  • active malignancy
  • immune suppression
  • patients not expected to benefit from Helicobacter pylori eradication
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
300 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Rifabutin full dose

    oral amoxicillin 1000mg bd and rifabutin 150 mg bd and esomeprazole 40 mg bd 14 days

    Drug: Rifabutin · Drug: Amoxicillin · Drug: Esomeprazole

  • Active comparator
    Rifabutin low dose

    oral amoxicillin 1000mg bd and rifabutin 150 mg d and esomeprazole 40 mg bd 14 days

    Drug: Rifabutin · Drug: Amoxicillin · Drug: Esomeprazole

  • Active comparator
    Standard of Care

    Standard of care in previously untreated patients will consist of concomitant treatment (oral amoxicillin 1000mg, clarithromycin 500 mg, tinidazole 500 mg and esomeprazole 40 mg all given twice daily for 14 days). In previously treated patients standard of care will consist of bismuth quadruple therapy, quinolone based therapy, or other susceptibility guided treatment where available

    Drug: Amoxicillin · Drug: Esomeprazole · Drug: Clarithromycin · Drug: Tinidazole

Interventions

  • DrugRifabutin

    150 mg

    Also known as: mycobutin®

  • DrugAmoxicillin

    1000 mg

    Also known as: Amoxil®

  • DrugEsomeprazole

    40 mg

    Also known as: "nexium"

  • DrugClarithromycin

    500 mg

    Also known as: Biaxin®

  • DrugTinidazole

    500 mg

    Also known as: protocide®

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Success of H. pylori treatment

    Negative 13C-urea breath test or Helicobacter pylori Stool Ag

    Time frame: 6 weeks following end of treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events

    Daily entry of Likert scale (0-10) for the following parameters: diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, reflux, loss of appetite, asthenia and others (free text). Adverse effects leading to treatment discontinuation. Serious adverse events leading to leading to patient's hospitalization, disability, or death, or to birth defects on pregnant patients

    Time frame: 14 days treatment

  2. Compliance with H. pylori treatment

    Assessed by diary entry twice daily. If more than 80% of pills taken, patient considered to be treatment compliant.

    Time frame: 14 days treatment

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Gingold-Belfer R, Niv Y, Levi Z, Boltin D. Rifabutin triple therapy for first-line and rescue treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Jun;36(6):1392-1402. doi: 10.1111/jgh.15294. Epub 2020 Oct 29. PubMed 33037845 ↗
  • Graham DY, Canaan Y, Maher J, Wiener G, Hulten KG, Kalfus IN. Rifabutin-Based Triple Therapy (RHB-105) for Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Jun 16;172(12):795-802. doi: 10.7326/M19-3734. Epub 2020 May 5. PubMed 32365359 ↗
  • Borody TJ, Pang G, Wettstein AR, Clancy R, Herdman K, Surace R, Llorente R, Ng C. Efficacy and safety of rifabutin-containing 'rescue therapy' for resistant Helicobacter pylori infection. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Feb 15;23(4):481-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.02793.x. Erratum In: Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Jul 15;24(2):439. PubMed 16441468 ↗
  • Perri F, Festa V, Clemente R, Villani MR, Quitadamo M, Caruso N, Bergoli ML, Andriulli A. Randomized study of two "rescue" therapies for Helicobacter pylori-infected patients after failure of standard triple therapies. Am J Gastroenterol. 2001 Jan;96(1):58-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.03452.x. PubMed 11197288 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — anonymized IPD will be available upon request

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Icf

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 10, 2021, 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
NCT04652284
Lead sponsor
Rabin Medical Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 3, 2020
Start date
May 1, 2021 (estimated)
Primary completion
May 31, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 31, 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 10, 2021

Study contacts

Doron Boltin, MBBS
Contact
dboltin@gmail.com
972504488881
Doron Boltin, MBBS
principal investigator · Rabin Medical Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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