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CompletedNCT06561711Updated Mar 25, 2026

Optimization of Minocycline for Helicobacter Pylori Rescue Treatment

A Phase 4 interventional study of Vonoprazan and Bismuth Potassium Citrate in Helicobacter Pylori Infection, sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Completed at 4 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-25.

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

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Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
480
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The efficacy of bismuth-containing quadruple therapy with minocycline and metronidazole was not inferior to classical bismuth quadruple therapy for refractory H. pylori infection, though also accompanied with high occurrence of adverse events (55.4%). Optimization of minocycline-based regimen to achieve high eradication rate with fewer adverse events is imperative. This study aimed to compare the efficacy and tolerability of a 14-day bismuth-containing quadruple rescue therapy with different dosage of minocycline and metronidazole compared to classical bismuth quadruple therapy.

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Conditions studied

  • Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Keywords

  • Helicobacter pylori
  • rescue therapy
  • minocycline
  • tetracycline
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In context

Lead sponsor

Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine is the lead sponsor of 374 studies on the registry; 110 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Ability and willingness to participate in the study and to sign and give
  • Confirmed H. pylori infection and with previous treatment experience

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • subjects naive to H. pylori treatment,
  • under 18 or over 80 years old
  • history of gastrectomy
  • pregnant or lactating women
  • Previous history of tuberculosis
  • Allergy to any of the study drugs
  • severe systemic diseases or
  • administration of antibiotics, bismuth, antisecretory drugs, or Chinese herb medicine in the preceding 8 weeks
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Minocycline group A

    Vonoprazan 20mg bid, Bismuth Potassium Citrate 300mg qid, Minocycline 50mg tid, Metronidazole 400mg tid

    Drug: Vonoprazan · Drug: Bismuth Potassium Citrate · Drug: Minocycline,Metronidazole

  • Experimental
    Minocycline group B

    Vonoprazan 20mg bid, Bismuth Potassium Citrate 300mg qid, Minocycline 50mg bid, Metronidazole 400mg qid

    Drug: Vonoprazan · Drug: Bismuth Potassium Citrate · Drug: Minocycline,Metronidazole

  • Experimental
    Minocycline group C

    Vonoprazan 20mg bid, Bismuth Potassium Citrate 300mg qid, Minocycline 50mg bid, Metronidazole 400mg tid

    Drug: Vonoprazan · Drug: Bismuth Potassium Citrate · Drug: Minocycline,Metronidazole

  • Active comparator
    Tetracycline group

    Vonoprazan 20mg bid, Bismuth Potassium Citrate 300mg qid, Tetracycline 500mg qid, Metronidazole 400mg qid

    Drug: Vonoprazan · Drug: Bismuth Potassium Citrate · Drug: Tetracycline,Metronidazole

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Helicobacter pylori eradication rate

    Six weeks after completion of therapy, H. pylori eradication was assessed by ¹³C-urea breath test. Eradication was defined as negative result from urea breath test (\<4‰) (4‰ as the cutoff value).

    Time frame: Six weeks after completion of therapy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rate of adverse effects

    The subjects were asked to grade the severity of adverse events according to their influence on daily activities, experienced as "mild" (transient and well tolerated), "moderate" (causing discomfort and partially interfering with daily activities), or severe" (causing considerable interference with daily activities). In addition, blood test were messured to access function of liver and kidney.

    Time frame: Within 7 days after completion of therapy

  2. Compliance rate

    Compliance was defined as poor when they had taken less than 80% of the total medication

    Time frame: Within 7 days after completion of therapy

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Study locations

4 sites
  • Peking University Third Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100191, China
  • Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200127, China
  • Songjiang Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University school of Medicine
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Aug 2024 to primary completion in Feb 2026, 18 months.

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Registered
Aug 16, 2024
First posted
Aug 20, 2024
StartActual
Aug 21, 2024
Primary completionActual
Feb 21, 2026
CompletionActual
Feb 21, 2026
Last update
Mar 25, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 25, 2026, 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
NCT06561711
Responsible party
Hong Lu, MD (Medical Doctor of Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of Renji Hospital,Professor of Medicine, RenJi Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 20, 2024
Start date
Aug 21, 2024
Primary completion
Feb 21, 2026
Completion
Feb 21, 2026
Last update
Mar 25, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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Studies of the drugs tested here: Minocycline · Metronidazole

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