Sequential Versus Quadruple Therapy in the Second-line Treatment
Helicobacter Pylori Infection
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Helicobacter Pylori Infection focused on measuring Efficacy, Self
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- H. pylori infected patients who fail from first line standard triple therapy with clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and a proton pump inhibitor will be eligible in this study.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients will be excluded from the study if any one of the following criteria was present:
- children and teenagers aged less than 20 years,
- history of gastrectomy,
- gastric malignancy, including adenocarcinoma and lymphoma,
- previous allergic reaction to antibiotics (bismuth, metronidazole, levofloxacin, tetracycline) and PPI (esomeprazole),
- contraindication to treatment drugs,
- pregnant or lactating women,
- severe concurrent disease, or
- Unwilling to accept random assignment of subjects.
Sites / Locations
- Jyh-Ming LiouRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Sequential therapy for 14 days
bismuth quadruple therapy for 10 days
Sequential therapy for 14 days (experimental) D1-D7: (Nexium, esomeprazole 40mg bid + amoxicillin (Brand name: Amoxicillin Capsule) 1000mg bid) for 7 days D8-D14: (Nexium, esomeprazole 40mg bid + Klaricid XL, clarithromycin 500mg bid + Flagyl, metronidazole 500mg bid) for another 7 days
Bismuth quadruple therapy for 10 days (active comparator) D1-D10: (Nexium, esomeprazole 40mg bid + KCB F.C. TABLETS, dibismuth trioxide 120mg qid + Flagyl, metronidazole 500mg tid + tetracycline (Brand name: Tetracycline Capsule ) 500mg qid) for 10 days