Helicobacter Pylori determination in a Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) - a proof of concept
Completed
- Conditions
- Campylobacter pyloridisgastric bacterium10017966
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 284
Inclusion Criteria
- Referred for an urea breath test via the outpatient clinic of the Erasmus MC,
Albert Schweitzer Hospital or Maasstad Hospital
OR
- Staff working at the endoscopy department of the Erasmus MC and at risk for
having a H. Pylori infection, such as gastroenterologists, endoscopy nurses,
and laboratory assistants.
Exclusion Criteria
Use of antibiotics/bismuth in the past 4 weeks
Use of PPI in the past 2 weeks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1. PR, PPV/NPV, sensitivity and specificity of H. pylori determination in FIT,<br /><br>compared to UBT<br /><br>2. Differences in test performances before and after eradication therapy for<br /><br>UBT, stool antigen assay (SAT) and FIT</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1. PR, PPV/NPV, sensitivity and specificity of H. pylori determination in FIT<br /><br>compared to SAT and serology<br /><br>2. PR, PPV/NPV, sensitivity and specificity of SAT and serology, compared to<br /><br>UBT</p><br>