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Helicobacter Eradication Relief of Dyspeptic Symptoms

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Functional Dyspepsia
Interventions
Drug: Amoxicillin, Clarythromycin, Omeprazole for ten days
Registration Number
NCT00404534
Lead Sponsor
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Brief Summary

A double-blind clinical trial investigating if a sub-group of functional dyspeptic patients without any use of NSAID or gastric erosions could have a better evolution of their dyspeptic symptoms after Helicobacter eradication than the placebo control group

Detailed Description

Objective: investigate if a sub-group of functional dyspeptic patients without any use of NSAID or gastric erosions could have a better evolution of their dyspeptic symptoms after Helicobacter eradication than the placebo control group

Design: A randomized double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial

Inclusion Criteria: Patients with more than 18 years, Functional dyspepsia accordingly Rome III criteria, Helicobacter pylori infection by two diagnostic tests

Exclusion Criteria: No concordance with informed consent; Pregnant woman or breast feeding or no trust anticonceptional method; Structural gastrointestinal abnormalities except gastritis, duodenitis or hiatal hernia; Previous treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection; Previous surgery on esophagus, stomach or duodenum; Hypersensitivity to the drugs in study; Proton pump inhibitor use in the previous 15 days; H2-antagonists use in the previous 07 days; Antibiotics use in the previous 30 days; Patients unable to answer the study questionnaires; Alcohol abuse; Drug use; Serious comorbidities; Biliary colic; Irritable bowel syndrome; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Interventions: amoxicillin, clarythromycin, omeprazole for 10 days

Control: Placebo

Outcomes:

Primary: Proportion of patients with 50% reduction of baseline symptoms score measured by the validated Porto Alegre Dyspeptic Symptoms Questionnaire Secondary: Proportion of patients with 100% reduction of baseline symptoms score measured by the validated Porto Alegre Dyspeptic Symptoms Questionnaire; Need of rescue medication; Median difference of score between groups; Mean SF-36 scores evolution between groups; Lost of productivity measured by WPAI between groups

Visits: screening, baseline, 4, 8, 12 months

Endoscopic evaluation: screening, 12 months

Helicobacter detection methods: urease, histology (3 pathologists) performed at screening and 12 months

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
407
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with more than 18 years
  • Functional dyspepsia accordingly Rome III criteria
  • Helicobacter pylori infection by two diagnostic tests
Exclusion Criteria
  • No concordance with informed consent
  • Pregnant woman or breast feeding or no trust anticonceptional method
  • Structural gastrointestinal abnormalities except gastritis, duodenitis or hiatal hernia
  • Previous treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection
  • Previous surgery on esophagus, stomach or duodenum
  • Hypersensitivity to the drugs in study
  • Proton pump inhibitor use in the previous 15 days
  • H2-antagonists use in the previous 07 days
  • Antibiotics use in the previous 30 days
  • Patients unable to answer the study questionnaires
  • Alcohol abuse
  • Drug use
  • Serious comorbidities
  • Biliary colic
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1Amoxicillin, Clarythromycin, Omeprazole for ten daysAmoxicillin 1000 mg BID, clarythromycin 500 mg BID and Omeprazole 20 mg BID for ten days
2Amoxicillin, Clarythromycin, Omeprazole for ten daysPlacebo of Amoxicillin 1000 mg BID, placebo of clarythromycin 500 mg BID and Omeprazole 20 mg BID for ten days
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of patients with 50% reduction of baseline symptoms score measured by the validated Porto Alegre Dyspeptic Symptoms Questionnairethe last visit among the antecipated visits (4, 8 and 12 months)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Lost of productivity measured by WPAI between groups12 months
Adverse Events4 , 8 and 12 months
Proportion of patients with 100% reduction of baseline symptoms score measured by the validated Porto Alegre Dyspeptic Symptoms Questionnairethe last visit among the antecipated visits (4, 8 and 12 months)
Need of rescue medication4, 8 and 12 months
Median difference of score between groupsthe last visit among the antecipated visits (4, 8 and 12 months)
Mean SF-36 scores evolution between groups12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

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