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Genotypic Resistance Guided Therapy for Refractory H. Pylori Infection

Registration Number
NCT03555526
Lead Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
Brief Summary

The inviestigators aimed to compare the efficacy of genotypic resistance guided versus susceptibility testing guided therapy in the third line treatment for refractory H. pylori infection.

Hypothesis:The investigators hypothesized that genotypic resistance guided sequential therapy is non-inferior to empiric therapy in the third line treatment for refractory H. pylori infection.

Methods: This multicenter, open label, parallel group, randomized trial will be conducted since 2017.07.20. Adult (≥20 years old) patients who failed from at least two eradication therapies for H. pylori infection will be enrolled. Genotypic and phenotypic resistances will be determined in patients who failed from at least two eradication therapies by polymerase-chain-reaction with direct sequencing and E-test and agar dilution test, respectively. Eligible patients will be randomized into either one of the treatment groups (A) genotypic resistance guided therapy; or (B) susceptibility testing guided therapy.

Outcome Measurement The primary outcome is the eradication rate in the third line treatment (genotypic versus susceptibility testing guided therapy) according to intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis.

Detailed Description

The inviestigators aimed to compare the efficacy of genotypic resistance guided versus susceptibility testing guided therapy in the third line treatment for refractory H. pylori infection.

Hypothesis:The investigators hypothesized that genotypic resistance guided sequential therapy is non-inferior to empiric therapy in the third line treatment for refractory H. pylori infection.

Methods: This multicenter, open label, parallel group, randomized trial will be conducted since 2017.07.20. Adult (≥20 years old) patients who failed from at least two eradication therapies for H. pylori infection will be enrolled. Genotypic and phenotypic resistances will be determined in patients who failed from at least two eradication therapies by polymerase-chain-reaction with direct sequencing and E-test and agar dilution test, respectively. Eligible patients will be randomized into either one of the treatment groups (A) genotypic resistance guided therapy; or (B) susceptibility testing guided therapy. Eradication status will be determined by 13C-urea breath test at least 6 weeks after eradication therapy. The stool samples will be collected before, and 2 and 8 weeks and 1 year after eradication therapy to analyze the changes in the antibiotic resistance and microbiota of gut flora. The body weight, waist and hip circumference and serum lipid profile, sugar, and HbA1C levels will also be collected before and 2 weeks, 8 weeks and 1 year after eradication therapy.

Outcome Measurement The primary outcome is the eradication rate in the third line treatment (genotypic versus susceptibility testing guided therapy) according to intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis.

Secondary End Points: the eradication rate according per protocol analysis and the adverse effects

Secondary End Point:

(A) Eradication rate according to per protocol analysis (PP analysis) (B) Frequency of adverse effects (C) The changes in the gut microbiota, antibiotic resistance of the Enterobacteriae, metabolic parameters before and after H. pylori eradication (D) The long term eradication rate and reinfection rate

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
320
Inclusion Criteria
  • H pylori infection failed after at least two eradication therapies
  • aged 20 years or greater
  • willingness to receive rescue therapy
Exclusion Criteria
  • aged less than 20 years
  • history of gastric resection surgery
  • history of allergy to study drugs
  • pregnancy or lactating women
  • severe underlying illness, such as end stage renal disease, decompensated liver cirrhosis, or non-curative malignancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Phenotypic resistance guided therapyClarithromycin ERThe regimen will be chosen according to the susceptibility testing result. In the absence of levofloxacin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of levofloxacin resistance but in the absence of clarithromycin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both levofloxacin and clarithromycin resistance, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Genotypic resistance guided therapyEsomeprazole 40mgThe regimen will be chosen according to the genotyping of 23S rRNA and gyrase A of H. pylori. In the absence of gyrase A mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of gyrase A mutation but in the absence of 23S rRNA mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both gyrase A and 23S rRNA mutation, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Genotypic resistance guided therapyLevofloxacin 500mgThe regimen will be chosen according to the genotyping of 23S rRNA and gyrase A of H. pylori. In the absence of gyrase A mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of gyrase A mutation but in the absence of 23S rRNA mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both gyrase A and 23S rRNA mutation, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Phenotypic resistance guided therapyLevofloxacin 500mgThe regimen will be chosen according to the susceptibility testing result. In the absence of levofloxacin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of levofloxacin resistance but in the absence of clarithromycin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both levofloxacin and clarithromycin resistance, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Genotypic resistance guided therapyClarithromycin ERThe regimen will be chosen according to the genotyping of 23S rRNA and gyrase A of H. pylori. In the absence of gyrase A mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of gyrase A mutation but in the absence of 23S rRNA mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both gyrase A and 23S rRNA mutation, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Phenotypic resistance guided therapyEsomeprazole 40mgThe regimen will be chosen according to the susceptibility testing result. In the absence of levofloxacin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of levofloxacin resistance but in the absence of clarithromycin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both levofloxacin and clarithromycin resistance, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Genotypic resistance guided therapymetronidazoleThe regimen will be chosen according to the genotyping of 23S rRNA and gyrase A of H. pylori. In the absence of gyrase A mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of gyrase A mutation but in the absence of 23S rRNA mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both gyrase A and 23S rRNA mutation, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Genotypic resistance guided therapyAmoxicillinThe regimen will be chosen according to the genotyping of 23S rRNA and gyrase A of H. pylori. In the absence of gyrase A mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of gyrase A mutation but in the absence of 23S rRNA mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both gyrase A and 23S rRNA mutation, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Genotypic resistance guided therapytetracyclineThe regimen will be chosen according to the genotyping of 23S rRNA and gyrase A of H. pylori. In the absence of gyrase A mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of gyrase A mutation but in the absence of 23S rRNA mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both gyrase A and 23S rRNA mutation, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Phenotypic resistance guided therapyAmoxicillinThe regimen will be chosen according to the susceptibility testing result. In the absence of levofloxacin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of levofloxacin resistance but in the absence of clarithromycin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both levofloxacin and clarithromycin resistance, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Phenotypic resistance guided therapymetronidazoleThe regimen will be chosen according to the susceptibility testing result. In the absence of levofloxacin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of levofloxacin resistance but in the absence of clarithromycin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both levofloxacin and clarithromycin resistance, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Phenotypic resistance guided therapytetracyclineThe regimen will be chosen according to the susceptibility testing result. In the absence of levofloxacin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of levofloxacin resistance but in the absence of clarithromycin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both levofloxacin and clarithromycin resistance, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Genotypic resistance guided therapyDibismuth trioxideThe regimen will be chosen according to the genotyping of 23S rRNA and gyrase A of H. pylori. In the absence of gyrase A mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of gyrase A mutation but in the absence of 23S rRNA mutation, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both gyrase A and 23S rRNA mutation, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Phenotypic resistance guided therapyDibismuth trioxideThe regimen will be chosen according to the susceptibility testing result. In the absence of levofloxacin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), levofloxacin (Cravit), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of levofloxacin resistance but in the absence of clarithromycin resistance, esomeprazole (Nexium), amoxicillin (Amoxicillin), clarithromycin (Klaricid), metronidazole (Flagyl) for 14 days will be given. In the presence of both levofloxacin and clarithromycin resistance, bismuth quadruple therapy including esomeprazole (Nexium), bismuth (KCB), tetracycline, and metronidazole (Flagyl) for 10 days will be given.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Eradication rate by intention to treat analysis8 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
reinfection rate1 year

reinfection rate 1 year after eradication therapy

frequency of adverse effects during eradication therapy2 weeks
changes of fecal microbiota1 year

changes of fecal microbiota before and after erdication therapy

Eradication rate by per protocol analysis8 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jyh-Ming Liou

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Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan-, Taiwan

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