13-C Urea Breath Test Using BreathID System and PPIs (Proton Pump Inhibitors)

Summary

Approximately 200 patients with suspected H.pylori will be tested with a 13C-Urea Breath Test (UBT) to ascertain H.pylori positive. 100 H.Pylori positive patients will tested before and after prescribed with one of the four selected Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs); 25 patients in each arm. This will provide information on the influence of PPIs on the UBT (Urea Breath Test). The aim of the trial is to observe the effect of different PPIs on the breath test and choose the optimal protocol of when to stop PPI. The hypothesis is that there will be a minimal effect on the UBT while using selected PPIs.

Timeline

Start

2008-11

Primary completion

2009-11

Completion

2009-11

Publications

• Results Shirin H, Frenkel D, Shevah O, Levine A, Bruck R, Moss SF, Niv Y, Avni Y. Effect of proton pump inhibitors on the continuous real time (13)C-urea breath test. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Jan;98(1):46-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07187.x.

Drugs

Indications