Concomitant, Sequential, and Standard Triple Therapy for H. Pylori Infection

Summary

To simultaneously compare the efficacies of 7-day triple, 10-day sequential and 7-day quadruple therapies for H. pylori infection in Taiwan. Consecutive H. pylori-infected patients were randomly assigned to a 7-day standard triple therapy (pantoprazole, clarithromycin, and amoxicillin for 7 days), a 10-day sequential therapy (pantoprazole and amoxicillin for 5 days, followed by pantoprazole, clarithromycin and metronidazole for a further 5 days) or a 7-day quadruple therapy (pantoprazole, clarithromycin, amoxicillin and metronidazole for 7 days). The end point is to evaluate the effectiveness of Helicobacter pylori eradication rates between three groups.

Timeline

Start

2010-07

Primary completion

2013-10

Completion

2013-10

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper In conclusion, the seven-day concomitant therapy is superior to the 7-day standard triple therapy for H. pylori eradication. PMID 25070099 ↗

Publications

• Hsu PI, Wu DC, Chen WC, Tseng HH, Yu HC, Wang HM, Kao SS, Lai KH, Chen A, Tsay FW. Randomized controlled trial comparing 7-day triple, 10-day sequential, and 7-day concomitant therapies for Helicobacter pylori infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Oct;58(10):5936-42. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02922-14. Epub 2014 Jul 28.

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