Efficacy of a new therapeutic regimen versus two routinely prescribed treatments for eradication of Helicobacter pylori: a randomized, double-blind study of doxycycline, co-amoxiclav, and omeprazole in Iranian patients.
Author(s): Taghavi SA, Jafari A, Eshraghian A
Affiliation(s): Gasteroenterology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran.
Publication date & source: 2009-03, Dig Dis Sci., 54(3):599-603. Epub 2008 Jul 2.
Publication type: Comparative Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
This study compared a new regimen (group A: doxycycline, co-amoxiclav, omeprazole) and two routinely prescribed regimens (group B: amoxicillin, omeprazole, furazolidone, bismuth; group C: amoxicillin, clarithromycin, omeprazole) to find an acceptable first-line treatment option for Helicobacter pylori. The study population consisted of 189 patients who referred to our clinic to undergo endoscopy due to ulcer-like dyspepsia. The H. pylori eradication rate was 68% in group A, 56% in group B, and 70% in group C according to per-control analysis. There was no statistically significant difference in H. pylori eradication between groups A and B (P = 0.187), groups A and C (P = 0.857), and groups B and C (P = 0.15). In conclusion, although none of the three eradication regimens can be recommended as a first-line eradication treatment, the new regimen is at least as effective and probably better tolerated than the two routinely applied regimens.
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