Aim:
To compare the efficacy of quadruple and sequential therapy in eradication of Helicobacter pylori .
Method:
Three-hundred H. pylori positive patients will enroll into the study. These patients will randomly divided into two groups; group I (n=150) receive quadruple therapy (20 mg omp bid, 240 mg bismuth subcitrate bid, 1000 mg tetracycline bid and 500 mg metronidazole bid) for 14 days, group II (n=150) receive sequential therapy (20 mg omp bid, 1000 mg amoxicillin bid for 5 days, followe by 20 mg omp bid, 500mg metronidazole bid, 500mg clarithromycin for the other 5 days).
Design:
Follow up breath test by 14c urea breath test (UBT) will perform 4 weeks after completion of treatment. Eradication will define as negative results on UBT.
Inclusion: Patients with dyspepsia, gastrointestinal bleeding, history of post prandial fullness and vomiting, undertake endoscopy.Two biopsies of the antrum and gastric body will perform. Those patients who have a positive rapid urease test or histological evidence for H. pylori in the gastric mucosa will enroll.
Exclusion:Patients with severe co morbidity, such as cirrhosis, kidney failure, severe heart disease, pregnancy, lactation and evidence of malignancy, a previous history of eradication of H. pylori, a history of NSAID use, alcohol consumption and H2 blocker or PPI in the past two weeks or who have receive antibiotics and bismuth subcitrate in the last month will be excluded.
Intervention:
All patients will visit again one week and two weeks after the start of treatment for clinical assessment and to control how the drugs will use and to record the side effects of treatment. Patients according to medication compliance will divided into three groups; namely, good (uncomplicat and taking full course of treatment), average (despite complications, complete the treatment course) and poor (due to complication, the treatment will discontinue.
Outcome:Eradication rate of helicobacter pylori will report on base intention to treat and Per-protocol analysis. side effect of drugs will report and compliance will be divided into three groups; good (uncomplicated and taking full course of treatment), average (despite complications, complete the treatment course) and poor (due to complication, the treatment will discontinued) .