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Study aim
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Effect of omega fatty acids on nitrosative stress in patients infected with Helicobacter pylori with dyspeptic symptoms
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Design
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This study is a clinical trial of double-blinded study involving a target population of 34 patients infected with Helicobacter pylori with dyspeptic symptoms. Ping pong balls were used to randomize and assign patients to two control groups (17 people) and intervention (17 people).
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Settings and conduct
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n this study, neither the physician nor the patient was aware of the allocation of patients to the target groups, and the method of blinding was random and using ping pong balls. The experiments were done in department of clinical biochemistry of Medical Faculty of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences .The control group received standard therapy and the intervention group received standard therapy plus omega capsules for two weeks. To measure the nitric oxide content of gastric juice in the fasting state, gastric juice was enrolled and the NO amount was measured using the Griess Colorimetric method.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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included: presence of peptic ulcer and infedted to H. pylori
excluded:
In this study people with gastric adenocarcinoma, diabetics, patients with kidney problems, smokers, and patients who had taken omega, fish, drugs, or other medications and supplements three months before entering the study, Were excluded.
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Intervention groups
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The study included two control and intervention groups that, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of omega-3 fatty acids, received the standard therapy intervention group plus omega capsule tablets, and the control group received only the standard therapy. Standard therapy includes clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and metronidazole
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Main outcome variables
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Nitric Oxide Reduction of stomach juice in H.pylori infected patients