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Trial reportCanadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie2013

Prolonged treatment duration is required for successful Helicobacter pylori eradication with proton pump inhibitor triple therapy in Canada.

Carlo A Fallone, Alan N Barkun, Andrew Szilagyi, Karl M Herba, Maida Sewitch, Myriam Martel, Stefanie S Fallone

Open access · goldAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. ACG Clinical Guideline: Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2017
    Guideline
  3. Optimum duration of regimens for Helicobacter pylori eradication.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013
    Pooled it
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  8. Success ofJournal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2024
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  9. OptimizingGut and liver · 2023
    Review
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  11. Evaluation of the Effectiveness ofMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021
    Article
  12. The Prevalence ofJournal of clinical medicine research · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Carlo A FalloneDivision of McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. carlo.fallone@mcgill.ca
Alan N Barkun
Andrew Szilagyi
Karl M Herba
Maida Sewitch
Myriam Martel
Stefanie S Fallone
McGill University Health Centre · CAJewish General Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTraditional seven-day proton pump inhibitor triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication has recently shown disappointing results outside of Canada. Prolonging therapy may be associated with poorer compliance and, hence, may not have a better outcome in a real-world setting.

objectiveTo compare the outcomes of seven- and 14-day triple therapy for first-line treatment of H pylori infection in an effectiveness setting in Canada.

methodsA total of 314 consecutive treatment-naive, adult H pylori-infected patients were allocated to either a seven- or 14-day triple therapy regimen, with a subgroup of 172 consecutive patients quasi-randomized to treatment according to date of visit. Eradication was confirmed using either urea breath test or gastric biopsies. Analysis was by intention to treat.

resultsEradication was achieved in a higher proportion of patients who underwent 14-day versus seven-day treatment regimens (overall: 85% versus 70% [P≤0.001]; subgroup: 83% versus 64% [P≤0.01]). Although successful eradication was also associated with older age and a diagnosis of ulcer disease, multivariate analysis revealed only longer treatment duration and lack of yogurt ingestion as independent predictors of successful eradication. There was a trend toward reduced success in the latter years of the study. Side effects were similar in both groups and were not prevented by yogurt ingestion.

conclusionsThe currently recommended duration of proton pump inhibitor triple therapy in Canada should be increased from seven to 14 days, the latter having achieved an excellent result in this particular real-world setting. Yogurt added no benefit. Further study is required to compare 10-day with 14-day treatment regimens.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCanadaDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisProton Pump InhibitorsAnti-Bacterial AgentsProton Pump Inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID23862170
PMCPMC3956018
OpenAlexW2288860082

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