Gastric Swab for Helicobacter Pylori Detection

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: swab RUT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05349578

2108-016-1247

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized controlled trial for comparing the Helicobacter pylori test using the swap method and the method using the conventional biopsy.

Full description

The aim of this study is to conduct a prospective study under the hypothesis that a cotton swab method in the rapid urease test is not inferior to the conventional biopsy.

Enrollment: 69 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults aged 20-80
• Patients who undergo esophagogastroduodenoscopy and need for investigation of Helicobacter pylori infection.

Exclusion criteria

• Surgical history of any kind of gastrectomy
• Patients with contraindication of esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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69 participants in 2 patient groups

Tissue

Other group

Description:

conventional RUT using biopsied tissue

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: swab RUT

Swab

Experimental group

Description:

RUT using swab

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: swab RUT