Status:

COMPLETED

Breath Ammonia Method for H. Pylori Detection: Phase II

Lead Sponsor:

University of Washington

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Helicobacter Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The objective is to evaluate the utility of a breath ammonia sensing device. In this study we will assess the effect of H. pylori infection on breath ammonia levels by measuring whether there is a cha...

Detailed Description

Healthy volunteers will undergo testing for H. pylori infection using a 14-C urea breath test, and the results will be compared to an experimental ammonia breath test. The breath sample will be collec...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult volunteers not meeting exclusion criteria

Exclusion

  • Known cirrhosis of the liver
  • Renal insufficiency (BUN greater than 40 mg/dl, Creatinine greater than 2.0 mg/dl).
  • Prior gastric resection
  • Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Forced expiratory volume in 1 second less than 1.5 L)
  • Patients unwilling or unable to discontinue proton pump inhibitors for 2 weeks prior to scheduled 14C or non-isotopic urea breath testing
  • Patients who have received antibiotics or bismuth within the preceding month.
  • Patients unwilling or unable to give informed consent
  • Pregnant women (14C urea breath test is not approved for use in pregnant women)
  • Age less than 21 years (14C urea breath test is not approved for use in children)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

June 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

278 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00194688

Start Date

March 1 2003

End Date

June 1 2005

Last Update

January 11 2008

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VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108