Effects of N-acetylcysteine on First-Line Sequential Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Effects of N-acetylcysteine on First-Line Sequential Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

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Background/AimsTo evaluate the adjuvant effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on first-line sequential therapy (SQT) for Helicobacter pylori infection.Methods : Patients with H.pylori infections eeboo coupons were randomly assigned to receive sequential therapy with (SQT+NAC group, n=49) or without (SQT-only group, n=50) NAC.

Sequential therapy consisted of rabeprazole 20 mg and amoxicillin 1 g for the first 5 days, followed by rabeprazole 20 mg, clarithromycin 500 mg and metronidazole 500 mg for the remaining 5 days; all drugs were administered twice daily.For the SQT+NAC group, NAC 400 mg bid was added for the first 5 days of sequential therapy.H.

pylori eradication was evaluated 4 weeks after the completion of therapy.Results : The eradication rates by intention-to-treat analysis were 58.0% in the SQT-only group and here 67.

3% in the SQT+NAC group (p=0.336).The eradication rates by per-protocol analysis were 70.

0% in the SQT-only group and 80.5% in the SQT+NAC group (p=0.274).

Compliance was very good in both groups (SQT only/SQT+NAC groups: 95.2%/100%, p=0.494).

There was no significant difference in the adverse event rates between groups (SQT-only/SQT+NAC groups: 26.2%/26.8%, p=0.

947).Conclusion : sThe H.pylori eradication rate was numerically higher in the SQT+NAC group than in the SQT-only group.

As our data did not reach statistical significance, larger trials are warranted.