Anti-H. Pylori Effect of Deep See Water

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Deep sea water (DSW) is characterized by high purity, low temperature, high nutrients and minerals and is obtained from the water flows 200 meters under the surface of the sea. The inhibition of H. pylori growth by DSW has been demonstrated in vitro study. However, up to now, there is few randomized control study to evaluate the anti-bacterial effects of ingesting DSW in patients with H. pylori infection.

The aims of this study are:

1. to evaluate the anti-bacterial effects of ingesting DSW in patients with H. pylori infection;

2. to evaluate the patient adherence and adverse effects of ingesting DSW.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients having H. pylori-positive chronic gastritis with/without small erosions or peptic ulcer scars who are aged greater than 20 years and are willing to received anti-H. pylori treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnant or nursing woman

• serious concomitant illness and malignant tumor of any kind

• serious bleeding from gastrointestinal tract

• previous gastric surgery

• receiving bismuth salts, Proton pump inhibitors, or antibiotics in the previous month.