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Precancerous Gastric LesionsPhase 3NCT00339768

A Randomized Multi-Intervention Trial to Inhibit Precancerous Gastric Lesions in Lingu, Shandong Province

A Phase 3 study testing Amoxicillin/omeprazole in people with Precancerous Gastric Lesions, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in China.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics is conducting a collaborative randomized multi-intervention trial with the Beijing Institute for Cancer Research to evaluate the etiologic role of Helicobacter pylori, garlic, and certain micronutrients in the multi-step process of gastric carcinogenesis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 35 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Precancerous Gastric Lesions
What is being tested?
Amoxicillin/omeprazole
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
3,411 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
1 Jul 1995to 10 Jun 1996
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 35 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Ages 35-670 in the 14 Linqu villages who received endoscopy examinations in the fall of 1994.
  • Both men and women will be included.
  • Patients must sign an informed consent form indicating a willingness to participate in the 42-month trial.
  • Must be free of debilitating chronic disease.
  • Must not report allergies to penicillin or similar medications.
  • Must not have had previous treatment for H. pylori.
  • Must not have a history of bleeding disorder.
  • Must not be taking vitamin/mineral supplements on a regular basis.

Who cannot join

  • Persons with cancer (except resected non-melanotic skin cancer), heart failure, emphysema, and other life-threatening illness will be excluded.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Beijing Institute for Cancer Research

    Beijing

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About this study

Official title: Randomized Multi-Intervention Trial to Inhibit Precancerous Gastric Lesions in Lingu, Shandong Province, China

The Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics is conducting a collaborative randomized multi-intervention trial with the Beijing Institute for Cancer Research to evaluate the etiologic role of Helicobacter pylori, garlic, and certain micronutrients in the multi-step process of gastric carcinogenesis. The primary endpoint will not be cancer, but rather the precancerous lesions severe chronic atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and dysplasia. The study is designed to detect a stabilizing or mild decrease in the expected age-related progression of precancerous lesions over the course of the trial. Thus the trial can be considered a study of the potential inhibitors of the process of gastric carcinogenesis. The trial will also provide an evaluation of therapy for H. pylori, including an assessment of reinfection rates, a critical need for formulating strategies for infection control in China and other developing countries. Participating in the trial are approximately 3400 adults aged 35-70 who were part of an ongoing survey of precancerous gastric lesions in 13 Linqu villages in Shandong Province. Linqu appears to be an ideal setting for the trial since stomach cancer rates are among the highes in the world, precancerous gastric lesions are prevalent, and the population is stable and well characterized. These individuals will be randomly assigned (taking H. pylori positivity into account) into 8 intervention groups according to a 2(3) factorial design. The interventions are: 1) initial treatment of H. pylori infection with ameprazole and amoxicillin followed by 2) daily supplementation with a combination of alpha-tocopherol, vitamin C, and selenium; and 3) daily supplementation with garlic extracts. No serious side effects have been seen from any of the interventions to date. The study staff will continue to monitor for possible adverse reactions and the population will receive routine medical care follow-up throughout the course of the trial.

As part of the ongoing study in Linqu, all participants received an endoscopic exam in the fall of 1994. Repeat gastroscopic exams with biopsies at 7 standard gastric sites will be conducted during March to May, 1999 and March to May, 2003 to detect early cancers and to evaluate gasatric mucosal status. The subjects will be categorized according to the most advanced lesions detected in all biopsies and assigned a severity score. The three major endpoints for analysis will be: 1) prevalence of dysplasia or cancer 2) prevalence of sever chronic atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia, or cancer; and 3) average severity score.

Read the detailed description

The Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics is conducting an 8-year collaborative randomized multi-intervention trial with the Beijing Institute for Cancer Research to evaluate the etiologic role of Helicobacter pylori, garlic, and certain micronutrients in the multi-step process of gastric carcinogenesis. The primary endpoint will not be cancer, but rather the precancerous lesions severe chronic atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and dysplasia. The study is designed to detect a stabilizing or mild decrease in the expected age-related progression of precancerous lesions over the course of the trial. Thus the trial can be considered a study of the potential inhibitors of the process of gastric carcinogenesis. The trial will also provide an evaluation of therapy for H. pylori, including an assessment of reinfection rates, a critical need for formulating strategies for infection control in China and other developing countries. Participating in the trial are approximately 3400 adults aged 35-70 who were part of an ongoing survey of precancerous gastric lesions in 13 Linqu villages in Shandong Province. Linqu appears to be an ideal setting for the trial since stomach cancer rates are among the highest in the world, precancerous gastric lesions are prevalent, and the population is stable and well characterized. These individuals will be randomly assigned (taking H. pylori positivity into account) into 8 intervention groups according to a 2(3) factorial design. The interventions are: 1) initial treatment of H. pylori infection with omeprazole and amoxicillin followed by 2) daily supplementation with a combination of alpha-tocopherol, vitamin C, and selenium; and 3) daily supplementation with garlic extracts. Compliance was excellent and no serious side effects were seen from any of the interventions.

As part of the ongoing study in Linqu, all participants received an endoscopic exam in the fall of 1994. Repeat gastroscopic exams with biopsies at 7 standard gastric sites conducted during March to May, 1999 and March to April, 2003 to detect early cancers and to evaluate gastric mucosal status. The subjects will be categorized according to the most advanced lesions detected in all biopsies and assigned a severity score. The three major endpoints for analysis will be: 1) prevalence of dysplasia or cancer 2) prevalence of severe chronic atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia, or cancer; and 3) average severity score.

The major endpoint paper was published in JNCI in 2006. Additional analyses of the trial data are underway. A continuation study is proceeding that will allow for follow-up of the approximately 3070 remaining trial participants through 2010 on the long-term effects of the previous treatments on gastric cancer incidence and on cause-specific death rates and allow approximately 364 participants in the previous study with advanced gastric lesions in 2003 an opportunity for annual endoscopic screening for gastric cancer.

Being tested
Amoxicillin/omeprazole
Keywords
Helicobacter Pylori, Gastric Cancer Prevention, Precancerous Gastric Lesions

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Amoxicillin/omeprazoleDrug

    To treat Helicobacter pylori infections. 2 week course of amoxicillin 1gm bid, omeprazole 20mg bid. This factorial trial also investigated a supplement of vitamin C, vitamin E and selenium and a garlic supplement.

Study groups in NCT00339768
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Amox/omeprExperimental2 weeks; placebo controlled
Receives: Drug: Amoxicillin/omeprazole
GarlicExperimentalSupplement for 7 years; placebo controlled
Receives: Drug: Amoxicillin/omeprazole
VitaminsExperimentalSupplement for 7 years; placebo controlled
Receives: Drug: Amoxicillin/omeprazole

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Precancerous gastric lesions

    prevention of cancer

    Measured: 7 years

  2. Gastric cancer incidence

    prevention of caner

    Measured: 15 years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Side effects

    Measured: 7 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Jun 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Jul 1995
  3. Primary completion10 Jun 1996
  4. Study completion10 Jun 1996

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Factorial
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
3,411 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00339768
Sponsor's protocol ID
999995029
Other IDs
OH95-C-N029
Status last verified
19 Feb 2019
First submitted
19 Jun 2006
Last updated
12 Dec 2019
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Correa P. Human gastric carcinogenesis: a multistep and multifactorial process--First American Cancer Society Award Lecture on Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention. Cancer Res. 1992 Dec 15;52(24):6735-40.

    PubMed 1458460
  • You WC, Blot WJ, Chang YS, Ershow AG, Yang ZT, An Q, Henderson B, Xu GW, Fraumeni JF Jr, Wang TG. Diet and high risk of stomach cancer in Shandong, China. Cancer Res. 1988 Jun 15;48(12):3518-23.

    PubMed 3370645
  • You WC, Blot WJ, Li JY, Chang YS, Jin ML, Kneller R, Zhang L, Han ZX, Zeng XR, Liu WD, et al. Precancerous gastric lesions in a population at high risk of stomach cancer. Cancer Res. 1993 Mar 15;53(6):1317-21.

    PubMed 8443811
  • Su XQ, Yin ZY, Jin QY, Liu ZC, Han X, Hu ZQ, Zhang L, Ma JL, Li ZX, Zhang Y, Zhou T, Liu WD, You WC, Pan KF, Shi L, Li WQ. Allium vegetable intake associated with the risk of incident gastric cancer: a continuous follow-up study of a randomized intervention trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 Jan;117(1):22-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2022.10.017. Epub 2022 Dec 20.

    PubMed 36789941
  • Guo Y, Li ZX, Zhang JY, Ma JL, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Zhou T, Liu WD, Han ZX, Li WQ, Pan KF, You WC. Association Between Lifestyle Factors, Vitamin and Garlic Supplementation, and Gastric Cancer Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jun 1;3(6):e206628. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6628.

    PubMed 32589229
  • Li WQ, Zhang JY, Ma JL, Li ZX, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Guo Y, Zhou T, Li JY, Shen L, Liu WD, Han ZX, Blot WJ, Gail MH, Pan KF, You WC. Effects of Helicobacter pylori treatment and vitamin and garlic supplementation on gastric cancer incidence and mortality: follow-up of a randomized intervention trial. BMJ. 2019 Sep 11;366:l5016. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5016.

    PubMed 31511230

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Amoxicillin/omeprazole in people with Precancerous Gastric Lesions, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Dec 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Precancerous gastric lesions (time frame: 7 years). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00339768, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Dec 2019.

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