Cochrane · systematic review · CD003840
Eradication therapy for peptic ulcer disease in Helicobacter pylori‐positive people
Ford, AC, Gurusamy, KS, Delaney, B, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
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Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 50%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Show all 2 versionsAdditional Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy for acute ulcer healing in people with Helicobacter pylori‐positive peptic ulcer
Population: people with Helicobacter pylori‐positive peptic ulcer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
H. pylori eradication therapy plus ulcer healing drug versus ulcer healing drug alone | RR 0.66 [0.58, 0.76] | 34 studies · 3910 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias |
H. pylori eradication therapy versus no active treatment | RR 0.37 [0.26, 0.53] | 2 studies · 207 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Additional Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy for prevention of recurrence in people with Helicobacter‐positive peptic ulcer
Population: prevention of recurrence in people with Helicobacter pylori‐positive peptic ulcer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
H. pylori eradication therapy versus ulcer healing drug alone | RR 0.73 [0.42, 1.25] | 4 studies · 319 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
H. pylori eradication therapy versus no active treatment | RR 0.2 [0.15, 0.26] | 27 studies · 2509 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |