Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Dyspeptic symptoms | |||||
Systematic review |
3186 people with H pylori and non-ulcer dyspepsia 13 RCTs in this analysis |
Proportion with dyspeptic symptoms
3–12 months
1118/1742 (64%) with eradication treatment 1016/1444 (70%) with placebo |
RR 0.92 95% CI 0.88 to 0.97 NNT 18 95% CI 12 to 48 |
Small effect size | eradication treatment |
Quality of life | |||||
Systematic review |
839 people with H pylori and non-ulcer dyspepsia 3 RCTs in this analysis |
Quality of life scores
3–12 months
with eradication treatment with placebo |
WMD –0.25 95% CI –3.49 to +2.99 |
Not significant |