Choi 2020.
| Study characteristics | ||
| Methods | RCT | |
| Participants | Country: Korea, Single centre | |
| Interventions | 1.lansoprazole 30 mg. amoxicillin 1000 mg, clarithromycin 500 mg, twice daily for 7 days (n=912) 2.placebo, same number of pills, identical in appearance and taste for 7 days (n=914) Follow‐up: median duration of follow‐up for gastric cancer development =9.2 years (IQR, 6.2 to 10.6; maximum, 14.1), and the median duration of follow‐up for overall survival was 10.2 years (interquartile range, 8.9 to 11.6) |
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| Outcomes | Development of gastric cancer; development of gastric cancer according to H. pylori eradication status during the follow‐up period; overall survival, and the development of adenoma | |
| Notes | H. pylori eradication status was evaluated in 1587 participants during the follow‐up period. Eradication rate (70.1% (551/786) in the treatment group and 7.1% (57/801) in the placebo group | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | "computer‐generated randomization sequence" |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | “computer‐generated randomization sequence was kept at the trial pharmacy and was not accessible to the investigators who enrolled participants”. |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | ”Through‐out the trial, participants and investigators, including the endoscopist, pathologist, physician, research nurse, and statistician, were unaware of trial‐group assignments“. |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | ”Through‐out the trial, participants and investigators, including the endoscopist, pathologist, physician, research nurse, and statistician, were unaware of trial‐group assignments“. |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Loss to follow up: 8.8% (80/912) vs 7.7% (70/914), balance between two arms. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Reported prespecified outcomes. |
| Other bias | Low risk | No other risk of bias is noted. |