Helicobacter pylori eradication rate in different treatment groups
| Placebo (n=234) | Anti-Hp+celecoxib (n=220) | Anti-Hp+placebo (n=233) | Celecoxib+placebo (n=232) | |
| H pylori status by 13C-UBT after 45 days (n) | ||||
| H pylori positive | 199 | 46 | 44 | 193 |
| H pylori negative | 18 | 161 | 162 | 23 |
| Not available | 17 | 13 | 27 | 16 |
| H pylori eradication rate (%) | ||||
| Intention-to-treat analysis | – | 73.2 | 69.5 | – |
| Per-eradication-protocol analysis | – | 77.8 | 78.6 | – |
Anti-Hp, anti-H pylori treatment; 13C-UBT, carbon-13 urea breath test.