Comparison of TAK-438 (Vonoprazan) to Lansoprazole in the Treatment of Gastric Ulcer Participants With or Without Helicobacter Pylori Infection
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03050307 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 10, 2017
Last Update Posted : June 24, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Gastric Ulcer Peptic Ulcer Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Lansoprazole Anti-Ulcer Agents Gastrointestinal Agents Proton Pump Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action | Drug: TAK-438 Drug: Lansoprazole Drug: TAK-438 Placebo Drug: Lansoprazole Placebo Drug: Bismuth-Containing Quadruple Therapy | Phase 3 |
The drug being tested in this study is called TAK-438. TAK-438 is being tested to treat people who have stomach ulcers and also may or may not have Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection. This study will look at stomach ulcer healing and also the elimination of HP in people who take TAK-438 versus lansoprazole.
The study will enroll approximately 830 patients.
Participants will be randomly assigned (by chance, like flipping a coin) to one of the two treatment groups-which will remain undisclosed to the participants and study doctor during the study (unless there is an urgent medical need):
- TAK-438 20 mg
- Lansoprazole 30 mg
Study treatment will depend upon the Helicobacter pylori infection status of the participant, and include bismuth-containing quadruple therapy for the first 2 weeks in H pylori infected (HP+) participants. HP+ participants will be asked to take a TAK- 438 tablet or a lansoprazole capsule twice daily in conjunction with bismuth-containing quadruple therapy for 2 weeks, followed up by a TAK-438 tablet or a lansoprazole capsule once daily for up to 6 weeks. HP- participants will be asked to take a TAK-438 tablet or a lansoprazole capsule once daily for up to 8 weeks.
This multi-center trial will be conducted in China, Korea, Taiwan and Philippines. The overall time to participate in this study is up to 16 weeks. Participants will make multiple visits plus final visit at 2 weeks or 4 weeks after last dose of study drug for a follow-up assessment.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 234 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral TAK-438 20mg Compared to Lansoprazole 30mg Once- or Twice-Daily in the Treatment of Endoscopically Confirmed Gastric Ulcer Subjects With or Without Helicobacter Pylori Infection |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 17, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 19, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 26, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: TAK-438 20 mg (HP- Participants)
TAK-438 20 mg, tablet, orally, once daily and lansoprazole placebo-matching capsule, orally, once daily for up to 8 weeks.
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Drug: TAK-438
TAK-438 tablets
Other Name: Vonoprazan Drug: Lansoprazole Placebo Lansoprazole placebo-matching capsules |
Experimental: TAK-438 20 mg (HP+ Participants)
TAK-438 20 mg, tablet, orally, twice daily and lansoprazole placebo-matching capsule, orally, twice daily along with bismuth-containing quadruple therapy (amoxicillin 1 g, twice daily, clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily, and bismuth potassium citrate 600 mg [equivalent to 220 mg bismuth] twice daily) for first 2 weeks. TAK-438 20 mg, tablet, orally, once daily and lansoprazole placebo-matching capsule, orally, once daily for up to 6 weeks.
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Drug: TAK-438
TAK-438 tablets
Other Name: Vonoprazan Drug: Lansoprazole Placebo Lansoprazole placebo-matching capsules Drug: Bismuth-Containing Quadruple Therapy Bismuth-Containing Quadruple Therapy |
Active Comparator: Lansoprazole 30 mg (HP- Participants)
Lansoprazole 30 mg, capsule, orally, once daily and TAK-438 placebo-matching tablet, orally, once daily for up to 8 weeks.
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Drug: Lansoprazole
Lansoprazole capsules
Other Name: Prevacid Drug: TAK-438 Placebo TAK-438 placebo-matching tablets |
Active Comparator: Lansoprazole 30 mg (HP+ Participants)
Lansoprazole 30 mg, capsule, orally, twice daily and TAK-438 placebo-matching tablet, orally, twice daily along with bismuth-containing quadruple therapy (amoxicillin 1 g, twice daily, clarithromycin 500 mg, twice daily, and bismuth potassium citrate 600 mg [equivalent to 220 mg bismuth] twice daily) for first 2 weeks. Lansoprazole 30 mg, capsule, orally, once daily and TAK-438 placebo-matching tablet, orally, once daily for up to 6 weeks.
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Drug: Lansoprazole
Lansoprazole capsules
Other Name: Prevacid Drug: TAK-438 Placebo TAK-438 placebo-matching tablets Drug: Bismuth-Containing Quadruple Therapy Bismuth-Containing Quadruple Therapy |
- Percentage of Participants with Endoscopically Confirmed Healing of Gastric Ulcer(s) at Week 4 or 8 [ Time Frame: Week 4 or 8 ]Rate of Endoscopic healing is defined as the percentage of participants in whom the disappearance of all white coats associated with gastric ulcers has been endoscopically confirmed.
- Percentage of Helicobacter Pylori Infected (HP+) Participants with Successful Helicobacter Pylori Eradication After 4 or 8 Weeks of Treatment [ Time Frame: After 4 or 8 weeks of treatment (up to 16 weeks) ]HP infection status will be determined by ^13C Urea Breath Test (^13C-UBT). The urea breath test is used to detect infection with HP, a bacteria associated with stomach ulcers, by testing individual breath samples in a central laboratory.
- Percentage of Participants with Endoscopically Confirmed Healing of Gastric Ulcer at Week 4 [ Time Frame: Week 4 ]Rate of Endoscopic healing is defined as the percentage of participants in whom the disappearance of all white coats associated with gastric ulcers has been endoscopically confirmed.
- Percentage of Participants with Posttreatment Resolution of Gastrointestinal Symptoms Associated with Gastric Ulcer at Weeks 2 through 8 [ Time Frame: Week 2 up to Week 8 ]Gastrointestinal symptoms are defined as: epigastric pain (postprandial, fasting, nocturnal), abdominal bloating, nausea, heartburn and lack of appetite.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Has endoscopic evidence of active gastric ulcer(s) (i.e. mucosal defects with white coating [including cases associated with blood coagula as long as there is no active bleeding]) measuring 5 mm or larger in longest diameter within 14 days prior to randomization.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has received TAK-438 in a previous clinical study or as a therapeutic agent.
- Has a history or clinical manifestations of significant central nervous system (CNS), cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, metabolic, gastrointestinal, urological, endocrine or hematological disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, would confound the study results or compromise participant safety.
- Has been treated with Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy within 30 days prior to study treatment.
- Has any gastric ulcer of >2 cm in any diameter or with >3 separate gastric ulcers in total as evident by endoscopy within 14 days prior to randomization.
- Has a diagnosis of gastric malignancy or a gastric ulcer whose morphology suggested malignancy as evident by endoscopy within 14 days prior to randomization.
- Is suspected of having acute gastro-duodenal mucosal lesions (AGDML) as evident by endoscopy within 14 days prior to randomization.
- Has a linear ulcer (including a linear ulcer scar) that has been confirmed by endoscopy within 14 days prior to randomization.
- Has active postoperative (e.g. endoscopic mucosal resection/endoscopic submucosal dissection) ulcer(s) as confirmed by endoscopy within 14 days prior to randomization.
- Has duodenal ulcer that has been confirmed by endoscopy within 14 days prior to randomization.
- Has ulcers for which medical therapy alone is not indicated (e.g., perforation, pyloric stenosis, duodenal stenosis, major bleeding).
- Has undergone therapeutic upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic therapy (e.g., endoscopic hemostasis or excision including biopsy) within 30 days prior to visit 1.
- Has Zollinger-Ellison syndrome or gastric acid hypersecretion or those with a history of gastric acid hypersecretion.
- Has undergone major surgical procedures within 30 days prior to Visit 1 or are scheduled to undergo surgical procedures that may affect gastric acid secretion (e.g., abdominal surgery, vagotomy or craniotomy).
- Has a history of malignancy or was treated for malignancy within 5 years before the start of the visit 1 (the participant may be included in the study if he/she has cured cutaneous basal cell carcinoma or cervical carcinoma in situ).
- Has a known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or hepatitis infection, including hepatitis virus carriers (hepatitis B surface-antigen [HBsAg] - or hepatitis C virus (HCV)-antibody-positive) (the participant may be included in the study if he/she is HCV-viral load-RNA-negative).
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Laboratory tests performed prior to randomization revealed any of the following abnormalities in the participant:
- Creatinine levels: >2 mg/dL (>177 μmol/L).
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST), or total bilirubin levels: > upper limit of normal (ULN).
- Has hypersensitivity to TAK-438, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), bismuth, clarithromycin, or amoxicillin. Skin testing may be performed according to local standard practice (for HP+ participants only).

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03050307

Study Director: | Medical Director Clinical Science | Takeda |
Responsible Party: | Takeda |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03050307 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TAK-438_302 U1111-1138-8706 ( Other Identifier: WHO ) CTR20170100 ( Registry Identifier: CFDA ) |
First Posted: | February 10, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 24, 2020 |
Last Verified: | June 2020 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Drug therapy |
Peptic Ulcer Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Stomach Ulcer Ulcer Pathologic Processes Duodenal Diseases Intestinal Diseases Stomach Diseases |
Lansoprazole Dexlansoprazole Bismuth Anti-Ulcer Agents Gastrointestinal Agents Proton Pump Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antacids |