Effect of Cranberry Capsules on Urinary Infection Rates in Spinal Cord Injured Patients During Post Acute Rehabilitation

Uppsala University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Rehabilitation; Urinary Tract Infection; Spinal Cord Injury

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Cranberry capsules

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01079169

2009/280

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to establish whether cranberry capsules reduce rates of urinary tract infections during initial rehabilitation immediately after spinal cord injury.

Enrollment: 3 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Previously essentially healthy
2. Newly acquired spinal cord injury, T12 level or higher
3. Receiving in-patient care on the rehabilitation ward.
4. Expected admission duration >= 4 weeks
5. 16 years old or older

Exclusion criteria

1. Current or previous disorder that increases the risk of urinary tract infection including diabetes, urological disorder, previous operation on urinary tracts or kidneys, immune dysfunction
2. Severe head injury with impairment of cognitive function
3. Allergy to cranberry
4. Renal failure
5. Warfarin (Coumarin) treatment with unstable INR
6. Current symptomatic urinary tract infection

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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3 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Cranberry capsule

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Cranberry capsules

Placebo capsule

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Cranberry capsules