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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01079169
Date of registration: 19/02/2010
Primary sponsor: Uppsala University
Public title: Effect of Cranberry Capsules on Urinary Infection Rates in Spinal Cord Injured Patients During Post Acute Rehabilitation
Scientific title: Evaluation of the Effect of Cranberry Capsules on the Occurrence of Urinary Tract Infections During Post-acute Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injured Patients
Date of first enrolment: March 2010
Target sample size: 3
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01079169
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Countries of recruitment
Sweden
Contacts
Name:   Alison K Godbolt, MbChB MD
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Affiliation:  University Hospital Uppsala
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

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



Age minimum: 16 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury
Urinary Tract Infection
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Cranberry capsules
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of symptomatic urinary tract infections per patient per month during in-patient post acute rehabilitation [Time Frame: At end of study]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Patient's experience of urinary symptoms in the absence of symptomatic urinary tract infection. [Time Frame: At end of study]
Percentage of in-patient rehabilitation days on which patients were unable to participate in active rehabilitation due to urinary tract infection. [Time Frame: At end of Study]
Secondary ID(s)
2009/280
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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