Cranberry Juice for the Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

This study will determine whether cranberry juice is effective in reducing recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women who have had a UTI within the past year.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• At least one UTI within 12 months prior to study entry

• Premenopausal

• Agree to avoid all foods that contain plants from the genus Vaccinium (related to cranberries) for the duration of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Anatomic abnormalities of the urinary tract

• History of kidney stones

• Bacteria in the urine (bacteriuria)

• Use of prophylactic antibiotics within 7 days prior to study entry

• Use of investigational drugs within 30 days prior to study entry

• Current use of warfarin

• Diabetes

• Cancer. Participants with skin cancer are not excluded.

• Allergy or intolerance of cranberry products

• Symptomatic vaginitis

• Pregnant or breastfeeding