Cranberry Juice for Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Urinary Tract Infections

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether daily consumption of cranberry juice lessens the symptoms and prevents the recurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs). This study will also determine whether drinking cranberry juice for 6 months selects for less virulent bacteria in the rectal, vaginal, and urethral areas.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00093054

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

319

Starts

2004-11-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-05-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Culture-confirmed urinary tract infection at study start

You may not qualify if…

• Other chronic disease
• Antibiotics within 48 hours prior to study start
• Hospitalization for any reason within 2 weeks prior to study start
• Stones in urinary tract
• Plans to leave Ann Arbor within 6 months after study start
• Allergy to cranberry or cranberry compounds
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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