Dosing Study of Cranberry Capsules for the Prevention of Bacteriuria in Nursing Home Residents

Completed · Phase 1 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Bacteriuria

In brief

This study will investigate whether there is a particular dose of cranberry capsules that is effective in preventing the occurrence of urinary tract infections in females at least 65 years of age or older who live in a nursing home and who have a history of urinary tract infections. The Yale research team will be enrolling 80 subjects in total over several nursing home locations within Connecticut.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01033383

Run by

Yale University

People needed

80

Starts

2009-12-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-08-15

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female nursing home residents 65 years of age or older with history of urinary tract infection within the past year.

You may not qualify if…

• residents that are not expected to be in the nursing home for at least one month (i.e., short term rehabilitation, pending discharge, terminal [life expectancy < 1 month]);
• residents who are on chronic suppressive antibiotic or anti-infective (i.e., mandelamine) therapy for recurrent UTI;
• residents with end stage renal disease on dialysis (they do not regularly produce urine);
• residents unable to produce a baseline clean catch urine specimen for collection;
• residents on warfarin therapy because of a potential interaction of warfarin and cranberry juice;
• residents with a history of nephrolithiasis because cranberry may increase the risk of nephrolithiasis.

Where it is running

• Northbridge Health Care Center — Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
• Sheriden Woods Health Care Center — Bristol, Connecticut, United States
• The Carolton Chronic and Convalescent Hospital — Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
• Glastonbury Health Care Center — Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States
• Middlesex Health Care Center — Middletown, Connecticut, United States
• Wadsworth Glen Health Care and Rehabilitation Center — Middletown, Connecticut, United States
• Beacon Brook Health Care Center — Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States
• Laurel Ridge Health Care Center — Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States
• Shady Knoll Health Center — Seymour, Connecticut, United States
• Litchfield Woods Health Care Center — Torrington, Connecticut, United States
• Maefair Health Care Center — Trumbull, Connecticut, United States
• Masonicare Health Center — Wallingford, Connecticut, United States
• Abbott Terracee Health Center — Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
• Saint Mary Home — West Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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