Cranberry Proanthocyanidins for Modification of Intestinal E. Coli Flora and Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in UTI-Susceptible Women

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Conditions studied: Urinary Tract Infection

In brief

The purpose of the research is to determine if eating sweetened, dried cranberries or strawberry fruit pieces will increase the types of different E. coli bacteria in the intestines which may reduce the likelihood of a major, or highly harmful urinary type of bacteria which cause urinary tract infections in susceptible women.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01219595

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

65

Starts

2010-09-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-01-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women, ages 18-65
• History of recurrent urinary tract infections defined as three in the past year, or two in the last six months
• Subjects must be willing to follow the study protocol that includes consuming the mandatory daily dose of cranberries or strawberry fruit pieces and traveling to the UWHC Urology clinic for scheduled rectal and vaginal swab procedures.
• The non-UTI-susceptible group will include women ages 18-65 with no history of recurrent UTI's as defined above.

You may not qualify if…

• Women who:
• Are pregnant
• Have an immune compromising disease
• Have diabetes
• Have kidney stones
• Have chronic bowel inflammatory disease
• Have known allergies to cranberries, strawberries, elderberries, or wheat fiber
• Non-UTI-susceptible group will include women ages 18-65 with no history of recurrent UTI's as defined above.

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin-Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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