The effects and costs of cranberry use to prevent symptomatic urinary tract intections in nursing home residents.

The effects and costs of cranberry use to prevent symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTI) in nursing home residents.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON28073

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2008-04-01

Start date

2008-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Urinary tract infection (Urineweginfectie)

Interventions

- Intervention (n=500): 2x dd Cranberry during 1 year. - Controles (n=500): 2x dd Placebo during 1 year.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age >= 65 jaar 2. Life expectancy > 1 month

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Coumarine users 2. Acute illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Time to first symtomatic UTI 2. number of symptomatic UITs per included resident 3. Quality of life (EQ-5D) 4. Care dependency (Care dependency scale) 5. Resistence patterns of microbial agents 6. Compliance 7. Side effects 8. Economic evaluation: cost effectivity analysis (cost per prevented UTI) and cost-utility analysis (costs per QUALY)	—

Contacts

Public ContactM.A.A. Caljouw

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) Department of Public Health and Primary Care, zone V0-P, P.O. Box 9600

m.a.a.caljouw@lumc.nl+31 (0)71 526 8418

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)