CompletedNot Applicable

Cranberry Effect on Urinary Tract Infections

167 participantsStarted 2016-11-21

Plain-language summary

This is a retrospective chart review using Electronic Privacy Identification Center (EPIC) database to determine if the addition of cranberry juice capsules to our discharge medication regimen for patients discharged home with an indwelling urinary catheter following pelvic floor gynecology surgery reduced the incidence of UTI.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Underwent pelvic floor gynecologic surgery between April 2015 and September 2015, and April 2016 and September 2016 * Required indwelling urinary catheter use upon discharge from the hospital. Exclusion Criteria: * Intraoperative bladder injury, fistula repair, urethral diverticulectomy, or any other need for prolonged catheterization * Complications in the 2 weeks following surgery requiring reoperation and subsequent catheter use * Allergy to cranberry or its components * Failure to present for both the two-week and six-week postoperative office visit

What they're measuring

The Incidence of UTI

Timeframe: within 6 weeks postoperative

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02996981

SponsorTriHealth Inc.

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2017-07-14

Results submitted2022-10-19

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