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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Rennes University Hospital Pierre Fabre Laboratories Ministry of Health, France |
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Information provided by: | Rennes University Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00280592 |
Bladder dysfunction occurs at some time in most patients with multiple sclerosis and these patients are prone to have recurrent urinary tract infections.
Cranberry has been traditionally used for the treatment and prophylaxis of urinary tract infections but there is no reliable randomized controlled trial demonstrating evidence of cranberry's utility in this disease. The aim of our study is to assess the efficacy and safety of cranberry in the prophylaxis of urinary tract infections in patients with multiple sclerosis with a prospective randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Multiple Sclerosis Urinary Tract Infections Bladder Dysfunction |
Drug: Cranberry Drug: Placebo |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Prevention, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study on Parallel Groups Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Cranberry (Vaccinium Macrocarpon) in Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. |
Estimated Enrollment: | 290 |
Study Start Date: | January 2006 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | June 2008 |
Primary Completion Date: | March 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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2: Placebo Comparator |
Drug: Placebo
Placebo presented as sachets of powder. Placebo juice is administered twice a day.
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1: Experimental
Cranberry
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Drug: Cranberry
Dry essence of cranberry presented as 18 mg of proanthocyanidines sachets of powdered cranberry. Cranberry juice is administered twice a day.
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Bladder dysfunction occurs at some time in 70 to 90% of patients with multiple sclerosis and these patients are prone to have recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI), leading to an important morbidity. Cranberry has been traditionally used for the treatment and prevention of UTI and research suggests that its mechanism of action is preventing bacterial adherence to host cell surface membrane.
However, systematic reviews show the small sample sizes and the poor quality of available trials, determining that there is no reliable evidence of effectiveness of cranberry in UTI prophylaxis. Therefore, to assess whether cranberry is effective in reducing UTI in patients with multiple sclerosis, we have designed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Efficacy will be evaluated on the time to onset of a UTI in the first year of treatment.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
France | |
Service de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation - Hôpital Pontchaillou | |
Rennes, France, 35033 | |
Centre de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation Notre Dame de Lourdes | |
Rennes, France, 35043 | |
Unité de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation - CHU Jean Minjoz | |
Besançon, France, 25030 | |
Service de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation - Hôpital Pellegrin | |
Bordeaux, France, 33076 | |
Centre Mutualiste de Rééducation et de Réadaptation Fonctionnelles de KERPAPE | |
Ploemeur, France, 56275 | |
Médecine Physique et Réadaptation - Groupe Hospitalier de l'institut Catholique de Lille - Hôpital Saint Philibert | |
Lomme, France, 59160 | |
Rééducation Neurologique et Explorations Périnéales - Hôpital Rothschild | |
Paris, France, 75571 | |
Service de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation - Hôpital Raymond Poincaré | |
Garches, France, 92380 |
Study Chair: | Jean-Michel Reymann, PhD | CHU Rennes |
Principal Investigator: | Philippe Gallien, MD | CHU Rennes |
Responsible Party: | Rennes University Hospital ( Direction of Clinical Research and Strategy ) |
Study ID Numbers: | AFSSAPS 051016, PHRC/04-03, CIC0203/039 |
Study First Received: | January 20, 2006 |
Last Updated: | May 21, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00280592 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | France: Afssaps - French Health Products Safety Agency |
Prophylaxis Cranberry Neurogenic bladder |
Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic Autoimmune Diseases Multiple Sclerosis Urologic Diseases Demyelinating Diseases |
Urinary Tract Infections Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS Sclerosis Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System |
Communicable Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Demyelinating Diseases Immune System Diseases Urinary Tract Infections Nervous System Diseases Sclerosis |
Infection Multiple Sclerosis Pathologic Processes Urologic Diseases Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System |