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. 2012 Oct 17;2012(10):CD001321. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001321.pub5

Salo 2010.

Methods
  • Study design: parallel RCT

  • Power calculation: provided, justified, although highly optimistic

  • Intention‐to‐treat analysis: no, 8 excluded

Participants Inclusion criteria
  • Setting: 7 centres, (4 university paediatric departments, 3 centralised hospitals)

  • Country: Finland

  • Children referred to paediatric departments of 4 university hospitals or 3 centra hospitals for verified UTI in previous 2 months, 2001‐2008

  • Number: 263 randomised; 255 analysed


Exclusion criteria
  • Children with grade III‐V VUR or severe genitourethral malformations

Interventions Cranberry juice 5mL/kg up to 300mL 1‐2 doses daily for 6 months or Placebo juice same volume and dose per day as cranberry
Outcomes Repeat UTI
Notes Details are from the trial registration, Salo abstract and journal article
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Block size 4, externally managed
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Sealed envelopes
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Double blind, states clinician and parents blind
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not specifically stated
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Few missing data
Losses to follow‐up/withdrawals: 27 drop outs (16 in cranberry arm, 11 in placebo group)
Exclusions post randomisation: 8
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Most appropriate outcome used
Other bias Low risk Well reported study
Source of funding: Paivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation, Foundation for Paediatric research, Paulo Foundation, Ocena Spray