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

Sengupta 2011.

Methods
  • Study design: 3‐arm parallel RCT

  • Power calculation: no

  • Intention‐to‐treat analysis: no, 3 post randomisation drop outs were not analysed

Participants Inclusion criteria
  • Setting: uncertain, possibly single centre

  • Country: India

  • Females with a history of recurrent UTIs, with dysuria, frequency, blood in urine or pain in suprapubic region and negative pregnancy test

  • Number: 60 randomised and analysed


Exclusion criteria
  • Antibiotics in past 48 hours; catheterized within last 2 weeks; diabetes; cardiovascular disease; pyelonephritis; kidney stones

Interventions Treatment group 1
  • Cranberry: 500 mg/d


Treatment group 2
  • Cranberry: 1000 mg/d


Control group
  • No treatment


1.5% PAC, Decas Botanical Synergies
Outcomes
  • Symptomatic UTI with > 104 cfu/mL E.coli pure growth

Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Computer generated
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Externally managed, sealed envelopes opened in order; completed by independent person
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Participants were not blinded
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Uncertain if researchers or assessors were blind to allocated treatment
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Nothing apparent but unclear in the report
Exclusions post randomisation: 3
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Symptomatic culture proven UTI is most appropriate outcome
Other bias Unclear risk Unclear how the 225 patients were recruited, may be some selection bias
Source of funding: NS