Spinal-injured neuropathic bladder antisepsis (SINBA) trial

Autor: Ian D. Cameron, S. B. Rutkowski, James W. Middleton, O Marial, George Kotsiou, L. M. Hunt, Judy M. Simpson, M. Tudehope, Bonsan B. Lee, Mark J. Haran
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Spinal cord. 45(8)
ISSN: 1362-4393
Popis: To determine whether Methenamine Hippurate (MH) or cranberry tablets prevent urinary tract infections (UTI) in people with neuropathic bladder following spinal cord injury (SCI). Double-blind factorial-design randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 2 year recruitment period from November 2000 and 6 month follow-up. In total, 543 eligible predominantly community dwelling patients were invited to participate in the study, of whom 305 (56%) agreed. Eligible participants were people with SCI with neurogenic bladder and stable bladder management. All regimens were indistinguishable in appearance and taste. The dose of MH used was 1 g twice-daily. The dose of cranberry used was 800 mg twice-daily. The main outcome measure was the time to occurrence of a symptomatic UTI. Multivariate analysis revealed that patients randomized to MH did not have a significantly longer UTI-free period compared to placebo (HR 0.96, 95% CI: 0.68–1.35, P=0.75). Patients randomized to cranberry likewise did not have significantly longer UTI-free period compared to placebo (HR 0.93, 95% CI: 0.67–1.31, P=0.70). There is no benefit in the prevention of UTI from the addition of MH or cranberry tablets to the usual regimen of patients with neuropathic bladder following SCI.
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