Cranberry versus placebo in the prevention of urinary infections in multiple sclerosis: A multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1252-1259

  Gallien, Philippe ^a,b   Amarenco, Gérard ^c   Benoit, Nicolas ^a   Bonniaud, Véronique ^d   Donzé, Cécile ^e   Kerdraon, Jacques ^f   De Seze, Marianne ^g   Denys, Pierre ^h   Renault, Alain ⁱ   Naudet, Florian ^i,j   Reymann, Jean Michel ^i,j  

^a Clinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^d DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Centre Hospitalier Saint Philibert GHICL   (France)

^f Kerpape Rehabilitation Center   (France)

^g CLINIQUE SAINT AUGUSTIN   (France)

^h Assistance Publique Hpitaux de Paris   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^j Faculty of Law   (France)

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Author keywords

cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon); Multiple sclerosis; neurogenic bladder; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

CRANBERRY EXTRACT; CREATININE; PLACEBO; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; URIC ACID; URINARY TRACT ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NULL HYPOTHESIS; OUTPATIENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; CRANBERRY; FRANCE; FRUIT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FRANCE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 84904173250     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458513517592     Document Type: Article

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