Cranberry for the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections

The Beneficial Effects of a Cranberry-based Oral Nutritional Supplement on the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Diabetic Subjects

This research aims to evaluate the potential benefit of an oral nutritional supplement based on Anthocran phytosome compared to placebo on the prevention of urinary infections, including microbiota analyzes, in postmenopausal women (> 70 years) with diabetes.

For each subject enrolled, all parameters relating to urinary infections will be assessed at the beginning (baseline), every 2 months from the start of treatment and at the end of treatment (6 months), with urine analysis and quality of life questionnaires.

Inclusion Criteria:

• postmenopausal women (> 70 years) with diabetes.
• treatment with SGLT-2 inhibitors
• disease duration for at least 10 years, with at least 1 episode of infection the previous year and Charlson's co-morbidity index> 6.