The Nutrition & Gut Microbiome Lab of Dr. Franck Carbonero in WSU Spokane and Pullman is recruiting volunteers to participate in our exciting research on the effects of cranberry juice on UTIs, the gut microbiome, and their metabolites.
Participants will be compensated with $100 in gift cards for providing samples and completing two dietary periods (15 days each) with a washout period (15 days) in between. A total of 45 days.
Participant eligibility conditions:
- Postmenopausal women
- Drink cranberry/placebo juice
- Provide urine and stool samples as well as vaginal swabs (four times during the study)
Volunteers cannot participate if there is a history of:
- UTIs in the last year, recurrent UTIs, or other vaginal health conditions in the last year
- Celiac disease/Non-Celiac gluten intolerance
- IBS, IBD (Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis), diverticulitis
- Suspected or known strictures
- Fistulas or physiological/mechanical GI obstruction, chronic diarrhea
- Bariatric surgery
- Type 2 diabetes
- Coronary heart disease
- Peripheral artery disease
- Stroke, certain cancers
- Have BMI > 35
- Habitual use of nicotine containing products of any kind in the last 6 months
For more information, please email NEP.GutMicrobiome@wsu.edu or call 509-358-7612.
Visit our website for further details as well!
WSU HRPP/IRB participant information: IRB #19957, irb@wsu.edu
Complete our Qualtrics survey for participation.
Thank you!
