The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the bedwetting alarm trigger activated by parents to wake their child, in addition to the moisture alarm, will improve treatment success compared to the moisture alarm alone.
Nocturnal enuresis is a common issue in children, and use of bedwetting alarms has shown the best long-term success. However, use of alarms is very time-intensive, often taking months before yielding results. Researchers in the division of pediatric urology are initiating a randomized controlled study comparing a standard bedwetting alarm with a newly developed technology, with the hope that the new alarm will result in better, more rapid, and easier treatment for bedwetting. Children between the ages of 5 to 15 years old who have issues with bedwetting after successful toilet training may qualify for the study. Participants must first be evaluated by a pediatric urology specialist.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
Will use the alarm as provided by the manufacture but parent has to manual trigger the alarm 1-2 hours after the child falls asleep.
Will use the alarm as provided by the manufacture.
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
RECRUITINGEvaluate the change and % reduction in mean number wet nights/week (>90%, 50-89%, <50%) of patients with treatment success with use of a manual trigger + moisture alarm vs. moisture alarm only
Bladder Diary (Participant self-reported)
Time frame: one year
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