Prevalence of Functional Lower Urinary Tract Voiding Dysfunction in School-Aged Children

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07067957

Tanta University500 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of voiding disorders and the related risk factors for the primary school-age children in El Ghrbia Government

Lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) is classified as a storage and voiding symptoms. Storage symptoms are increased or decreased urinary frequency, urinary incontinence, urinary urgency, and nocturia. Voiding symptoms are classified as hesitation, straining, weak stream, and intermittency. Other symptoms are holding maneuvers, feeling of incomplete emptying, postmicturition dribble, and genital and lower urinary tract pain. Constipation and/or fecal incontinence are closely related to LUTD, among children over 5 years due to functional or nonorganic causes. The exact prevalence of the lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) is unknown, approximately 20% to 30% of children in the world have symptoms associated with voiding disorders. In epidemiological studies, this ratio is between 2.1% and 19.2% in school-age children.Due to the modern lifestyle, the prevalence increases secondary to changes in toilet training and habits.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

500

Conditions

Voiding Dysfunction Urinary Incontinence Urination Disorders Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Pediatrics Constipation

Interventions

Arabic Dysfunctional Voiding Symptom Score Questionnaire (DVSS)OTHER

A validated Arabic version of the Dysfunctional Voiding Symptom Score Questionnaire (DVSS) questionnaire will be used to screen children for symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction. It includes 10 items assessing urinary and bowel habits.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 4 YearsMax age: 14 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged 4-14 years old in our locality. Exclusion Criteria: * Children with known anatomical anomalies of urinary tract * Children with known neurological anomalies (spinal dysraphism, multiple sclerosis, lumbar or spinal neuritis……… etc) * Children with history of back or lower urinary tract trauma * Parents who refuse participation

Locations (1)

Tanta University

Tanta, El-Gharbia, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prevalence of Voiding Dysfunction

Prevalence of Voiding Dysfunction Among School-Aged Children will be Measured using the validated Arabic version of the Dysfunctional Voiding Symptom Score (DVSS). Children with a score above the diagnostic threshold will be considered as having voiding dysfunction.

Time frame: 1 Hour after completion of the questionnaire

Secondary Outcomes

Frequency of Constipation in Children With Voiding Dysfunction

Constipation history will be identified through the Dysfunctional Voiding Symptom Score (DVSS) questionnaire and confirmed during clinical evaluation.

Time frame: 1 Hour after completion of the questionnaire

Central Contacts

Mohamed I Elmaadawy, MD

CONTACT

00201060245430 Mohamed.elmaadawy@med.tanta.edu.eg

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