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Nocturnal Enuresis
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The Role of Timed Awakening in Treatment of Enuresis

Sponsored by Children's Hospital Los Angeles

About this trial

Last updated 10 months ago

Study ID

CHLA-23-00080

Status

Not yet recruiting

Type

Interventional

Phase

N/A

Placebo

No

Accepting

18-75 Years
6 to 17 Years
All
All

Not accepting

Not accepting
Healthy Volunteers

Trial Timing

Started 10 months ago

What is this trial about?

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of nightly timed awakening in the treatment of nocturnal enuresis in children aged 6-17. The main questions it aims to: - Determine feasibility of nightly timed awakenings - Determine the role, if any, of comorbidities on resolution of enuresis - Determine incidence of daytime accidents - Obtain patient and parental satisfaction scores Researchers will compare a control group to treatment groups to see if there is any impact on nocturnal enuresis. Participants will be woken up by parents in the middle of the night to use the restroom. In addition, participants will receive 30 minute psychotherapy sessions using telehealth.

What are the participation requirements?

Yes

Inclusion Criteria

- Our inclusion criteria are new and recently evaluated (within past 6 months) patients who are English-speaking

- aged 6-17

- referred to the urology clinic for enuresis (Enuresis in our study is defined as nocturnal or diurnal enuresis (more than 1 bedwetting episode/week) for greater than 3 months)

No

Exclusion Criteria

- Diagnosis of enuresis with comorbid diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (type 1 and 2), diabetes insipidus, chronic kidney disease, polyuria and/or polydipsia

- Structural urologic disease (evaluated via baseline imaging)

- Diagnosis of neurodevelopmental delays or conditions (i.e. celebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder) that hinders inability to follow age-appropriate instructions

- Not potty trained

- Improved or resolved enuresis for patients recently evaluated (within the past 6 months)

- Non-English speaking

- Patients currently on any over-active-bladder (OAB) medications (b3- agonists, antichloingerics) or alpha blockers for urinary symptoms (i.e. alfuzosin, tamsulosion, etc) or anti-diurectic medications for urinary symptoms (i.e.: desmopression (DDAVP))

- Patients currently using bed-wetting alarms

- Patients and families who are actively seeing Pediatric Clinical Urologic Psychologist.

- Inability or unwillingness of individual or legal guardian/representative to give written informed consent or participate in the study

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