A Randomized Clinical Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Feasibility of Timed Awakening in the Treatment of Enuresis
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Summary
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.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 6–17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
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) 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 d…
Interventions
- BehavioralNightly Timed Awakening
Patients in this arm will be awakened 1-hr after going to bed by their caregiver(s) to use the restroom and then returned to sleep. This awakening will occur every night.
Location
- Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, California