Title
Alarm treatment is successful in children with day- and night-time wetting
Author
van Leerdam, F.J.M.
Blankespoor, M.N.
van der Heijden, A.J.
Hiraing, R.A.
TNO Preventie en Gezondheid
Publication year
2004
Abstract
Objective: To assess the effect of alarm treatment in children with day- and night-time wetting compared to those with night-time wetting only. Material and Methods: A total of 37 consecutive children (25 boys, 12 girls), all of whom suffered from both day- and night-time wetting, were compared to a group of 21 boys and 16 girls with nocturnal enuresis only. In both groups the age range was 5-13 years. Inclusion criteria were at least two wet nights a week in the previous 4 weeks combined with day-time wetting. The parents were asked to complete a diary during the study period. Results: Sixty-five percent of the children with day- and night-time wetting became dry at night, the average time needed being 49 days (range 22-134 days). Seventy-six percent of the children with only night-time wetting became dry at night, the average time needed being 52 days (range 22-121 days). No significant differences were found between the success rates for the two groups or between the different age groups in the two groups. Of the children with day- and night-time wetting who became dry at night after alarm treatment, 42% also became dry during the day-time. Two years after alarm treatment, 15/16 traced children were still dry at night and all 10 traced children were still dry during the day-time. Conclusions: As with children with only night-time wetting, the majority of children with day- and night-time wetting become dry at night with the use of an enuresis alarm. The results are good compared to the spontaneous cure rate. By using alarm treatment at night, children often also become dry during the day.
Subject
Alarm treatment
Bedwetting
Day-time wetting
Monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis
Night-time wetting
alarm treatment
article
behavior therapy
clinical trial
documentation
enuresis
female
human
male
nocturnal enuresis
priority journal
school child
treatment outcome
Adolescent
Arousal
Behavior Therapy
Child
Child, Preschool
Circadian Rhythm
Enuresis
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00365590410025460
TNO identifier
237839
ISSN
0036-5599
Source
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology, 38 (3), 211-215
Document type
article