Necessity for Repetitive Education of Behavioral Modification

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patients Who Had the Urine Volume at Nighttime More Than One Third of Total Daily Urine Volume (NPU) and Voided More Than Two Times at Nighttime (Nocturia)

Treatments: Other: education for behavioral modification

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01280279

nocturiabehavior

nocturiaact

Details and patient eligibility

About

Few studies have reported the efficacy of repetitive education for behavioral modification as the first-line therapy for patients with nocturnal polyuria (NPU). The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of repetitive education for behavioral modification as the first-line therapy in the patients with NPU and to show whether a single education for behavioral modification is sufficient for the patients.

Full description

Even though behavioral modification therapy seems to be effective, it is not usually recommended for patients with nocturia because much patience and understanding is required for the patients to follow the therapy. Few studies have reported the efficacy of repetitive education for behavioral modification as the first-line therapy for patients with nocturia and nocturnal polyuria (NPU). Furthermore, no report demonstrated the evidence about how many times or how long the education for behavioral therapy should be performed and how long will the education effect would continue. The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of repetitive education for behavioral modification as the first-line therapy in the patients with NPU and to show whether a single education for behavioral modification is sufficient for the patients.

Enrollment: 104 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• the urine volume at nighttime more than one third of total daily urine volume
• voided more than two times at nighttime

Exclusion criteria

• postvoid urine volume more than 100 ml
• sleep disturbance including sleep apnea
• diabetes mellitus
• diabetes insipidus
• neurogenic bladder
• congestive heart failure
• indwelling catheters
• urinary tract infection or urinary stones

Trial design

104 participants in 1 patient group

group with nocturnal polyuria and nocturia

Description:

Patients were enrolled when they had the urine volume at nighttime more than one third of total daily urine volume (NPU) and voided more than two times at nighttime (nocturia)

Treatment:

Other: education for behavioral modification