Prevalence, Etiology and Therapy of Micturition Disorders of Children With a Mental and/or Motoric Disability

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Micturition Disorder

Treatments

Behavioral: Micturition clock

Drug: Anticholinergic therapy

Procedure: Questionnaire and micturition and drinking diaries

Procedure: Clinical and functional examination (uroflowmetry, bladder scan and video-urodynamic examination)

Behavioral: Adaptation of the drinking scheme

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00148005

2003/267

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigation of the prevalence etiology and therapy of micturition disorders of children with a mental and/or motoric disability

Full description

Overview of the problem by a questionnaire, diary of micturition and drinking behaviour, filled out by the parents or by the staff of the institution.

Investigation of the etiology by clinical and functional examination (uroflowmetry, bladder scan, video-urodynamic examination).

Frequency:

Uroflowmetry: two periods of two weeks, with 6 weeks break between both periods. During the follow-up period every 3 months during 12 months
Bladder scan: once during the periods of the uroflowmetry
Video-urodynamic examination: once in selected participants, after consent of the parents
Adaptation of the drinking behaviour: start after two weeks of observation, after uroflowmetry and bladder scan. Continuous proces.
Therapeutic measures (medication, miction clock): start after 10 weeks of observation or after video-urodynamic examination.

Development of a therapeutic plan: adaptation of the micturition and drinking behaviour, anticholinergic therapy.

Sex

All

Ages

4 to 14 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria