The Effect of Melatonin on Nocturnal Enuresis

NCT ID: NCT01575678

Last Updated: 2012-11-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-01-31

Study Completion Date

2013-08-31

Brief Summary

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Aim: To investigate the effect of melatonin in bedwetting.

Detailed Description

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Design: Double blind randomized placebocontrolled trial using crossover.

Conditions

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Nocturnal Enuresis

Keywords

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enuresis melatonin circadian rhythm children blood pressure urine production activity sleep

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Melatonin

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Melatonin

Intervention Type DRUG

blinded capsule 2-4 mg/day, oral use, for 4 weeks

Lactose

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Lactose

Intervention Type DRUG

blinded capsule 1/day, oral use, for 4 weeks

Interventions

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Melatonin

blinded capsule 2-4 mg/day, oral use, for 4 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Lactose

blinded capsule 1/day, oral use, for 4 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis
* Age 6-14 years
* Clinical examination normal
* ≥ 3 wet nights / week due to either nocturnal polyuria with normal bladder size or reduced functional bladder capacity with normal urine output

Exclusion Criteria

* Constipation (by ROME III criteria)
* Day incontinence
* Overactive bladder (ICCS 2008 classification of symptoms)
* Current or past history of clinical or laboratory findings that can be related to diseases or - conditions (eg pregnancy) likely to change the parameters examined, especially diseases of the kidney and urinary tract, liver or endocrine disorder.
* Clinical signs of urinary tract infection
* Hypertension, blood pressure assessed by ambulatory measurement with blood pressure cuff
* Set treatment with one or more drugs
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Aarhus

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Søren Rittig, MD, dr.med

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Pediatric department, Aarhus Universityhospital, Denmark

Locations

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Center of Child Incontinence, Pediatric department, Aarhus Universityhospital

Aarhus, Central Jutland, Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Denmark

Central Contacts

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Søren Rittig, MD, dr.med, professor

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Britt Borg, MS

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +4578451523

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Britt Borg, postgrad. medical student

Role: primary

References

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Caldwell PH, Codarini M, Stewart F, Hahn D, Sureshkumar P. Alarm interventions for nocturnal enuresis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 May 4;5(5):CD002911. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002911.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32364251 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2011-004138-33

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EnuMel-11

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id