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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
125 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-01-20
2024-12-01
Brief Summary
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The child's TENS unit will be set at a frequency determined by randomization, pulse width of 260 seconds, and an intensity to be determined in the office based upon when the child feels sensitive to the TENS unit. The child will be randomized and will place the electrodes along the posterior tibial nerve on the medial ankle each night before bed time for 15 minutes for a total of 30 days. Diaries including nighttime incontinence episodes and a "wet sheet" scale (dry, damp, wet, soaked) will be recorded, along with any adverse reactions to the TENS unit. Patients will be followed up after one month of TENS with evaluation including the Pediatric Urinary Incontinence Questionnaire, a validated tool for measuring quality of life in children with bladder dysfunction; this questionnaire will be filled out prior to starting TENS treatment in order to compare the effect of treatment on QOL. The data will be collected at different time points (baseline and after 1 month of treatment) for each group by itself and the groups compared against each other using statistical analysis.
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Detailed Description
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The patients will be randomized into three groups of 30 patients each. Group 1 will be the long frequency set at 2 Hz. Group 2 will be the moderate frequency set at 10 Hz. Group 3 will be the short frequency set 150 Hz. There is no sham group in this study as the investigator has previously found posterior tibial TENS to be effective and lasting, and as such all patients will be treated. The investigator will aim to recruit 30 patients per group for a total of 90 patients. Detailed explanation of the purpose if the study, along with the risks and benefits of TENS will be given to the patient and caretakers by a provider prior to obtaining informed consent for enrollment into the study. The patients will be provided with a TENS unit and electrode pads and caretakers instructed on how to use the apparatus.
Parents/patients of enrolled patients will fill out nightly voiding diaries, recording nighttime incontinence episodes and subjective "wet sheets" scale per night (dry, damp, wet, soaked) for 30 days prior to randomization into the treatment arms. The TENS sessions will be performed nightly at bedtime for 15 minutes for 30 days. TENS units will be set at a frequency of 10Hz, and intensity determined in the office by the sensitivity threshold of the patient. Voiding diaries will be kept each night while on TENS therapy. A voiding diary will also be completed 30 days before TENS treatment, patients and families will fill out the Pediatric Urinary Incontinence Questionnaire (PIN-Q), a validated tool for measuring quality of life in children with bladder dysfunction. Patients will follow up at day 30 and as needed (worsening symptoms, adverse reactions, concerns, and questions regarding usage of TENS). Patients who record 2 wet nights per week (a total of 8/30=27% wet nights) will be eligible for the TENS study. Those who record less than 2 wet nights per week will be ineligible for the TENS study but will be offered therapy using a bedwetting alarm device or other treatment.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Pulse rate 2Hz (hertz)
electrodes placed per treatment arm, performed at bedtime, session time 15 min, frequency setting of 2 Hz, intensity setting to patient's tolerance, duration 30 days
pulse rate of 2 Hz
electrodes placed per treatment arm, performed at bedtime, session time 15 min, frequency setting of 2 Hz, intensity setting to patient's tolerance, duration 30 days
Pulse rate 10Hz
electrodes placed per treatment arm, performed at bedtime, session time 15 min, frequency setting of 10 Hz, intensity setting to patient's tolerance, duration 30 days
pulse rate of 10 Hz
electrodes placed per treatment arm, performed at bedtime, session time 15 min, frequency setting of 10 Hz, intensity setting to patient's tolerance, duration 30 days
Pulse rate 150Hz
electrodes placed per treatment arm, performed at bedtime, session time 15 min, frequency setting of 150 Hz, intensity setting to patient's tolerance, duration 30 days
pulse rate of 150 Hz
electrodes placed per treatment arm, performed at bedtime, session time 15 min, frequency setting of 150 Hz, intensity setting to patient's tolerance, duration 30 days
Interventions
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pulse rate of 2 Hz
electrodes placed per treatment arm, performed at bedtime, session time 15 min, frequency setting of 2 Hz, intensity setting to patient's tolerance, duration 30 days
pulse rate of 10 Hz
electrodes placed per treatment arm, performed at bedtime, session time 15 min, frequency setting of 10 Hz, intensity setting to patient's tolerance, duration 30 days
pulse rate of 150 Hz
electrodes placed per treatment arm, performed at bedtime, session time 15 min, frequency setting of 150 Hz, intensity setting to patient's tolerance, duration 30 days
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Failed Behavioral modification treatment (limiting evening drinking, double voiding prior to bedtime, bowel habits, social anxiety factors)
3. Ability to provide informed consent and assent and complete study requirements
Exclusion Criteria
2. Daytime incontinence symptoms
3. Known "high volume" voiders (determined from history)
4. Bedwetting episodes on the average of less than two times per week,
5. Medications predisposing to incontinence (eg, Lithium for bipolar disorder)
6. Other known voiding or neurologic disorders (eg, overactive bladder, myelomeningocele, interstitial cystitis, etc)
7. Secondary etiologies for nocturnal enuresis (eg, cystitis, obstructive sleep apnea, urinary fistulae, heart disease)
8. Any contraindications to usage of a TENS unit (pacemaker or other implantable device, lymphedema, pregnancy, malignancy,bleeding or clotting disorders, unhealthy tissue, seizure disorders, impaired cognition)
9. Any history of heart disease or complications
5 Years
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Albany Medical College
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Adam Howe, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Principal Investigators
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Adam Howe, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Albany Medical College
Locations
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Albany Medical College
Albany, New York, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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5618
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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