The Safety and Efficacy of Fluoxetine for Refractory Primary Mono-symptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis in Children

NCT ID: NCT04676139

Last Updated: 2020-12-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-07-01

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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To determine whether there is a role for the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, fluoxetine, as therapy in the treatment of refractory primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis in children , and whether there are side effects involved.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Nocturnal Enuresis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

A randomized controlled clinical trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Open Label

Study Groups

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Fluoxetine

patients will undergo maintenance therapy selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, fluoxetine, 10 mg capsules once daily for 12 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fluoxetine

Intervention Type DRUG

Fluoxetine 10 mg capsules once daily for 12 months

Placebo

patients will undergo maintenance therapy Placebo for 12 weeks

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo for 12 months

Interventions

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Fluoxetine

Fluoxetine 10 mg capsules once daily for 12 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

placebo for 12 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Primary Monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis
* Failed treatment with desmopressin.
* The enuresis alarm had either been tried without effect, or deemed unfeasible because of the family situation.
* All patients had either tried and failed combination therapy with anticholinergics or, because of contraindications, been unable to receive such therapy.
* Severe enuresis with at least seven wet nights out of 14

Exclusion Criteria

* Underlying renal, urologic, neurologic, endocrinologic, or cardiac conditions
* Depression
* Severe psychiatric diseases
* Untreated constipation
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mansoura University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mahmoud Elkenawy

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Professor of urology Urology and Nephrology center Faculty of medicine Mansoura university

Tamer El-sayed Helmy

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Associate Professor of urology Urology and Nephrology center Faculty of medicine Mansoura university

Ahmed Abdelhalem

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Lecturer of urology Urology and Nephrology center Faculty of medicine Mansoura university

Mohamed Hussiny abdelazim

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Resident in Urology Urology and Nephrology canter Mansoura University

Locations

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Mansoura urology and nephrology center

Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Mohamed Hussiny abdelazim

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 01064156383

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Mohamed Hussiny abdelazim

Role: primary

References

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Neveus T. Pathogenesis of enuresis: Towards a new understanding. Int J Urol. 2017 Mar;24(3):174-182. doi: 10.1111/iju.13310. Epub 2017 Feb 16.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 28208214 (View on PubMed)

Neveus T, Eggert P, Evans J, Macedo A, Rittig S, Tekgul S, Vande Walle J, Yeung CK, Robson L; International Children's Continence Society. Evaluation of and treatment for monosymptomatic enuresis: a standardization document from the International Children's Continence Society. J Urol. 2010 Feb;183(2):441-7. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.10.043. Epub 2009 Dec 14.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20006865 (View on PubMed)

Song P, Huang C, Wang Y, Wang Q, Zhu W, Yue Y, Wang W, Feng J, He X, Cui L, Wan T, Wen J. Comparison of desmopressin, alarm, desmopressin plus alarm, and desmopressin plus anticholinergic agents in the management of paediatric monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis: a network meta-analysis. BJU Int. 2019 Mar;123(3):388-400. doi: 10.1111/bju.14539. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 30216627 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SSRI & Nocturnal enuresis

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id