Toilet Training and Adults With Learning Disabilities

NCT ID: NCT05626062

Last Updated: 2022-11-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-28

Study Completion Date

2023-11-27

Brief Summary

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Incontinence is common in adults with learning disabilities (LDs). Behavioural toilet training in conjunction with toilet alarms is recommended for people with LDs, but there is a paucity of research, thus evidence-based practise, on behavioural toilet training for adults with LDs. The aim of this study is to assess the toileting needs and issues of 30 adults with LDs with incontinence, and determine whether a 12-week individualised positive behavioural support training intervention, with the use of toilet alarms, promotes continence.

Detailed Description

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Adults with learning disabilities with incontinence are being invited to participate in a 12-week personalised, positive toilet training plan, following assessment of their toileting needs. Primary outcome measures will be: number of incidences of incontinence, and number of instances of successful voiding in a toilet. Toilet alarms will be used to encourage prompted voiding in a toilet.

Conditions

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Urinary Incontinence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

A feasibility sample of 30 adults with learning disabilities with incontinence
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention group

30 adults with learning disabilities with incontinence will be offered a 12-week personalised toilet training plan, which promotes prompted voiding in a toilet

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Toilet alarm

Intervention Type DEVICE

A Malem toilet alarm (wristworn, discretely in underwear, or bed mat) will be used to promote prompred voiding in a toilet

Interventions

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Toilet alarm

A Malem toilet alarm (wristworn, discretely in underwear, or bed mat) will be used to promote prompred voiding in a toilet

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

\- Adults with learning disabilities with incontince across all levels of learning disabilities (mild to profound)

Exclusion Criteria

* Cannot sit on a toilet for up to 3 minutes
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Kent

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Glasgow Caledonian University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United Kingdom

Facility Contacts

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Janet Finlayson, PhD

Role: primary

0141 331 3083

Janet Finlayson, PHD

Role: primary

0141 331 3083

References

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Finlayson J, Gore N, Ord P, Roche F, Butcher J, Kean R, Skelton DA. Urinary Tract Infections Amongst Adults With Intellectual Disabilities With Urinary Incontinence. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2025 Jan;38(1):e13317. doi: 10.1111/jar.13317.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39508283 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R4451

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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