New Treatment for Nocturnal Enuresis in Children

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-18
SponsorSohag University

About this trial

The aim of the study is to evaluate the role of sulbutiamine in treatment of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis in children by using it alone or as a combination therapy with tricyclic antidepressants (imipramine+sulbutiamine).

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age : 6 - 18 years old.

All children diagnosed by Primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis in this age group.

Disqualifiers

Secondary nocturnal enuresis (child who has been continent for at least 6 months before the onset of bedwetting ).

congenital anomalies (Posterior urethral valve , ectopic ureter , ectopia vesica ,…)

history of previous lower urinary tract surgery (Multiple hypospadias surgeries ,…, )

neurogenic bladder (as underactive bladder ).and urge incontinence.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Sulbutiamine

    Drug

    sulbutiamine will be used by oral route 100 mg daily for 1 month and follow up will be done every 1 month till 3 months. it will be used alone in group B and combined with imipramine in group C

  • Imipramine

    Drug

    imipramine will be used by oral route 25 mg daily for 1 month and follow up will be done every 1 month till 3 months. it will be used alone in group A and combined with sulbutiamine in group C

Treatment groups

450 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: group AActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: group BActive comparator 1 intervention
Group C: group CActive comparator 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

reduction in the number of wet nights .

A questionnaire which measure the Response to treatment which will be evaluated by the standardization committee of International clildren's continence society (ICCS) as follows : * Complete response : 100% reduction * Partial response : 50% - 99% reduction * Unresponsiveness : 0 - 49% reduction in nocturnal enuresis episodes. this will be measured by a questionnaire that will be written according a calendar fulfilled by the child and his parents with comparison of the number of wet nights each month.

Time frame
the number of wet nights will be measured and compared at the end of each month for 3 months using a calendar fulfilled by the child and his parents.

Secondary outcomes

1

determine any side effects of the drugs used in the study

asking the child and his parents about any abnormal findings or symptoms appear in the period of the treatment this will be done by a questionnaire that will be fulfilled by the child and his parents.

Time frame
this will be discussed in the follow up that will be done in each month in the outpatient clinic for 3 months.

Other outcomes

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