Discontinuing absorbent pants in children with bedwetting: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to examine the effect of discontinuing wearing protective garments (absorbent pyjama pants - APP) in children with severe childhood nocturnal enuresis (NE). The study employs a multicenter, parallel, randomized controlled trial. Following a 4-week run-in period, participants were randomly allocated in a 2:1 group allocation to discontinue or continue using APP. The research was conducted across seven European pediatric incontinence centers. The study included treatment-naïve children aged 4-8 years with severe (7/7 wet nights per week) mono-symptomatic NE, who had used nighttime protection for at least 6 months prior to the study. The study consisted of a 4-week run-in period (± 7 days), where all children slept wearing APP (DryNites^®). At week 4 (

SUBMITTER: Breinbjerg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11035460 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature