Toilet Training Toddlers and Preschoolers

NCT01747343 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: HSCL-17816
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 4
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators are interested in determining those procedures that prove to be most efficient and effective in facilitating continence (i.e., "dry pants" or the absence of soiled undergarments), appropriate eliminations (i.e., voids/stools in toilet), and independent requests/initiations to use the toilet. To assess the effectiveness of toilet training methods (procedures), data on toileting skills (in addition to each skill in a given child's curriculum) are collected across the school day (7:30 am-5:45 pm) by the classroom teachers. The primary dependent variables (toileting skills) are continence (i.e., absence of soiled undergarments), appropriate eliminations (i.e., the number of voids/stools made in the toilet), and independent/self requests (i.e., communication by the child with an adult to use the toilet). The toileting procedures are implemented by classroom teachers (undergraduate practicum students) and implementation is monitored by classroom supervisors (graduate teaching assistants). Procedural effectiveness is evaluated on a daily basis by the graduate teaching assistants and on an at-least-weekly basis by faculty supervisors.

Conditions

Incontinence; Enuresis

Keywords

Incontinence; Enuresis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in the Mean Number of Accidents Across Children

  2 months minus baseline

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in the Mean Percentage of Appropriate Eliminations Across Children

  2 months minus baseline

Other Outcomes (1)

• Change in the Mean Number of Self-initiations to Sit on the Toilet Across Children

  2 months minus baseline

Study Arms (1)

Underwear/Differential Reinforcement

EXPERIMENTAL

All subjects will wear underwear followed by wearing underwear while receiving differential reinforcement.

Behavioral: Underwear/Differential Reinforcement

Interventions

Underwear/Differential Reinforcement BEHAVIORAL

Participants are going to be placed in underwear. Differential reinforcement will then be implemented.

Underwear/Differential Reinforcement

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Months+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Individual not yet toilet trained

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Kansas: lead

Study Sites (1)

Edna A. Hill Child Development Center at the University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas, 66045, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Enuresis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Urination Disorders; Urologic Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Elimination Disorders; Mental Disorders

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Brian D. Greer, Ph.D.
• Organization: University of Kansas

brian.greer@unmc.edu

386-852-7171

Study Officials

• Brian D Greer, Ph.D.

  Doctoral Student (Graduated)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 7, 2012
• First Posted: December 11, 2012
• Study Start: November 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2013
• Study Completion: July 1, 2013
• Last Updated: September 1, 2014
• Results First Posted: September 1, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-08

Locations

US (1)