The Safety and Efficacy of Fluoxetine for Refractory Primary Mono-symptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis in Children
The Safety and Efficacy of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Fluoxetine, for Refractory Primary Mono-symptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3
Started Jul 2020
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2020
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 5, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 19, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2022
CompletedDecember 19, 2020
December 1, 2020
2.3 years
December 5, 2020
December 15, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
assess efficacy Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Fluoxetine, for refractory Primary Mono-symptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis in children.
counting the wet nights numbers between baseline and after 2 weeks of each treatment period
6 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
assess the safety of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Fluoxetine, for refractory Primary Mono-symptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis in children.
6 months
Study Arms (2)
Fluoxetine
EXPERIMENTALpatients will undergo maintenance therapy selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, fluoxetine, 10 mg capsules once daily for 12 weeks
Placebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORpatients will undergo maintenance therapy Placebo for 12 weeks
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- 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
You may not qualify if:
- Underlying renal, urologic, neurologic, endocrinologic, or cardiac conditions
- Depression
- Severe psychiatric diseases
- Untreated constipation
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Mansoura urology and nephrology center
Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, 0502263717, Egypt
Related Publications (3)
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.
PMID: 28208214RESULTNeveus 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.
PMID: 20006865RESULTSong 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.
PMID: 30216627RESULT
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Mahmoud Elkenawy
Professor of urology Urology and Nephrology center Faculty of medicine Mansoura university
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Tamer El-sayed Helmy
Associate Professor of urology Urology and Nephrology center Faculty of medicine Mansoura university
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Ahmed Abdelhalem
Lecturer of urology Urology and Nephrology center Faculty of medicine Mansoura university
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Mohamed Hussiny abdelazim
Resident in Urology Urology and Nephrology canter Mansoura University
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Masking Details
- Open Label
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 5, 2020
First Posted
December 19, 2020
Study Start
July 1, 2020
Primary Completion
October 1, 2022
Study Completion
December 1, 2022
Last Updated
December 19, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-12
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share