Toilet Training and Adults With Learning Disabilities

NCT05626062 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: R4451
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence

Keywords

Incontinence; Learning disabilities

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Number of instances of incontinence

  The intervention should promote less instances of incontinence

  12 weeks

• Number of instances of successful voiding in a toilet

  The intervention should promote more instances of successful voiding in a toilet

  12 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Device: Toilet alarm

Interventions

Toilet alarm DEVICE

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

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

• Cannot sit on a toilet for up to 3 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Glasgow Caledonian University: lead
• University of Kent: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G4 0BA, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow, Scotland, G4 0BA, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• 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.

  PMID: 39508283 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence; Learning Disabilities

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Urination Disorders; Urologic Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms; Urological Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Communication Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

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

Model Details: A feasibility sample of 30 adults with learning disabilities with incontinence

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 15, 2022
• First Posted: November 23, 2022
• Study Start: August 28, 2022
• Primary Completion: September 27, 2023
• Study Completion: November 27, 2023
• Last Updated: November 23, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (2)