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Nocturnal EnuresisNCT04049019

Biomarkers in Urine for Children With Monosymptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis and Nocturnal Polyuria

A study testing Urine collection through a collecting device (Uridome®) for maximum 1 week and Urine collection in people with Nocturnal Enuresis, run by University of Aarhus at 1 site in Denmark.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of the study is to identify protein markers in relation to the enuresis related nocturnal polyuria by using mass spectrometry on nocturnal urine samples. A biomarker for nocturnal polyuria would simplify an important part of the clinical characterization of enuresis patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 14 years, men only
Conditions the study is for
Nocturnal Enuresis
What is being tested?
Urine collection through a collecting device (Uridome®) for maximum 1 week and Urine collection
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
1 Aug 2019to 1 Sep 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 14 years
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis with at least one dry night per week.
  • Nocturnal polyuria defined as nocturnal urine production on wet nights greater than 130 % of expected bladder capacity for age.
  • Normal bladder capacity defined as maximum voided volume excluding first morning voided volume bigger than expected bladder capacity for age.

Who cannot join

  • Recurrent urinary tract infections.
  • Anamnestic, clinical or laboratory findings that can be related to diseases or conditions that might affect the parameters investigated.
  • Neurological and/or known clinically significant anatomical abnormalities of the urinary tract.
  • Former operations in the urinary tract.
  • Ongoing medication that may interfere with the parameters tested.
  • If the child is receiving treatment for nocturnal enuresis (desmopressin, alarm or anticholinergics), the treatment has to be paused 1 week before urine collection.
  • Furthermore, we will include 10 children without nocturnal enuresis and otherwise healthy.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site
  • Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital

    Aarhus, Jylland, 8200

Other trials in Denmark

About this study

The aim of the study is to identify protein markers in relation to the enuresis related nocturnal polyuria by using mass spectrometry on nocturnal urine samples. A biomarker for nocturnal polyuria would simplify an important part of the clinical characterization of enuresis patients.

Read the detailed description

Involuntary voiding during sleep, nocturnal enuresis (NE), affects 7-10 % of all 7-year-olds, and 0.5-2 % of young adults. Night-time polyuria is one of the main pathogenic mechanisms. Today, the only method to diagnose nocturnal polyuria is home recordings involving diaper weight and registrations of first morning voids, which is very time-consuming. By using mass spectrometry (proteomics and metabolomics) on nocturnal urine samples from children with NE, the investigators aim to identify protein markers in relation to nocturnal polyuria. The perspective is to simplify an important part of the clinical characterization of NE patients.

This hypothesis-generating pilot project will be performed on 10 boys with NE. The children will have to collect:

  • Urine at bedtime on a wet and a dry night.
  • Urine during a wet night through a collecting device (non-invasive).
  • First morning voided volume following both a wet and a dry night.

Furthermore, we will include 10 children without NE, who will collect urine during a dry night (first morning voided volume).

Endpoints are any biomarkers in urine found to be associated with nocturnal polyuria.

The proteomics and metabolomics methodologies are available at the proteomics core facility of Research Unit for Molecular Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital.

Based on the analytical uncertainty of the protein analysis methods, 10 samples are sufficient for detecting down to two-fold alterations in protein levels (p<0.05). By using state of the art mass spectrometry, the difference in any protein level between 1) the total urine amount on a wet and a dry night, and 2) first morning voided volume on a wet and a dry night, will be evaluated. Furthermore, difference in urine composition between children with NE and healthy children will be evaluated. Student's t-test with significance level at p<0.05 will be used.The amount of proteins in each urine sample will be correlated to the total amount of proteins in the respective sample.

Being tested
Urine collection through a collecting device (Uridome®) for maximum 1 week, Urine collection
Medical subject headings
Nocturnal Enuresis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Urine collection through a collecting device (Uridome®) for maximum 1 weekDiagnostic test

    The child will collect:

    • Urine at bedtime before a wet and a dry night.
    • Urine during a wet night through a collecting device.
    • First morning voided volume following both a wet and a dry night.
  • Urine collectionDiagnostic test

    The child will collect:

    • Urine at bedtime.
    • First morning voided volume
Study groups in NCT04049019
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Urine collection, children with nocturnal enuresisExperimentalThe child ́s weight and height will be registered. The children's urine will be tested for infection with a dipstick urinalysis. The child will be asked to perform home recordings for seven days consisting of measurements of diaper weight and first morning voided volume and a two-day frequency-volume chart.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Urine collection through a collecting device (Uridome®) for maximum 1 week
Urine collection, healthy childrenActive comparatorThe child ́s weight and height will be registered. The children's urine will be tested for infection with a dipstick urinalysis.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Urine collection

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Proteins.

    By using mass spectrometry (proteomics). For all children, any proteins related to nocturnal polyuria will be detected.

    Measured: Up to 1 week.

  2. Metabolites.

    By targeted mass spectrometry.

    Measured: Up to 1 week.

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Total urine volume in each sample.

    A urine volume for the "dry night" (first morning voided volume) and "wet night" (nighttime urine production + first morning voided volume) will be calculated.

    Measured: Up to 1 week.

  2. Concentration of creatinine in the urine samples.

    A level for the "dry night" and "wet night" will be calculated.

    Measured: Up to 1 week.

  3. Osmolality in the urine samples.

    By freezing-point depression. A level for the "dry night" and "wet night" will be calculated.

    Measured: Up to 1 week.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Aug 2019
  2. Study start1 Aug 2019
  3. Primary completion1 Sep 2022
  4. Study completion1 Sep 2022

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
10 boys with nocturnal enuresis and 10 healthy boys will be included for urine collection.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04049019
Sponsor's protocol ID
Biomarkers in MNE
Status last verified
Jul 2023
First submitted
1 Aug 2019
Last updated
7 Jul 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes

Publications

  • von Gontard A, Heron J, Joinson C. Family history of nocturnal enuresis and urinary incontinence: results from a large epidemiological study. J Urol. 2011 Jun;185(6):2303-6. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.02.040. Epub 2011 Apr 21.

    PubMed 21511300
  • Butler RJ, Heron J. The prevalence of infrequent bedwetting and nocturnal enuresis in childhood. A large British cohort. Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2008;42(3):257-64. doi: 10.1080/00365590701748054.

    PubMed 18432533
  • Yeung CK, Sihoe JD, Sit FK, Bower W, Sreedhar B, Lau J. Characteristics of primary nocturnal enuresis in adults: an epidemiological study. BJU Int. 2004 Feb;93(3):341-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2003.04612.x.

    PubMed 14764133
  • Van Tijen NM, Messer AP, Namdar Z. Perceived stress of nocturnal enuresis in childhood. Br J Urol. 1998 May;81 Suppl 3:98-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00018.x. No abstract available.

    PubMed 9634030
  • Hagglof B, Andren O, Bergstrom E, Marklund L, Wendelius M. Self-esteem in children with nocturnal enuresis and urinary incontinence: improvement of self-esteem after treatment. Eur Urol. 1998;33 Suppl 3:16-9. doi: 10.1159/000052236.

    PubMed 9599731
  • Neveus 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.

    PubMed 20006865
  • Yeung CK, Chiu HN, Sit FK. Bladder dysfunction in children with refractory monosymptomatic primary nocturnal enuresis. J Urol. 1999 Sep;162(3 Pt 2):1049-54; discussion 1054-5. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)68062-5.

    PubMed 10458430
  • Hunsballe JM, Hansen TK, Rittig S, Pedersen EB, Djurhuus JC. The efficacy of DDAVP is related to the circadian rhythm of urine output in patients with persisting nocturnal enuresis. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1998 Dec;49(6):793-801. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1998.00587.x.

    PubMed 10209568
  • Rittig S, Knudsen UB, Norgaard JP, Pedersen EB, Djurhuus JC. Abnormal diurnal rhythm of plasma vasopressin and urinary output in patients with enuresis. Am J Physiol. 1989 Apr;256(4 Pt 2):F664-71. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.1989.256.4.F664.

    PubMed 2705537
  • Neveus T, Lackgren G, Tuvemo T, Hetta J, Hjalmas K, Stenberg A. Enuresis--background and treatment. Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl. 2000;(206):1-44.

    PubMed 11196246
  • Kamperis K, Hagstroem S, Rittig S, Djurhuus JC. Combination of the enuresis alarm and desmopressin: second line treatment for nocturnal enuresis. J Urol. 2008 Mar;179(3):1128-31. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.10.088. Epub 2008 Jan 18.

    PubMed 18206924
  • Dodds PR. Re: Evaluation of and treatment for monosymptomatic enuresis: a standardization document from the International Children's Continence Society: T. Neveus, P. Eggert, J. Evans, A. Macedo, S. Rittig, S. Tekgul, J. Vande Walle, C. K. Yeung and L. Robson J Urol 2010; 183: 441-447. J Urol. 2010 Aug;184(2):806-7; author reply 807-8. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.04.006. No abstract available.

    PubMed 20579671
  • Andersen RF, Palmfeldt J, Jespersen B, Gregersen N, Rittig S. Plasma and urine proteomic profiles in childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. Proteomics Clin Appl. 2012 Aug;6(7-8):382-93. doi: 10.1002/prca.201100081.

    PubMed 22927352
  • Rittig S, Frokiaer J. Basis and therapeutical rationale of the urinary concentrating mechanism. Int J Clin Pract Suppl. 2007 Sep;(155):2-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01461.x.

    PubMed 17727573
  • Fernandez-Guerra P, Birkler RI, Merinero B, Ugarte M, Gregersen N, Rodriguez-Pombo P, Bross P, Palmfeldt J. Selected reaction monitoring as an effective method for reliable quantification of disease-associated proteins in maple syrup urine disease. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2014 Sep;2(5):383-92. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.88. Epub 2014 Jun 4.

    PubMed 25333063

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Urine collection through a collecting device (Uridome®) for maximum 1 week and Urine collection in people with Nocturnal Enuresis, run by University of Aarhus at 1 site in Denmark.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Jul 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Proteins. (time frame: Up to 1 week.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04049019, which also lists 15 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Jul 2023.

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