Impaired Toilet Training, LUTS and Bowel Dysfunction in Children With DCD

Recruiting

• Conditions: Developmental Coordination Disorder; Bowel Dysfunction; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
• Interventions: Other: Vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination symptoms Questionnaire; Other: Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire; Other: Questionnaire concerning impaired toilettraining and comorbities

• Registration Number: NCT06311110
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Ghent

Brief Summary

This cross-sectional case-control study aimed to determine whether there is a significant difference in the prevalence of impaired toilet training, LUTS, and functional bowel problems among children diagnosed with DCD and typically developing children (TDC).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-14
• Study First Submitted: 2024-03-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-07
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-15
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-01
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-02
• Primary Completion: 2025-06-01
• Study Completion: 2025-06-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed with DCD by a multidisciplinary team (DCD case group)
• Children with a typical development, grade and gender matched with the DCD case group (TDC control group).

Exclusion Criteria

• A DCD-Q score indicative for DCD (TDC control group)
• Presence of other developmental disorders, such as ASS, ADHD or intellectual disability (TDC control group)

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
TDC control group	Vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination symptoms Questionnaire	The control group consists of typically developing children, grade and gender matched with the DCD case group.
TDC control group	Questionnaire concerning impaired toilettraining and comorbities	The control group consists of typically developing children, grade and gender matched with the DCD case group.
DCD case group	Vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination symptoms Questionnaire	The case group consists of children with developmental coordination disorder.
DCD case group	Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire	The case group consists of children with developmental coordination disorder.
TDC control group	Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire	The control group consists of typically developing children, grade and gender matched with the DCD case group.
DCD case group	Questionnaire concerning impaired toilettraining and comorbities	The case group consists of children with developmental coordination disorder.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Enuresis	through study completion, 25 minutes	Prevalence of enuresis at 5 years old in children with DCD compared to TDC
Daytime incontinence	through study completion, 25 minutes	Prevalence of daytime incontinence at 5 years old in children with DCD compared to TDC
Fecal incontinence	through study completion, 25 minutes	Prevalence of fecal incontinence at 4 years old in children with DCD compared to TDC
Impaired toilet training	through study completion, 25 minutes	Prevalence of impaired toilet training in children with DCD compared to TDC

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Toilet training difficulties	through study completion, 25 minutes	Prevalence and amount of toilet training difficulties in children with DCD compared to TDC
General bladder and bowel dysfunction	through study completion, 25 minutes	Prevalence of LUTS, bowel problems or combined bladder and bowel dysfunction in children with DCD compared to TDC

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Ghent University Hospital/Ghent University; 🇧🇪 Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium

University Hospital Ghent; 🇧🇪 Ghent, Belgium