Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and School Functioning in Children
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Children in primary school often suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), which may negatively impact their overall well-being. Co-occurring neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) can adversely affect children as well and can cause restrictions in their daily life, especially in their school-environment.
The goal of this observational study is to identify the prevalence of LUTS in Flemish primary school children.The main questions it aims to answer are:
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How prevalent are LUTS in regular primary education?
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Is there a relation with well-being in school environment?
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Is there an influence of co-occuring NDDs? Children, parents and teachers will be asked to fill in questionnaires related to this research question.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
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| Parents
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Other: Questionnaire Vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination syndrome
Vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination syndrome, Dutch version, validated by 't Hoen et al. 2016.
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Other: Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire
Validated Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire, Dutch version includes assessment of motor functioning.
Other Names:
Other: Questionnaire concerning LUTS, NDDs and treatment perceptions
Unvalidated, complementary questions including the presence of LUTS, earlier diagnosis of bladder and/or boweldysfunction and neurodevelopmental disorders and perception concerning treatment characteristics.
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| Children
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Other: Questionnaire Welbevinden
A validated questionnaire recommended by the Flemish inspection of education to measure well-being in primary school children of the 4th, 5th and 6th grade.
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| Teachers
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Other: Questionnaire about policies and practices regarding children's toilet use and drinking habits in the classroom
These unvalidated questionnaire was based on the questionnaire developed by Ko et al. (2016) about the school's policies and practices regarding children's toilet use and drinking habits in the classroom, covering students in grades one through six. Epidemiological questions related to LUTS were added to complement the questionnaire.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Bladder and bowel dysfunction [through study completion from the parent-group, 25 minutes]
Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms and/or bowel symptoms measured with the vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination syndrome.
- School functioning [through study completion from the children-group, 30 minutes]
Quality of life in school environment, measured as the child's well-being about school functioning with the questionnaire Welbevinden.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Influencing factors on school functioning [through study completion from the parent-, children- and teacher-group, 30 minutes]
Prevalence and influence of neurodevelopmental disorders, school-related factors and LUTS. Results from the vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination syndrome, Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire, questions concerning neurodevelopmental disorders and a questionnaire about policies and practices regarding children's toilet use and drinking habits in the classroom will be correlated with results from the questionnaire Welbevinden.
- Perception of treatment characteristics [through study completion of the parent-group, 25 minutes]
Perception of parents about treatment characteristics for lower urinary tract symptoms are evaluated by means of a questionnaire including questions about treatment perceptions .
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Children in 4th-6th grade
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Parents whose children are in grades 1-6
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Teachers responsible for teaching children in grades 1-6
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Children who attend regular primary education
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Capable of speaking & comprehending Dutch
Exclusion Criteria:
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High school students
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home-schooled children
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children who attend special needs education
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Language barrier to understanding Dutch
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Ghent University Hospital/Ghent University | Ghent | East Flanders | Belgium | 9000 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University Hospital, Ghent
- University Ghent
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Ellen Vandamme, MD, University Hospital, Ghent
- Principal Investigator: Bieke Samijn, PhD, University Ghent
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- BC-11326