Investigation of Teacher-Mediated Toilet Training Using a Manualized Moisture Alarm Intervention

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Autistic Disorder, Enuresis

In brief

The purpose of this pilot study is to compare an innovative toilet training strategy with a standard behavioral intervention in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as implemented by teachers in the school setting. Thirty classrooms with a total of 60 children with ASD (aged 3 - 10 years) will be enrolled in the study. Each classroom will be randomly assigned to either the innovative strategy group or the standard behavioral group. The innovative strategy employs an electronic moisture pager that sends a signal when the child begins having a urine accident. Outcome measures include rate of urine accidents and rate of toilet use in the two groups.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02369445

Run by

University of Rochester

People needed

60

Starts

2014-09-01

Expected to finish

2018-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-11-21

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 10. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Inclusion criteria for participating children are as follows:
• ASD diagnosis confirmed through administration of the ADOS-2,
• status consistent with DSM-5 diagnosis of primary daytime enuresis, with the exception of DSM-5 criterion that child is at least 5 years old, confirmed by the K-SADS,
• a positive determination of readiness for toilet training, as determined through a Toileting Readiness Checklist, developed through a review of relevant literature on toilet training children with ASD (with 4 out of 7 signs in the checklist, with 3 of these criteria required),
• not on medication or stable for the past three months with no anticipated changes during the three-month intervention period, and
• consent from participating teachers and parents.

You may not qualify if…

• Exclusion criteria are:
• medical conditions that would interfere with toilet training procedures and are not well controlled (e.g., diabetes, urinary tract infection, or seizures),
• physical disorder that may contribute to incontinence (e.g., physical disabilities, chronic constipation) and
• medication for enuresis.

Where it is running

• University of Rochester Medical Center — Rochester, New York, United States
• Nationwide Children's Hospital — Columbus, Ohio, United States
• Whitney Loring — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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