Video Game-Based Balance Training in Children With Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

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Conditions studied: Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

In brief

This study aims to investigate the effects of video game-based balance exercises, in addition to standard treatment, in children aged 5-12 years with lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). The single-center study will include 30 children who will be randomly assigned to an experimental group (video game-based balance exercises + standard treatment) or a control group (standard treatment only). Children in the experimental group will play selected balance games using the Wii console and Wii Balance Board twice a week for 8 weeks. All participants will receive the standard program consisting of urotherapy, diaphragmatic breathing exercises, biofeedback-assisted pelvic floor muscle training, and functional exercises. Outcomes will be assessed using a Bladder Diary, uroflowmetry, ultrasonography for post-void residual urine, pelvic floor muscle activity with EMG, the Dysfunctional Voiding and Incontinence Symptoms Score Questionnaire(DVISS), quality of life with the Pediatric Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaire (PinQ), balance tests, the McGill Core Endurance Test, and the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07126977

Run by

Bahçeşehir University

People needed

30

Starts

2025-06-15

Expected to finish

2026-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-08

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Being between 5 and 12 years of age
• Having a diagnosis of "Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction" made by a pediatric urologist according to the criteria defined by the ICCS
• Voluntary participation of both the parent and the child in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Having any neurologically based condition
• Presence of any condition in the parent or child that affects the ability to respond to the assessment tools (e.g., intellectual disability, developmental delay, cognitive problems)
• Having any physical impairment (orthopedic, structural, etc.) that prevents the use of Wii-Fit
• Presence of malformations or anatomical anomalies in the urinary tract system
• History of urological surgery
• Having constipation and/or fecal incontinence
• Previous participation in pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation
• Regular use of medication

Where it is running

• Tuğtepe Pediatric Urology and Surgery Clinic — Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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