Continence Research

NEAT (Nocturnal Enuresis Alarm Therapy) Study: Study into bed-wetting aims towards revolutionary new system for kids

Bed-wetting is a significant problem for many children. Ten per cent of school-aged children suffer from bed-wetting and, unfortunately, only one third of these children and families seek medical help for this debilitating problem.

The Children’s Hospital at Westmead has commenced a bedwetting alarm study in May 2009. This study is funded by the NHMRC and supported by the Continence Foundation of Australia in NSW Inc.

The study will be assessing the effectiveness of a new wireless bed-wetting alarm device, developed by staff at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, compared with a quality commercially available alarm. 350 school-aged children who suffer from significant bed-wetting issues will be recruited to this study.

Up to one third of children who use devices currently on the market do not respond to this treatment and researchers at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead hope that their new device will be successful for up to 95 per cent of children.

If you would like to know more about this study or would like to enquire about your child being involved, please contact Marianne Kerr by phone on 0429468883 or email MariannK@chw.edu.au

Staff

• Chief Investigator: Dr Patrina Caldwell
• Trial Coordinator: Sana Hamilton
• Recruitment Officer: Marianne Kerr
• Administration Assistant: Tamara Borysko
• Continence Physiotherapist: Suzie Taylor