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Home uroflowmetry biofeedback in behavioural training for dysfunctional voiding in school-age children: a randomized control study
Klijn AJ, Uiterwaal CSPM, Vijverberg MAW, Winkler PLH, Dik P, de Jong TPVM
The Journal of Urology 2006 Jun;175(6):2263-2268
clinical trial
7/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: Yes; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: Yes; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

PURPOSE: We studied the added value of home uroflowmetry for biofeedback training compared to added attention and standard therapy in a multicomponent behavioral training program for voiding disorders in school-age children. Little is known about the role of biofeedback by home uroflowmetry for dysfunctional voiding due to NNBSD in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A randomized controlled study was conducted at an outpatient pediatric incontinence university clinic from January 2000 to June 2003. A total of 192 children 6 to 16 years old who were suffering from recurrent urinary tract infections with or without urge incontinence were screened for NNBSD. Of 143 eligible patients 44 were randomly allocated to receive 8 weeks of standard therapy (outpatient behavioral therapy), 46 to receive 8 weeks of home video instructions together with standard therapy and 53 to receive 8 weeks of home uroflowmetry biofeedback together with standard therapy. After 8 weeks all treatment groups proceeded with standard therapy for 16 weeks, after which prophylaxis with antibiotics was stopped and patients were followed for another 6 months. Main outcome measurement was total relief of complaints, namely urinary tract infections and, if present, incontinence, at 12 months after randomization. RESULTS: At baseline there was no reason to predict major incomparabilities between the groups. In an intent to treat analysis there was no difference in total relief between standard treatment (44%) and added video instruction (42%, RR 0.96, 95% CI 0.59 to 1.56). Total relief in the added home uroflowmetry group (55%) was higher than with standard therapy (RR 1.24, 95% CI 0.80 to 1.93), although the difference was not statistically significant. A per protocol analysis suggested that the groups with added home uroflowmetry showed better total relief than the pooled groups with standard therapy and those with added video (RR 1.40, 95% CI 0.98 to 2.00). CONCLUSIONS: Home uroflowmetry appears to be a useful adjunctive treatment for the reduction of complaints in children with dysfunctional voiding due to nonneurogenic bladder-sphincter dyssynergia.

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